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Hollywood teen shoots intruder after father says on phone, `Do what you have to do'
Sun Sentinel ^ | May 25 2006 | Marlene Naanes

Posted on 05/26/2006 4:40:23 AM PDT by Guard Dog

Javaris Granger wished his father was there instead of him.

His father was on the phone, urging Granger, 15, to get the gun they used for shooting practice. "Do what you have to do," his father said.

Granger did. He aimed the gun and fired at the violent intruder.

It was 3:30 a.m.

Granger woke with a start, hearing his mother's frantic voice and something slamming against the front window.

He ran out to the dark living room and saw his mother screaming as a man, cursing and muttering, threw a bicycle at the window.

Within seconds, Granger ran into his parents' bedroom, found the safety box, unlocked it and loaded two guns for him and his mother. He ran back to the living room as the intruder threw a bicycle at the door and started kicking it in.

The next moment the man kicked down the door and jumped into the living room, yards from Granger.

"I didn't want to hurt anybody, so I fired off a warning shot," the ninth-grader said.

The intruder didn't leave until four shots later.

(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...


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Great story. The bad part is, next month I'll be posting a story about how the perp is suing the kid and his family for a bajillion dollars, which he will probably get.
1 posted on 05/26/2006 4:40:25 AM PDT by Guard Dog
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He would not be able to sue here in Georgia, where we recently passed a "castle doctrine" bill. Oh he could sue, but he would lose.


2 posted on 05/26/2006 4:45:22 AM PDT by Sender (Error 404: Tagline Server Not Found)
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What a brave kid.


3 posted on 05/26/2006 4:45:35 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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I got all excited but then found out the perp lived. What a bummer.


4 posted on 05/26/2006 4:45:38 AM PDT by babydoll22 (If you stop growing as a person you live in your own private hell.)
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The intruder didn't leave until four shots later.

Target practice ASAP.

5 posted on 05/26/2006 4:45:41 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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"Within seconds, Granger ran into his parents' bedroom, found the safety box, unlocked it and loaded two guns for him and his mother. He ran back to the living room as the intruder threw a bicycle at the door and started kicking it in."

For heaven's sakes! It's a wonder that the intruder didn't hurt somebody in the meantime!

6 posted on 05/26/2006 4:46:33 AM PDT by sneakers
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his mom says her family would have died if the man police later identified as Keil Jumper had laid hands on them.

No thanks to her hiding under the bed and leaving her 15 year old to defend her and the family. The kid is a true hero, but the mother should be ashamed of herself.

7 posted on 05/26/2006 4:46:46 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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sorry, still working on my HTML skills! lol


8 posted on 05/26/2006 4:47:13 AM PDT by sneakers
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That took balls. I hope one day he runs as a Republican for the Senate. They need him.


bad.


9 posted on 05/26/2006 4:48:16 AM PDT by sgtbono2002
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To: DaveLoneRanger

Sorta self defense with a gun.


10 posted on 05/26/2006 4:49:29 AM PDT by xrp (Fox News Channel: MISSING WHITE GIRL NETWORK)
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I agree. I can't believe she was too frightened to use a gun. These are her children for pete's sake. sigh.


11 posted on 05/26/2006 4:51:23 AM PDT by volchef (After a great meal I could forgive almost anyone......except a democrat.)
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Good story with a semi-happy ending. Better ending would have been an obit. in the paper for the villain. But a couple of bullets in him are better than none at all.


12 posted on 05/26/2006 5:06:46 AM PDT by Old Grumpy
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I loved this article. While I think the boy is deserving of our praise, I can't help thinking that you're a little too hard on the mom. There are people in this world who just don't react well in emergency situations. And then there are those who do and get the praise they deserve for it. Luckily my husband always reacts calmly and rationally when it is most needed. I would like to think that I would too, if it were really needed like with an intruder, but I can't say that I'm confident I would. I've been in situations in the past, (less important than what was described in the article, but adrenaline producing nevertheless) where I did really well and others where I later had to admit to myself that I should have been able to react more sensibly, more quickly.
That is why the real heroes stand out and impress us. I'm impressed with this kid (and the training he had received ahead of time), just like I was impressed with Rudi Guilliani and so many others on Sept 11, 2001, but it did not occur to me to be ashamed of the mom for not being the hero.


13 posted on 05/26/2006 5:11:25 AM PDT by fromscratchmom
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Florida passed the Castle Doctrine first. Nobody can sue him.


14 posted on 05/26/2006 5:12:45 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Let all creation sing of salvation. Let us together give praise forever!)
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Nice story, but who goes to visit a friend at a hospital at 3:30 in the morning?

ML/NJ

15 posted on 05/26/2006 5:17:42 AM PDT by ml/nj
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Granger does not face charges. The second oldest child in the family, he often goes to the range at Markham Park to practice shoot with his father. He was never a victim of crime before, but calmly went through all the gun safety steps his father taught him, even after one gun jammed after the first shot Saturday.

Victim? I don't think so.

16 posted on 05/26/2006 5:39:28 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (What is is about "illegal" you don't understand?)
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To: Guard Dog

So nice to read a good story with a happy ending.


17 posted on 05/26/2006 5:54:39 AM PDT by thegreatbeast (Perhaps one)
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I understand completely. Early in our marriage my wife literally shocked me when she asked if I would teach her how to use my 9MM for self-defense. I then asked her if she could really use it to kill someone. After she thought a while, she said "no". I then explained to her that for her, the gun is a liability and I would not show her how to use it.
18 posted on 05/26/2006 5:59:22 AM PDT by beancounter13
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So nice to read a good story with a happy ending.

The alleged perp, Jumper, 22, is in Memorial Regional Medical Center with two gunshot wounds.

He has a string of arrests dating to 2001, including one for attacking a Seminole Reservation Police Officer the day before he allegedly broke into Granger's home.

Why wasn't he locked up for attacking the Police Officer?

It sounds like the young man protected his family very well, then called 911.

19 posted on 05/26/2006 6:06:36 AM PDT by TYVets (God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
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but who goes to visit a friend at a hospital at 3:30 in the morning.


Struck me as really odd too, and then telling the kid, "do what you have to do".


Something wierd about a father saying that to his son in what could have very well been their last moments on earth. I think most guys would have been screaming, "Shoot the &%$#@*' b@$t@rd!"
20 posted on 05/26/2006 6:08:45 AM PDT by dagoofyfoot
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