Posted on 11/17/2007 7:33:50 AM PST by Dubya
Yes, I suppose it was short-sighted of me and I was biased by my own perceptions. If the men are not armed, I am not going to feel threatened as a general rule. So , I overlooked the fact that many would.
The fact remains the man could have stayed in his home. He was repeatedly advised to do so. He had no idea who or how many were out there and if nothing else he was incredibly ignorant. He had no idea if he went out the front door 2 more could have came in his back door. He didn't seem to be in control and he could have been hurt or killed himself. As it stands now, he has the killing of two men to think about the rest of his life and a possibility he will have to serve some prison time. His equivocating now that he didn't intend to kill them doesn't coincide with the facts.
If he left his home with a shotgun, ignoring advice to the contrary, armed with a shotgun, going into a possible hostile and lethal situation; He had better have some intentions of killing someone. I think what doesn't bode well for the man is he told the 911 dispatcher that he was going to kill them. Whether or not they made an aggressive move towards him, I can't say, but that would certainly give him the right to use lethal force. We have no idea because dead men tell no tales.
-you know the dispatcher put the idea into the man’s head that he COULD be shot if he went outside....that sounds to me like it heightened the man’s fear of being shot so that he was more likely to shoot first ask questions later.
Meanwhile....over at the far side of reality, the DUmmies were mouthing just what I expected. Stating that he “sounded excited.”, that he was looking forward to it, etc. And of course, many of them take issue with “taking a human life over property.”
Your post #37: VERY well said!!! Bravo!!!!!!
The modern liberal idea that it's just stealing and that doesn't justify doing anything about it is exactly why our "sane society" has so damned many thieves.
They also give the burglary crowd something to think about next time.
Yep, just here to burgle the homes Americans won't burgle...
El Presidente Jorge Bush, is doing MORE to defend Islamists who wish to destroy us - than defending our own citizens from the illegal alien invasion...
NOTE: More Americans are KILLED EACH YEAR by illegal aliens than the TOTAL killed fighting the war in the Middle East for over 4 YEARS.
That is a fact the MSM and El Presidente Jorge Bush is keeping from Americans.....
I would love to see a truthful analysis of the total cost to America from the impact of illegal immigration...
I wouldn't be surprised to see the cost approaching that of fighting the war in the middle east.
It’ll sure cut down on brazen daylignt B&E’s, if burglars understand it could get them killed.
I agree, but like you said it is done now. I heard the man on the 911 tapes and he comes off as a bit of an idiot. At 2pm in the afternoon I sure don’t want him firing a shotgun in my neighborhood at other idiots taking “things” from neighbors he didn’t even know.
I am reminded of the cop who was shooting a snake and shot and killed a little boy while he was fishing. Whenever I target shoot I go to the country, but I make sure to clear the area just in case there is a ricochet or deflection outside the banked area. At least he had a shotgun and not some high velocity rifle and that makes me think a little better of his judgment. I have seen a lot of this, old guys firing weapons at people, with little kids playing nearby and I do mean seen it a lot. I suppose my accumulated experiences and knowledge of firearms tends to make me harder on the guy than I normally would be. I don’t think he will get more than a slap on the wrist, if that. Even though his actions were incredibly stupid imo.
I am very interested in that type of information concerning illegals. Do you have a link or some source I could reference? I can never find anything credible and I always figure there is a very good reason for that; The “powers that be” don’t want us to know.
Yup - two young thugs against an old man? They could have knocked him down and kicked his skull in without a gun.
That's all I need to hear. He feared for his life. Off the scum before they pull out an illegally concealed gun and kill the good guy.
It’s already been established that the police do not have a responsibility to protect us.
So their job is to draw the chalk outlines after an unarmed civilian confronts a burglar.
Glad you agree with my post #32:
It also may be a good argument for what Mr. Horn ended up doing. After all, if a trained member of the police department, who listens to these type of calls day in and day out, THINKS that the perps are likely armed, and may shoot a citizen who confronts them, then Mr. Horn SHOULD believe it and be prepared to respond.
He WAS prepared.
He DID respond.
The lawyers don't make millions off of the tax payer if the perps are dead and buried. Hence this going after the citizen.
Thing is the guy already shot and killed a couple of guys. Future burglars already know about his guns.
Yet, he said he stepped outside and there they were.
Maybe he had a secret gun inside he hadn't told his wife about.
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