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Weatherford man shoots intruder attacking his son
The Dallas Morning News ^
| March 4, 2009
| LIZ FORD
Posted on 03/04/2009 11:56:34 AM PST by Texican72
A man shot and killed an intruder who was assaulting his 34-year-old son, Weatherford police said today.
Robert E. Bardwell, 57, entered the home in the 500 block of South Rusk Street and began attacking the son, police said. The dad fired a warning shot into the ceiling, but the attack continued. The dad then fired at Bardwell.
Police arrived at the home shortly after 1 a.m. today. Bardwell, who appeared to have multiple gunshot wounds, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: banglist
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All the warning shot means is now you have to fix your ceiling.
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posted on
03/04/2009 11:56:34 AM PST
by
Texican72
To: Texican72
Yep. Whether or not it was the first shot...
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posted on
03/04/2009 11:57:24 AM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: Texican72
He wasted a bullet and did damage to his own home. Under an obama administration, it is probably very advisable not to waste ammo on warning shots.
To: Texican72
Well, some people really don’t want to take another life, and want to give the perpetrator every chance to stop what they’re doing. I understand it. Not sure I would....
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:01:50 PM PST
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll)
To: Texican72
Bardwell, who appeared to have multiple gunshot wounds, was pronounced dead at the scene. Happy endings !!!
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:01:52 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(01-20-2009 : The end of the PAX AMERICANA.)
To: Texican72
Warning shots are dangerous unless they are into a pile of earth.
Verbal warnings are enough, and those are not always appropriate.
To: Texican72
The warning shot was the last vestiges of politically correct liberalism leaving the shooting hand.
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:04:11 PM PST
by
TADSLOS
( Join the Conservative Revolution! http://falconparty.com/)
To: Texican72
A warning shot is blowing his kneecap off, he will live and now he knows you mean business.
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:06:52 PM PST
by
LukeL
(Yasser Arafat: "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize")
To: TADSLOS
The warning shot was the last vestiges of politically correct liberalism leaving the shooting hand.And maybe done to make it "look good" :)
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:07:27 PM PST
by
Las Vegas Ron
(FUBO, he says we should listen to our enemies, but not to Rush)
To: Las Vegas Ron
True. Fixing the ceiling is a whole lot cheaper than paying lawyers.
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:08:28 PM PST
by
TADSLOS
( Join the Conservative Revolution! http://falconparty.com/)
To: VRWCmember
He wasted a bullet and did damage to his own home. Under an obama administration, it is probably very advisable not to waste ammo on warning shots. Either way under Obama he will be charged with illegal lead dispersal.
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:12:53 PM PST
by
sausageseller
(http://coolblue.typepad.com/the_cool_blue_blog/)
To: Smokin' Joe
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:19:03 PM PST
by
Freedom2specul8
(Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
To: TADSLOS
lot cheaper than paying lawyers.Lol
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:20:40 PM PST
by
Las Vegas Ron
(FUBO, he says we should listen to our enemies, but not to Rush)
To: Retired Greyhound
Warning shots are dangerous unless they are into a pile of earth. Verbal warnings are enough, and those are not always appropriate. I like warning shots: two warning shots in the chest, and one between the eyes.
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:24:19 PM PST
by
TurtleUp
(Turtle up: cancel optional spending until 2012, and boycott TARP/stimulus companies forever!)
To: LukeL
That would depend upon whether you can make a clean shot without hitting your loved one.
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:31:32 PM PST
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Dad of a U.S. Army Infantry Soldier presently instructing at Ft. Benning.)
To: theDentist
Well, some people really don’t want to take another life, “”
Some of us don’t want to give up our lives easily.
I will shoot first- then worry.
To: LukeL
The only reason to fire a weapon at another person is to end a threat to you or someone else. Only shoot to kill!
To: LukeL
A warning shot is blowing his kneecap off, he will live and now he knows you mean business. Not me. If he quits because I crippled him some liberal jury may require me to support him for the rest of his life. If you make it a terminal event, he doesn't get to tell his side of the story - this helps eliminate a lot of confusion.
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posted on
03/04/2009 12:41:47 PM PST
by
Retired COB
(Still mad about Campaign Finance Reform)
To: Texican72
Good thing this didn’t happen here in MA. Son and dad would be in jail. ACLU would be comforting family of dirtbag as they prepared to sue father for $ 40M.
To: Texican72
Bardwell, who appeared to have multiple gunshot wounds... It's good to be cautious when writing this sort of story. I mean, those fifteen bleeding holes in his chest might have come from somewhere else.
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