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17-Year-Old Burglar Killed In House By Homeowner
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| 14-Oct-2009
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Posted on 10/14/2009 4:24:02 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici
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Guy gets home late at night and finds two burglars ransacking his house. One points a gun at the homeowner who then turned the tables on the burglars.
Good shoot!
To: VeniVidiVici
You take your chances here in Florida if you do wrong!
What a heartwarming, happy ending to a great story!
man takes a bite out of crime!!!
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:27:51 PM PDT
by
Recovering Ex-hippie
(Pray for Israel! And Georgia ! And the Iranian people! and Honduras!)
To: VeniVidiVici
>> The way I look at it is like they invade my privacy and I was scared when I come in, so I defended, you know, my property, he said.
Word to the wise: You cannot take someone’s life for messing with one’s toys.
YOU CAN, however, if in fear of loss of your life or limb, defend yourself using up to and including deadly force.
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:30:35 PM PDT
by
QBFimi
(When gunpowder speaks, beasts listen.)
To: VeniVidiVici
Nice shooting.
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:30:36 PM PDT
by
Shqipo
(A whiff of blowback is in the air.)
To: VeniVidiVici
Two Florida laws make it legal for a homeowner to shoot intruders. The first is called the "Castle Doctrine," which allows people to defend their families in their own homes. The second is part of the "Stand your ground" law, which was passed in 2005 and allows any citizen to use deadly force when they see a violent felony being committed.I'm shocked the reporter actually got this right
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:32:58 PM PDT
by
Popman
(Am I still a racist if I disgree with Obama white half ???)
To: VeniVidiVici
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:34:32 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: QBFimi
Depends what state you’re in. Some states recognize that people have a right to protect their property, as well as “life and limb”.
To: VeniVidiVici
“I was scared because this one had a gun in his hand,” he said. “This other one had a gun and might do the same.”
Officials said 17-year-old Brandon Martinez died in the home. They said he has no criminal record. Investigators said Jonathan Rodriguez, 26, was found with a gunshot wound a few streets over and was rushed to the hospital where he is in critical condition.
http://www.wesh.com/news/21290748/detail.html
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:37:49 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: VeniVidiVici
Agreed it’s a great ending. However, in this world the parents of the 17 year old “honor student” will make the victim’s life miserable for years to come with lawsuits. I just hope this state is one where the loser in court has to pay all the legal fees.
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:42:52 PM PDT
by
taillightchaser
(When a democrat says "The American people" you know the next words out of his mouth will be lies.)
To: VeniVidiVici
I wonder if he pulled out his concealed carry and surprise they didn't see it coming. Maybe they tried to attack him and he just reacted. Usually Florida publishes more details like caliber and number of shots fired.
There's probably some lawyer consulting with the dead guys family to put some civil suit together that will require the homeowner to spend a lot of money defending himself.
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:43:10 PM PDT
by
Harley
(Life is Tough, But It's a Lot Tougher When You're a Liberal. Stop Global Whining Now.)
To: QBFimi
You cannot take someones life for messing with ones toys. I'm quite sure that you can kill in defense of your toys if you are in Texas. Should be in all 57 states, but at least there is one sane state.
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:43:39 PM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
To: VeniVidiVici
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:45:38 PM PDT
by
Kozak
(USA 7/4/1776 to 1/20/2009 Reqiescat in Pace)
To: QBFimi
Word to the wise: You cannot take someones life for messing with ones toys. YOU CAN, however, if in fear of loss of your life or limb, defend yourself using up to and including deadly force. And that's when we lost this country...used to be a time you could shoot someone who was trying to take your property.
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:46:57 PM PDT
by
IrishPennant
(Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.)
To: taillightchaser
I believe in FL the burglar’s family cannot sue civil if the shooting is ruled justified.
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:50:06 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Hey Obama. Where is Osama Bin Laden?)
To: VeniVidiVici
They say he did nothing wrong One of them is still alive......
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posted on
10/14/2009 4:53:02 PM PDT
by
Feckless
(Don't care where he was born. The oath I took said "...all enemies, foreign and domestic".)
To: QBFimi
Please take the time to read the Report, by following the link, Before Making snap judgements.
Reporters Don’t always get it right. In fact most of the time the initial report is Biased because they intentionally leave out pertinent facts.
This Shooting was Totally Justifiable.
I come in. I look to my left, one this way, one here. I had my gun like this and he was there, so I come in like that. When I come in, he run this way and he point his gun at me, then I go down and I ‘pow,’”
Any Questions?
To: VeniVidiVici
I always wondered who is responsible for cleaning up the mess in these situations. Do the police send in a clean up crew, does the perp (if he survives) or the perp’s family / estate have to pay for it?
To: VeniVidiVici
A happy ending, but would be even happier if both criminals were dead.
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posted on
10/14/2009 5:00:14 PM PDT
by
nj26
(Say NO to Socialism! Government is NOT the Answer.)
To: VeniVidiVici
We simply have to do something about all the 18 yr. old burglars running around these days.
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posted on
10/14/2009 5:15:52 PM PDT
by
VR-21
(If it's a vision of the future you want......)
To: VeniVidiVici
That’s 2 more who won’t bother me!
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posted on
10/14/2009 5:16:45 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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