[Rennes Templar]

The Second Amendment in action.

[yldstrk]

good for her

[Snow Eagle]

GOD BLESS TEXAS!!!!

[JudgemAll]

"We are deeply troubled by anyone who would pull a gun on another person performing their job," reads a statement from the company. "CenterPoint will be taking additional steps – including court actions – because what happened is dangerous, illegal and unwarranted."

Say what? The other way around should be warranted. Who do they think they are. If they are not happy they can just cut off the electricity.

[Cheapskate]

She’ll probably get an” unlawful use”charge filed don’t ya think?

[tgusa]

It works both ways. My nephew has been a (contract) meter reader in some really rough neighborhoods. After getting scared a couple of times, he went to training, got his CCW, and carried concealed while making his rounds. No further problems. Maybe the bulge at his side made a loud statement.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

“We are deeply troubled by anyone who would pull a gun on another person performing their job.”

“Our employee vas only following orders giffen to him by his superiors! Ven we giff such orders, ve expect them to be obeyed! This gun-wielding indifidual vas intervering mit our employees *zacred* duty to obey orders!”

[CodeToad]

“”We are deeply troubled by anyone who would pull a gun on another person performing their job,” reads a statement from the company. “

I have a problem with a companies whose job it is to spy on and control someone’s electricity usage, just like I have the same level of hatred for Nazi death camp guards just doing their jobs. Same level of tyranny as they both lead to control and the ultimate death of those controlled.

[lowbridge]

bump

[svcw]

Oh, in my community you can choose not to have these idiot meters, it cost about $50 to file for the exemption and something like $25 fee in addition regular charges to not have the meter.
The gun was a better solution. The follow ups on this story will be interesting.

[BitWielder1]

It's very troubling indeed.
It is her property, "Go Away!" should have been sufficient.
That it was necessary to pull a gun to get the point across is disturbing.

Here in NH, the installers have to ask the homeowner for permission. Brand new legislation.

[dragonblustar]

Ping

[RobbyS]

Reminding us that when legal action is not practical, then there is another means. Until about 1820, a person was allowed by law to challenge another person to a duel in order to settle a dispute. A trial or other legal action is basically a duel with words.

[mamelukesabre]

“We are deeply troubled by anyone who would pull a gun on another person performing their job,”
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pissoff bastards! He pushed her out of the way and that is assault. He assaulted a woman and she showed him she was armed.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If he was on her property and she told him to leave, he was trespassing.

[Lady Lucky]

A year or so ago, there was a case in our area (state of PA) after the power co got fresh with a homeowner over their right to enter his property and cut his trees to “maintain” their lines. The homeowner told them to gtfo and when they didn’t — and kept on landscaping his property for their purposes — he pulled out a gun and aimed it at the company spokesperson-trespasser.
He won in court. But then, this is clinger country. :)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Trespassers will be shot on sight.

[precisionshootist]

Good for her. Good for US. Good for America. This woman is a TRUE PATRIOT!

[liberalh8ter]

I have been fighting the power company for 2 weeks now. I chased the Honeywell contractor off and then the power company began their telephone campaign of threats, condescension and sarcasm. I don't care, I don't want the meter on my house, I will not beta test their technology. Also, it is my understanding the 2011 NEC was changed to accommodate these smart meters but my County hasn't even adopted the 2011 NEC code yet, they're still working with the 2008 code. AFAIK, that makes the meter a code violation in my County.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The smart grid would allegedly "make better use of intermittent power sources such as windmills and solar arrays."

In other words, smart meters are a way of forcing you to conform to their "renewable energy" insanity.

[Carry_Okie]

"Our constitution allows us not to have that kind of intrusion on our personal privacy," she explains. "They’ll be able to tell if you are running your computer, air conditioner, whatever it is."

This is the correct position to take as regards "smart" meters.