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After hearing the call, what’s your take? Was the use of force reasonable? Or did the homeowner shoot the intruder too many times, as Mrs. Carney suggested?
1 posted on 03/23/2013 7:35:54 PM PDT by EXCH54FE
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He still had ammo left. Keep shooting.


93 posted on 03/24/2013 6:22:03 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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pleading with the dispatcher to send help immediately

An elderly man, from Meridian, Mississippi, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window.

George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?"

He said "No," but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.

Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available"

George said, "Okay."

He hung up the phone and counted to 30. Then he phoned the police again.

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot and killed them both. The dogs are eating them right now." and he hung up.

Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a paramedic, and an ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the Policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

96 posted on 03/24/2013 7:03:56 AM PDT by MosesKnows
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Was the use of force reasonable?

A poster that might deter break-ins would say ... "The door you're getting ready to kick in is locked for your protection, not mine".

100 posted on 03/24/2013 7:22:24 AM PDT by MosesKnows
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He should have kept talk to a minimum on the 911 line. The caveats about "don't talk to police" apply doubly to recorded 911 conversations. He should have said "some maniac is trying to break down my door and I'm in fear for my life -- he's busted the door and is coming into the house -- (bang, bang, bang) the bad guy is down"

Statements about "he's going to die" should NOT be said, as they may be twisted into being called "premeditation".

103 posted on 03/24/2013 7:32:19 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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Another good site here....http://equalforce.net/EqualForce2/UNDERREPORTED_NEWS_OF_SELF_DEFENSE_THROUGHOUT_AMERICA.html


109 posted on 03/24/2013 8:36:12 AM PDT by csmusaret (America is more divided today , not because of the problems we face but because of Obama's solutions)
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The homeowner was in the right. The bleeding heart neighbor is a twit.


114 posted on 03/24/2013 9:35:07 AM PDT by Free in Texas (Member of the Bitter Clingers Association.)
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You cannot shoot an intruder too many times.


116 posted on 03/24/2013 10:11:20 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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