Posted on 06/12/2014 12:12:08 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Lakesha Thompson sports a particularly warped view of the entitlement mindset:
An elderly man shot and killed a would-be burglar inside his Oak Cliff home.
Police say the homeowner saw Deyfon Pipkins, 33, trying to climb into the window and fired his weapon at least once at the intruder.
The homeowner is legally protected by the Castle Doctrine, which allows a person to defend his or her home against an intruder.
“It means they don’t actually have to retreat once someone comes in their home,” Sergeant Calvin Johnson, Dallas Police Department, said. “You have the option of using deadly force if you believe your life is in danger.”
After police notified relatives of Pipkins’ death, some showed up at the house. They were upset, and questioned the homeowner’s actions.
“He could have used a warning,” Lakesha Thompson, Pipkins’ sister-in-law, said. “He could have let him know that he did have a gun on his property and he would use it in self-defense.”
Pipkins had a lengthy criminal record. He served time in prison and was convicted of theft, possession of a Controlled Substance and criminal trespassing.
Thompson almost seems to view home invasion as a “no-harm, no foul” game until someone in her family earns a bullet as a result of his criminal activity.
It bears noting that the homeowner had been robbed repeatedly before this incident.
Brilliant.
Deyfon Alexander 33, known as “B.J.” passed away February 18, 2013. Survivors include his mother, Cathryn Pipkins, son, Deyfon II, daughter, Deyxia, 2 brothers and a host of relatives and friends. Wake: Sunday, February 24, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Funeral: Monday, February 25, at 1:00 p.m. Both services will be held at Golden Gate Funeral Home. (Notice nothing about a job or wife)
That metallic “click’ as the trigger is cocked or the racking of an shotgun is all the warning a prep inside my house will ever get....
I take it that you’re not big on punnery.
As far as I’m concerned, no warning is required. And if Lakeshasta didn’t want D-Con getting shot, she should have urged him to find a legal occupation.
too bad they didn’t choose a window
LOL!
Post of the day!
The report of the first round being fired in his direction was sufficient notice. That the first round also struck him was further indication that he was at the wrong address.
He ought to sue them for the broken window and replacing his bullet.
I got the pun. You misidentified the country.
“Call the Whaambulance.”
Too late, call the coroner.
“You have the right to remain silent forever . . . now goodbye and good riddance.”
Nothing about a father, either.
“The report of the first round being fired in his direction was sufficient notice. That the first round also struck him was further indication that he was at the wrong address.”
Excellent analysis and thanks for the belly laugh.
He needed a warning...? O.K. “Oppsie, Wrong house, wrong day, wrong life choices...you’re dead!”
“son, Deyfon II, daughter, Deyxia, 2”
I don’t have a good feeling about the career paths of his lineal descendants.
a daughter named Dyslexia...? shameful!
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