He called the cops and since they didn’t respond immediately, as a citizen, he has the right to defend property and make citizens arrest.
It wasn’t his fault the criminals didn’t surrender and ran.
Give the man a medal!
Criminals need to be put on notice that breaking in and stealing anyones property makes them subject to a violent lifestyle and a not so friendly conclusion.
And it is naive for anyone to believe the cops are going to drop everything they are doing and come to a residential burglary, just because a neighbor called.
I agree for the most part, except for one thing. You said that “it wasn’t his fault the criminals didn’t surrender and ran”. If you’ve listed to the tape, you’ll know that he really didn’t give them any warning. He said “You move you’re dead” and the gunshots came immediately after that. There was no delay at all. I’m not saying he wasn’t justified legally in what he did, I just think that he went a little overboard in his eagerness to shoot these guys.
My boss had his home burgled in Tx. They took guns, they took money,They took tools, they took the wifes lingerie.
He called the cops, the cops said “call your insurance agent”
They wouldn’t even come out to take a report.
And go after any DA or prosecutor that goes after the shooter. End their career, and make an example of them.
Enough of this crime BS.
Right toward him. Neighbor confirms his version. Not the brightest bulbs to charge a guy with a 12 gauge pump in hand. Especially one that already has a round chambered. No Click-Clack before the BOOM.
But he did give them a choice to stop and just wait for the police.
More and more of this will get out - police not responding to 911 calls so the citizens will do what the police will not do. I had an instance a couple years ago where people were setting off rocket fire crackers at the community pier - right next to our house. Now, people may say this is no big thing, but one - we live next to woods that are dry because of drought and two - we have filled gas cans in the car port. I did not want a fire or any other accidental damage. Anyway, I called the police - twice - and no one ever showed.
>> He called the cops and since they didn’t respond immediately, as a citizen, he has the right to defend property and make citizens arrest.
It wasn’t his fault the criminals didn’t surrender and ran. Give the man a medal! <<
You’re asserting they ran? My understanding was no self-respecting Texan would ever shoot someone in the back. Maybe I’m just too old-fashioned, but his only defense would seem to be that they charged him in response.