Woman Waits 35 Minutes On 911 While Intruder Breaks In

News 5 ^ | 1/14/11 | Kim Gebbia

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[Celtic Conservative]

Why should they have to?

Exactly, the phrase "castle doctrine" comes to mind.

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[Travis McGee]

I hope she buys a gun TODAY.

[WaterBoard]

What's the big deal, Civilian? We showed up after the Donut Run.

[mikey_hates_everything]

All of the cops were on I-95 in Va just north of the NC border looking out for revenue safety.

[Celtic Conservative]

She should've had a firearm. If you live rural and you know response time is gonna be longer than an average takeout pizza delivery you need to own a firearm. Or a rabid pit bull, or both.

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[M Kehoe]

Pick up the phone and call 911, or pick up your 1911, and solve the problem? Easy choice.

5.56mm

[org.whodat]

Who is going to pay it, I bet both the pervert and her don’t have proper papers.

[6SJ7]

Two AM break in. It's past Midnight. Midnight sun. Alaska. Palin. Just 4 degrees of separation.

The old "6 degrees of Kevin Bacon" was a fun game to play back in the day. Now in the 21st century it's time to play... "6 Degrees of Sarah Palin". Sarah; responsible for everything in 6 degrees of separation or fewer.

[Notary Sojac]

Somebody should check the veterinary clinics in town, see how many dogs were shot during the 35 minutes she was waiting.

[Arrowhead1952]

She could have told the police dispatcher that she had already killed one intruder and another was trying to break in. I bet LEOs would have been there in less than 5 minutes.

[Notary Sojac]

Call 911. But no matter what the actual emergency is, tell them there’s a mean looking dog in your yard. They’ll be there inside a minute, guns blazing.

[DTogo]

I'd suggest she get a pump action shotgun

And a German Shepherd.

[metesky]

Everyone's lawyer sucks, except mine... and yours.

On second thought, they suck too.

[Just_de_facts]

I am intrigued by this article enough to Google this woman’s name. Other than the attempted burglary article, she bought some athletic equipment of some sort and in the comments section on Amazon she reveals she is a personal trainer. A quick check of the Williamson County, Tn. tax rolls reveals that she lives in Temple Hills, in a dwelling appraised for about $355,000 with a market value near $450,000. That area is located right off Highway 100 and Temple road in a very mature upscale golf course community with the fairway behind the house. The nearest neighbor is approximately 50 feet away and there appears to be a significant amount of shrubbery around the property. Also the article states that there was a third person in the house , a roommate. Having lived in this area for many years I can tell you that is extremely safe, affluent and filled primarily with professionals. The worst type of crime is typically your yard gets rolled. What say you now?

[stansblugrassgrl]

sinanju, there was a case a few years ago in Phoenix where an intruder was breaking into a woman’s house. She was on the phone with 911. You could here the man pounding on the door while she was frantically pleading with 911. He broke it down and he killed her.

Too many women are victims because they have been taught to believe someone else will take care of them. They are not taught to think tactically. If that happened at my house, trust me. There would have been a completely different outcome.

[Kenny Bunk]

.......intruder was a Tea Party member, acting on orders directly from Sarah Palin....

..... I hope the cops took so long because they had to stop and get their Carbon Footprint Kit. Because of all the right wing vitriol, it would not surprise me to learn that the both the intruder and the vacuum lady are both Palin-influenced robots. Since they obviously do not recycle, the law says both must be incarcerated

[E. Pluribus Unum]

One 3-inch magnum 12-gauge shotgun shell loaded with 00-buckshot and cycled through a Mossberg 500 would have reduced her wait-time to mere seconds.

[ErnBatavia]

A couple of years ago while I was wandering around my front yard, I saw two guys cruising slowly right in front, then circling back and doing a quick break-in to a neighbor's car.

I called 911 - not so much because this was an emergency, but to point out that if the po-lice hopped right on by there was a good chance the clowns would still be within blocks.

A deputy showed up almost two hours later, pointing out that he'd been across town 'running an errand' for the captain. Opportunity lost, for sure.

[Grizzled Bear]

Why don’t they ever just go out the back door while the intruder is kicking down the front?

Sometimes running away isn't an option. She should have had a pump action 410.