Correct. But it solves the problem. You won't have to worry about him breaking into your car again, and I'm sure word will spread fast among the thieves that you don't mess with my stuff.
I can't be the only one, as Texas law gives you the right to use deadly force to protect your property at night.
And no, I doubt he would walk. If the dad shot me, he would be shooting a crime victim. Mr Plauche shot the guy who committed the crime.
If he sucked, he would have got nothing. He at least got something. Mr Plauche said he would demand a trial unless he got a deal with no prison time. Had there been a trial, and Mr Plauche was found Not Guilty, he would have gotten off scot free.
As to the community, I'd live there. Any community that allows a father to protect his child is a good place to live, imo.
I'm fixing to move, and whenever I look at houses to move to I always check the Texas Registered Sex Offender Database to see if any garbage lives nearby. It's a great tool, and I believe many other States do this as well. I'd highly recommend you do it if your State offers it, especially if you have children. You never know what you will find.
well thats all mighty christian of you blue... seems kind of hippovrytical that you would shoot someone cause your allowed to... over a broken window and some loose change at that... nice... you tell that story in church too??? but then im sure you would just get smiles and agreement there...
i was just assuming he's a lil slow in the head... i dont even do that when im stoned...
yeah ive seen so many hard-asses get targeted simply because they were hard-asses...
It's not that I'd shoot someone just because I'm allowed to, it's that I'd shoot someone trying to steal my ****, or worse. Whose to say they wouldn't be satisfied with what was in the car and decide to break into my house?
And the cost is moot. A law-abiding citizen has the right to sleep soundly and feel safe in his home. He has the right to not have a criminal steal his hard-eanred possessions. And that's not even counting the mental effects, being burglarized makes people feel violated and unsafe. If you're home isn't a safe place, what is?
I'm not worried at all about that. We recently had a guy down here who shot 3 teens who broke into his house, he killed 2 of them. He hasn't been killed or assaulted. Let's be honest, how many news stories do you read about how a guy shot a tresspasser/burglar/etc and ended up getting killed by the guy's friends?
I stick by my friends, but if one got killed stealing someone else's stuff, the last thing I'd do is go mess with the guy who shot him. First off, I'd be now committing a serious crime, and second, the guy is obviously someone who can and will shoot people who endanger him and his property.
Last edited by BJJ-Blue; 03-09-2011 at 04:12 PM.
I wasn't stoned at the time. I just screwed up.
I'm not a "hard ass". I'm just a regular guy who doesn't like criminals and will use deadly force to defend myself, my family and friends, and my property from criminals. Nothing "hard ass" about that, I actually thought that that attitude is pretty normal.
I'm actually a pretty nice guy in person. I'd give my friends the shirt off my back, but I won't let someone steal it without a fight.
id just beat someone up if i caught them breaking in my car
i think shooting thems a bit much unless they pull out a weapon of their own
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i wouldnt approach them without a weapon drawn...i know all to well how that can end if you arent already prepared. try to beat a criminal up while he is working you might get shot or stabbed.
personally i would pull my gun, announce my intent clearly, give opportunity to cease action, and then shoot if i deem it appropriate based on the criminals response. i would not shoot to kill, i would aim for below the waist and try for thigh.
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i understand blues mentality, dont resent him for it. i think he would have done well in the frontier days.
For whoso comes amongst many shall one day find that no one man is by so far the mightiest of all.
Where I live we shoot. I believe that is why we hardly ever hear about anyone having problems.
Every time we do hear about one though, we hear that the owner started shooting and solved the problem.
If someone is on your property out here, they should have a big white flag......
I am not really taking sides as much as pointing out that there are a lot of places/people where it is the norm and being run over is not.
A car pulled up here once at 2 AM with malicious intent. I just opened the door and shot. They hauled ass away pretty quick.
If I had not known them and that they were two sixteen year old ****e bags I would have shot them flat ass dead. Shooting mostly over the windshield WAS being nice aout it. I also often wonder in hindsight if I should not have gone ahead and let them get out of the car - they are a ugly bane on the earth and to folks in general.....
Last edited by curenado; 03-09-2011 at 05:29 PM.
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look, if you are in danger, by all means, blast away... but for property??? you gonna shoot some cat for stealing ur lawnmower??? thats fukced up...