Pick6;1331765 wrote:I live in the ghetto of Akron. I sleep with a loaded shotgun underneath of my bed. I know people who have been robbed...whether it be on the street, their car, or their house. If somebody breaks into my house, I am going to shoot them in fear of my own life. Im not going to take the chance of them being unarmed (unlikely). A lawyer will also tell you to shoot to kill, because you dont want it to be their story against yours.

WebFire;1332117 wrote:Murder. Easy case. Surprised there is this much discussion about it.

Commander of Awesome;1332326 wrote:Lot of dumass hicks in Ohio it seems. Someone is trying to steal my medicine! I deserve the right to shoot to kill!! /redneck ohio

justincredible;1332375 wrote:Irony.

Commander of Awesome;1331811 wrote:I was calling CCrunner a redneck, not you.

Commander of Awesome;1332326 wrote:Lot of dumass hicks in Ohio it seems. Someone is trying to steal my medicine! I deserve the right to shoot to kill!! /redneck ohio

like_that;1332417 wrote:The guy had every right to shoot them in self defense. If you don't want to be shot at, try not to do scumbag things such as breaking into people's homes. With that being said, he did take it too far, and the story seems very sadistic beyond the self defense of the B&E.

GoChiefs;1332420 wrote:Agreed. I have no problem with him defending himself, but he went way too far. What he did is murder.

like_that;1332417 wrote:Ok, you let someone break and enter and possibly kill you then. LOLfail. "Oh hey der criminal guy, breaking into my house I see. Oh you have weapons to complete your robbery and possible murder of me too? Well I don't want to be a redneck so I am not going to bring out my gun in self defense and shoot you. Hey you can murder me, but at least I will never be remembered as a redneck. LOLfail.

The guy had every right to shoot them in self defense. If you don't want to be shot at, try not to do scumbag things such as breaking into people's homes. With that being said, he did take it too far, and the story seems very sadistic beyond the self defense of the B&E.

WebFire;1332441 wrote:Everything you said is correct. However, that does not describe this case. Once the threat is removed, you cannot just "finish them off". Hell, people get charge for shooting too many shots sometimes!

This is a clear case of how not to do self defense. Someone above mentioned someone shooting someone in the back after robbing a store. That person is lucky to not be in jail. That is almost a guaranteed murder case.

like_that;1332474 wrote:Did you not see the part of my post where I said he went too far?

like_that;1332417 wrote:Ok, you let someone break and enter and possibly kill you then. LOLfail. "Oh hey der criminal guy, breaking into my house I see. Oh you have weapons to complete your robbery and possible murder of me too? Well I don't want to be a redneck so I am not going to bring out my gun in self defense and shoot you. Hey you can murder me, but at least I will never be remembered as a redneck. LOLfail.

The guy had every right to shoot them in self defense. If you don't want to be shot at, try not to do scumbag things such as breaking into people's homes. With that being said, he did take it too far, and the story seems very sadistic beyond the self defense of the B&E.

justincredible;1332375 wrote:Irony.

Commander of Awesome;1332571 wrote:A 16 yr old breaks into your house, you're sitting there in a chair waiting for them to come up the stairs (aka not afraid for your life) you're going straight for shooting? They were there to steal drugs, not rob, kill, PHIHWB, and upper deck him. Not surprised that went over your head though.

Commander of Awesome;1332571 wrote:A 16 yr old breaks into your house, you're sitting there in a chair waiting for them to come up the stairs (aka not afraid for your life) you're going straight for shooting? They were there to steal drugs, not rob, kill, PHIHWB, and upper deck him. Not surprised that went over your head though.

Commander of Awesome;1332572 wrote:a 7 yr old breaks into my house to steal some video games, I should go straight to shooting then right? Dog takes a piss in my yard, I can shoot the dog and be justified right?

like_that;1332584 wrote:They were 17 and 18. Old enough to do damage to an old man. Lol at thinking they are harmless because they are teenagers. If they have a gun or knife, doesn't matter if they are 40 or in their teens, they are a threat to your life. If i was in the situation I most likely would not be hesistant to shoot. You have no idea if they have a weapon or not, and im not going to risk it. Sorry, I am not going to ask for their resume to see how old they are and why they are in my house.



Yeah I would reach with the dramatic spin too if I wanted cover up my fail.

Commander of Awesome;1332597 wrote:Not a fail thanks. Its happened to him before, I think he knows the drill. He clearly wasn't fearful of his life. I understand the point of not knowing if they have a weapon or not, but if he's casually waiting for them, and can look and see if they have a weapon. If you have a gun, I'd assume one can tell someone to freeze, hands up etc.... Firing on first sight IMO is a F4F type move.

Commander of Awesome;1332612 wrote:Well if he's sitting and waiting for them, obv has gun experience, I would think he could hold up the gun, say "Stop right there" or something to the effect and see. If they raise their hands with a gun shoot. Otherwise the situation is covered. Really not that difficult IMO.

Commander of Awesome;1332572 wrote:a 7 yr old breaks into my house to steal some video games, I should go straight to shooting then right?

like_that;1332636 wrote:Yeah, well im not taking a chance with my life with two criminals in my house. Guess I am a redneck.