Posted on 04/24/2014 11:07:12 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
Which is what I would do as well if my house was broken into 4 times before.
Turn to a life of crime and stuff happens. End of story.
after they were no longer a threat. —
I’ve seen enough ‘80s movies where the bad guy comes back to life...more than once, even.
Hollywood is right, got to make sure.
But without a running tape recorder...
Not only they come back but they are the ones laying in wait and scopping properties. Where were the cops? This guy solved a crime but the prosecution does not care.
Note to self: never say anything incriminating on tape.
My Father did this after 3 break-ins at our pharmacy. He sat in a chair in the dark and waited night after night, thankfully, I finally convinced him to get a taser instead of taking his gun. In the end, after a night there was an attempted break-in when he was not there, the police set up a trap the following night and got the would be burglar. Guess what? No conviction... Probation, no jail time, and no repayment of damages to our business. And this is going on with the police station in the same building literally 3 doors down, less than 25 yards away, from our business. Drugs were the reason, and addiction. But can you imagine the idiocy?
As he now realizes, it was a big no-no.
Moral of the story: don’t break into other people’s houses and just maybe you won’t be shot. It’s not exactly rocket science.
I think he did it to prove he didn’t shoot them on the street, I think he also had a video tape, but yeah he should have kept him mouth shut. What he should have said was he set up the video and tape recorder to try and catch them and they broke in one night and chased him down to the basement and he was in fear of his life.
Yes, he should have called the police before the break in occurred so they could tell him there was nothing they could do about it.
He also should have asked the suspects if they wanted him to stop shooting at them. They could have discussed this with him at the kitchen table over coffee.
He may have set a trap for them but THEY entered HIS house for the sole purpose of robbing it..game..set..match..you do the crime, you pay the price
If an unarmed teenage girl broke into my house to rip me off, I would be pretty angry.
But, being a normal human being I wouldn't shoot her.
Nor would I shoot her and then put her on a tarp rather than call 911.
Nor would I shoot her, put her on a tarp, not call 911, and then shoot her two more times.
Nor would I shoot her, put her on a tarp, not call 911, shoot her two more times, and then leave the room to find another weapon so I could shoot her point blank under the chin.
Nor would I shoot her, put her on a tarp, not call 911, shoot her two more times, leave the room to find another weapon so I could shoot her point blank under the chin, and then wrap up the tarp,eat dinner and watch TV.
Byron Smith is the subhuman one in this story.
How is it a trap to sit in your own house? When I watch tv my item is within grasp, in the kitchen one is close by, when I sleep it is under a pillow.
Sounds like he had a bit of a breakdown after the first shooting.
He was in his house. The perps broke in. He didn’t pursue them in the house, but waited in his basement. They went to where he was, one of them dumb enough to go down there after the first one had been shot. Now they are dead. Justice has been served. Leave it at that.
He knew scumbags were going to try to break in..he had everything ready to go to prove he was being robbed..maybe a “trap” is the wrong word to use here, but he was preparing for this..the two idiots who intended to rob his house got what was coming to them
He should have shouted, “IT’S COMING RIGHT FOR US!”
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