Posted on 06/01/2013 4:31:44 PM PDT by BigEdLB
MEDFORD, Ore. (CBS Seattle) — A military veteran is facing criminal charges after firing a warning shot at a suspect trying to break into his house.
KDRV-TV reports that 36-year-old Corey Thompson fired a warning shot from his AR-15 rifle at 40-year-old Jonathon Kinsella after he tried to break into Thompson’s house through the back door.
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Didn’t VP Biden recommend this sort of thing? :-/
Only thing he did wrong was missing the target.
He should have fired 2 shots in the air with a shotgun instead>
He should face charges.
“Warning shot”? Really?
Book him, Dano.
Military trining taught that the warning shot should land at the top, center, shirt, button.
Should be... Warning shot missed. Hit right between the eyes...
or clean the ear wax out, from ear to ear....
Medford used to be one of the most conservative places on the wes coast. Now it’s full of Californians.
“There was nothing that the suspect was doing that was aggressive enough to justify the shooting,” Lt. Mike Budreau told KDRV. “In fact, the suspect was walking away.”
If the cop's statement is correct, then the citizen was in the wrong. It is one thing if the suspect is advancing on you. But you simply shouldn't be shooting at anything if the suspect is truly fleeing. The danger of a ricochet far outweighs any good that the shot will do.
That being said, give the citizen a summary ticket (no misdemeanor, no felony), and let it go at that.
Ignore "Shotgun Joe's" advice to his wife. It is wrong, it is stupid, and it is illegal advice.
Oh Yeah, and Double Tap...
You better tell the Navy and the Coast Guard. They still using warning shots to stop fleeing suspects.
/johnny
Yup. Reckless endangerment.
With all due respect Yo-Yo, this is oversimplified thinking. Sometimes you cannot be sure of outcome of a given situation, particularly when you don't have all the facts of a situation.
I seriously doubt the average cop is against us, but, you can take it to the bank there is some political appointee that is trying to make a name for himself.
With the high cost of ammo I no longer fire warning shots.
Now that’s funny.
OK. patriots, here’s the target:
“There was nothing that the suspect was doing that was aggressive enough to justify the shooting,” Lt. Mike Budreau told KDRV. “In fact, the suspect was walking away.”
Find out where the neo-Nazi, criminal-loving Lt. Mike lives.
Sell this puke no food, no water and no shelter. Make it known to Lt. Mike that the wimp can no longer live in the community without serious consequences to his well-being.
Our Founders ran Tories like Lt. Mike out of town on a rail.
Clean out your neighborhoods, patriots.
Time to move south.
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