Caught someone breaking into my house Wednesday night - Crazy shit | |
Icey
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GTB
(OP) User ID: 76338020 United States 10/08/2018 11:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's 100% true. I'm sure it can be easily found on some crime blotter. Port St Lucie, FL. Last Wednesday night. I'd rather be real and rejected than fake and accepted. Individualism is the logical conclusion of rational political/social opinions. Leftism is the absence of any. |
smith357
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Mkjeep
User ID: 24338353 United States 10/08/2018 11:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good for you, you did the right thing for your conscience and your family. A second more and you may have had to shoot. Taking a life stays with you and is not something you want to do unless absolutely necessary. Good job brother. Maybe this gives the guy a chance to get his life on track and he’ll rethink his situation. Also saves you a ton of legal bullshit, which will come if you shoot someone, no matter how right. Especially in this day and age. "Be like water my friend”- Bruce Lee |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76409967 United States 10/08/2018 11:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Seer777
Ride the wings of the mind User ID: 15806622 United States 10/08/2018 11:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Great job keeping your head under pressure OP. Only suggestion I would make, is to get yourself a bedside gun safe, with a digital combination. Ours can be opened in seconds, is in arm's reach of the bed, and is completely secure otherwise. Difficulties strengthen the Mind as labor does the body... ~Seneca |
Jeezum Crow
User ID: 41496127 United States 10/08/2018 12:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | at worst you may've changed someone's life by not killing him. As a bonus, maybe he tells his friends to stay away from your house for good. At best, you're protected by God and he doesn't need you killing anyone--whether you're in the right or wrong. Sounds like you had everything under control. You got rid of bad guy and even assuaged your wife's fears that it was one of the children. |
GTB
(OP) User ID: 76338020 United States 10/08/2018 12:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good for you, you did the right thing for your conscience and your family. A second more and you may have had to shoot. Taking a life stays with you and is not something you want to do unless absolutely necessary. Good job brother. Maybe this gives the guy a chance to get his life on track and he’ll rethink his situation. Also saves you a ton of legal bullshit, which will come if you shoot someone, no matter how right. Especially in this day and age. Quoting: Mkjeep Thanks, guys! There are literally a hundred things that crossed my mind after that I NEVER thought about before, and like I stated before, I have somewhat prepared for this specifically. How do you prepare yourself to see .40 defensive ammo explode someones face inches from you? How do you prepare for knowing you just destroyed their parents lives? How do you prepare your family for the event that will change their lives forever, and they weren't even awake for it. You can't, so you better make sure you exhausted all options. I'd rather be real and rejected than fake and accepted. Individualism is the logical conclusion of rational political/social opinions. Leftism is the absence of any. |
Mkjeep
User ID: 24338353 United States 10/08/2018 12:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good for you, you did the right thing for your conscience and your family. A second more and you may have had to shoot. Taking a life stays with you and is not something you want to do unless absolutely necessary. Good job brother. Maybe this gives the guy a chance to get his life on track and he’ll rethink his situation. Also saves you a ton of legal bullshit, which will come if you shoot someone, no matter how right. Especially in this day and age. Quoting: Mkjeep I should add you did the morally right thing aswell. You could have waited and just shot him. Warning him before he completely breached your home shows you have some humanity. I can guarantee if you wouldn’t have and let him enter without that and shot him dead, it would have haunted you about what you could have or should have done. After warning and he still entered , different story. "Be like water my friend”- Bruce Lee |
GTB
(OP) User ID: 76338020 United States 10/08/2018 12:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Great job keeping your head under pressure OP. Quoting: Seer777 Only suggestion I would make, is to get yourself a bedside gun safe, with a digital combination. Ours can be opened in seconds, is in arm's reach of the bed, and is completely secure otherwise. Thanks! My safe is right next to my bed, but the window was between the safe and me. I keep a handgun stashed behind a canvas print for this. My older children know better and have grown up with firearms in the home, but I have a three year old. I'd rather be real and rejected than fake and accepted. Individualism is the logical conclusion of rational political/social opinions. Leftism is the absence of any. |
Mental Case
User ID: 77014325 United Arab Emirates 10/08/2018 12:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Now if you kept a pick-axe handy you could have driven it thru his hand/arm...pinning him to the window sill :D Leave him sit there for an hour before you call the cops. Maybe go outside and kick him in the ass a few times for good measure! If I am going to be damned...I am going to be damned for who I really am! |
Mkjeep
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Enigma1970
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GTB
(OP) User ID: 76338020 United States 10/08/2018 12:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good for you, you did the right thing for your conscience and your family. A second more and you may have had to shoot. Taking a life stays with you and is not something you want to do unless absolutely necessary. Good job brother. Maybe this gives the guy a chance to get his life on track and he’ll rethink his situation. Also saves you a ton of legal bullshit, which will come if you shoot someone, no matter how right. Especially in this day and age. Quoting: Mkjeep I should add you did the morally right thing aswell. You could have waited and just shot him. Warning him before he completely breached your home shows you have some humanity. I can guarantee if you wouldn’t have and let him enter without that and shot him dead, it would have haunted you about what you could have or should have done. After warning and he still entered , different story. That's my thought as well. I think once I made the choice to shoot, something inside said, "Hold it, hoss..." It absolutely would have stuck with me. I'd rather be real and rejected than fake and accepted. Individualism is the logical conclusion of rational political/social opinions. Leftism is the absence of any. |
Seer777
Ride the wings of the mind User ID: 15806622 United States 10/08/2018 12:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Great job keeping your head under pressure OP. Quoting: Seer777 Only suggestion I would make, is to get yourself a bedside gun safe, with a digital combination. Ours can be opened in seconds, is in arm's reach of the bed, and is completely secure otherwise. Thanks! My safe is right next to my bed, but the window was between the safe and me. I keep a handgun stashed behind a canvas print for this. My older children know better and have grown up with firearms in the home, but I have a three year old. We don't have kids but do have a bunch of nieces and nephews. For me personally, it was for peace of mind that it could still be accessed in a second, but still totally secure from anyone else, potentially finding it. You did the right thing and kept your head. Very difficult to do in those situations. Best case scenario all around. Difficulties strengthen the Mind as labor does the body... ~Seneca |
janedoenut
User ID: 72280651 United States 10/08/2018 12:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well done on ALL accounts. “If you'll let me tell you what I imagine about myself, you'll find it a lot more interesting” –Anne Shirley "Seemingly your father nor mother taught you that as a man, it's your job to protect and provide for women and lead strong families. As men, had you done your job, you wouldn't be living in a matriarchal society." - Janedoenut, 2018 |
The DarkShadow
User ID: 75321431 United States 10/08/2018 12:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You did well OP. No keyboard warrior should criticize your actions. Breaking into a bedroom at 2am, into a house that has kids, is a really bad thing. This guy had some bad things planned. From that perspective, it would have been best if he died. But then you would have had to deal with remorse, investigation, and maybe even accusations and that the perp was just turning his life around. That's a lot for you and your kids to deal with. |
Vaellene
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GTB
(OP) User ID: 76338020 United States 10/08/2018 12:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Now if you kept a pick-axe handy you could have driven it thru his hand/arm...pinning him to the window sill :D Quoting: Mental Case Leave him sit there for an hour before you call the cops. Maybe go outside and kick him in the ass a few times for good measure! This is an idea I can get behind lol. [installs pickaxe holder next to window] I'd rather be real and rejected than fake and accepted. Individualism is the logical conclusion of rational political/social opinions. Leftism is the absence of any. |
Evil_Twin
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User ID: 38768394 United States 10/08/2018 12:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You were prepared to defend your family if necessary & had already taken the appropriate steps to ensure you had the ability to do so. Perfect. You did everything right. I'm glad you didn't have to kill the perp. Regardless of whether it would have been legal or right, it's something you'd have had to live with the rest of your life and let me assure you, it's not easy or something you ever get over. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. Romans 10:10 |
Weyoun
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JohnRedBeard
User ID: 76911428 United States 10/08/2018 12:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | All around good job. You changed that guys life forever (hopefully for the better) "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" MOLON LABE Red Karma Hall of Fame: "Merry Christmas leftist" "If you were any more stupid, you'd need watering twice a week." |
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Weyoun
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Evil_Twin
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Weyoun
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Evil Lincoln
User ID: 72076845 United States 10/08/2018 12:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | GOOD JOB OP! you do not want to kill anyone unless you absolutely have too. Plus you would be the one cleaning the blood off your walls. It takes courage not to shoot. You did the right thing. Also, you saved your children from having to hear/see their father kill someone. Noted: Every situation is different. You made the right choice for the best outcome of your family. Something is coming. Guard your heart and watch the wind.. |
GTB
(OP) User ID: 76338020 United States 10/08/2018 12:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow, good job OP. Quoting: Saint Kitty I wonder if he knew people were home? Could he see through the windows to see your wife asleep? Wonder what his intent was and if he was also armed. Both vehicles were in the driveway. I drive a big ass Ram 2500, so they not only knew there were people home, they knew there was a guy home. Wondering their intent is whats sticking with me currently. Luckily, Florida defines their intent in legal terms in case I had to shoot, but that doesn't help me from wondering. 2am with both vehicles sounds more rapey and violent of an intrusion than coming in while we are at work and stealing shit. idk... I'd rather be real and rejected than fake and accepted. Individualism is the logical conclusion of rational political/social opinions. Leftism is the absence of any. |