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2009-12-06 -Lurid Crime Tales-

'I don't want to have to kill this man, but i'll kill him graveyard dead ma'am'

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Posted by Anonymoose 2009-12-06 10:43|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 wonder how fast it will tajke the law too charge her with murder.

Posted by chris">chris 2009-12-06 12:01|| 2009-12-06 12:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Chris, this is the US, not England. The woman did everything she could to protect herself. She had no place within her house where she could retreat and be safe. She opened fire when the intruder actually broke in.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-12-06 12:06|| 2009-12-06 12:06|| Front Page Top

#3 And specifically, this occurred in Oklahoma, a state which is supportive of self-defense rights. She not only had the dispatcher as a phone witness that she warned the intruder she had a gun, the dispatcher eventually told her "Okay , (unintelligible) is advising that you can defend your property if you need to."

A right to self-defense is the basic protection against tyranny.

Posted by lotp 2009-12-06 13:03|| 2009-12-06 13:03|| Front Page Top

#4 A warning shot? I'm not sure and I'd like to hear the discussion.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-12-06 13:07|| 2009-12-06 13:07|| Front Page Top

#5 warning shots with a scattergun are somewhat self-defeating....

Posted by Angaimble Turkeyneck6412 2009-12-06 13:24|| 2009-12-06 13:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Warning shots to the brain have a persuasive quality mere words can never have.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-12-06 13:34|| 2009-12-06 13:34|| Front Page Top

#7 My Grandmother lived outside of Tulsa. A man tried to break in to her home and she shot him with a .38. Nothing happened to her. She was 82 at the time.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2009-12-06 18:14|| 2009-12-06 18:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Chris, think you might be surprised how many ordinary Americans would go clean this womans gun, make shur she has more shells. she might need em'....

Posted by notascrename">notascrename 2009-12-06 22:07|| 2009-12-06 22:07|| Front Page Top

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