Lebensraum
News, Guns ·Monday September 28, 2009 @ 22:36 EDT (link)
Our apartment isn't nearly so cramped—we've moved some things around and actually have "room to live": the couches aren't all against one another, the treadmill is out of the way, books are in bookshelves, and we can watch TV from a reasonable distance.
I feel a bit like an Enron employee as we're shredding a lot of old records unnecessarily kept (medical EOBs, utility bills, outdated financial statements). There's still about a 8" stack remaining. I'm also still going through folders and boxes to find things to sell, give away, throw out, or pack tightly on one of the shelves that go all the way high ceiling that are a great feature of this place.
Recently a car prowler in the Northgate area of Seattle was shot by the car owner (from his balcony) with a Mosin Nagant. Apparently he got jail time, even though the criminal was committing a felony and that's supposed to be a complete defense. Some responses from MSGun with which I wholeheartedly agree:
I have a hard time wrapping my head around the idea that someone who is committing crime has any rights or expectation of protection from society.—JC
Everything the thieves did was WRONG. They intruded on a personÂs home, stole his belongings, and committed multiple felonies in the process. They needed to stay at home and work on their résumés to apply for jobs, not go out and steal another's property. Instead they robbed a guy who had a gun for a stupid stereo. It was flat out dumb.
I donÂt know why we speak of thieves and other criminals as deserving more rights than the people they victimize, but the more I think about it, the less I am able to sympathize with them. They chose to put themselves in a dangerous situation through their occupation, and one got killed due to occupational hazards. It is my opinion the only thing the guy did wrong (presuming the statements he made were true) was to speak to police before his lawyer.—TH
The law sucks, and is complete BS. A thief live in constant fear for their life if they have the balls to invade my home. Period.—SY
Okay, what gets me is the thief continued to carry the speaker after seeing the armed owner. I think any sane person would have dropped the speaker and ran like hell. Right or wrong this punk needed to be removed from society.—SN
More Texas-style laws allowing use of deadly force in defense of property and life are called for. Once someone has decided to invade or steal property, they should feel like a dead man walking with every theft bringing them closer to having some just soul arrange a meeting with their maker.
Honey's aunt Linda was recently diagnosed with cancer—please pray for her.
