'Pistol packing Mama' kills intruder.

[onearmedbandit]

Nice work from a mother protecting her baby. Calls 911 who inform that she can not shoot him until he enters the home, so when he does......

Police call it a justified shooting. Nice.

http://gma.yahoo.com/video/news-26797925/oklahoma-mother-18-kills-intruder-breaking-into-her-home-while-on-phone-with-911-27777235.html

[Hopeful Bastard]

Holy crap... BRING THAT LAW HERE!!! :D

[Gremlin]

Haha, I love how the other guy handed himself in. Bet he got the surprise of his life as his mate entered the door :lol:

Unfortunately, y' just know it wouldn't work that way here... but the American police seem far more practical about it.

[sinfull]

Them good ole boys thought they's gonna have some fun with that pretty lil filly, seein she was all alone after her Bo went an died on her !!!



Nek Minit

[SMOKEU]

My grandma caught a black guy cooking eggs on her stove in the early hours of the morning after he broke into her house, so she held him at gun point and called the cops. Over the phone the cops said that she wasn't allowed to shoot him. This was apartheid era South Africa, too.

[Milts]

Related: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/jan/03/collier-judge-upholds-stand-your-ground-defense-ca/

[Crasherfromwayback]

Sounds fair to me!

[misterO]

911 operator told the mother she could not tell her it was OK to shoot, but said that she should do whatever she needed to protect herself and her baby. Seems sensible enough to me, given the circumstances. When I lived in the states I never heard too much about home-invasions. I wonder why that is?

[mashman]

Holy crap... BRING THAT LAW HERE!!! :D

I'd be happy with that :yes:

[Tigadee]

"Pistol packing mama"... She used a 12 guage shotgun! Media just loves to be change facts in order to sensationalistic... :facepalm:

[placidfemme]

Nice!

Self defense and protecting ones property should not be a criminal offense (as it is here in NZ). Good on her. One less twat the earth has to deal with.

[RDJ]

Good for her. As they say, when seconds matter, the police are only minutes away. (And in fact there is no legal obligation on the police to protect any of us... their legal obligations relate largely to investigating us, detaining us and charging us, a difficult concept to believe but it is enshrined in law).

It should concern policymakers greatly that the more efforts are made to institute restrictions on homeowners to defend themselves, the more emboldened and better armed criminals get. But perhaps the for the Nanny-Statists, that's a feature not a bug.

[PrincessBandit]

Bet there'd be waaaay less home invasions here if home owners were allowed to use lethal force to protect themselves. Pity that our law allows for anyone to break into our homes, do basically whatever they like, and then they are entitled to defence when they eventually get caught.
I did smile though when I heard that it was in Dallas - is that the same law in all states in the US?

[rachprice]

"Pistol packing mama"... She used a 12 guage shotgun! Media just loves to be change facts in order to sensationalistic... :facepalm:

She packed both a shotgun and a pistol but just killed the dude with the shotgun....

And the poor thing....she must have been through hell of late

[Crasherfromwayback]

.she must have been through hell of late

Whilst the loser stalker just went straight there.:headbang:

[Swoop]

I did smile though when I heard that it was in Dallas

Please pay attention. The reporter was in Dallas but the incident (the shooting) was located in Oklahoma, a State that is next to Texas.



EDIT: I note the accomplice has been charged!

[jazfender]

Please pay attention. The reporter was in Dallas but the incident (the shooting) was located in Oklahoma, a State that is next to Texas.

chillbro.

Kinda feel like this whole story is just America having a fat wank over their gun ownership laws.

[Brett]

I would not have a single issue if the law here was the same. A man (or womans) house is her castle, where one should be able to raise ones family securely and in safety. If some clown wants to break in with intent to steal or harm (often goes hand in hand with home invasion burglaries...) ones loved ones, then the occupants should be allowed to protect themselves with deadly force if necessary. It's like walking into a bears lair, do so at your own peril. You can't blame the bear for protecting its home and cubs.
With the increase in violent home invasions, it will be interesting to see some cases such as this tried in NZ. I struggle to see a jury finding you guilty of murder when protecting themselves from intrusion and potential serious harm. The problem is that our self defence laws (section 48 of the =Crimes Act) are not exactly explicit in their wording...ie what is "reasonable" force??

[Shadowjack]

So, the intruder was alleged to have a 12" hunting knife.
I remember that thing somebody once told me about "knives" and "gunfights".
The intruder, well, obviously didn't.
Darwin rules.

[Swoop]

Kinda feel like this whole story is just America having a fat wank over their gun ownership laws.
Not quite. It is about the right to self defense with what ever means comes to hand.

I would not have a single issue if the law here was the same. A man (or womans) house is her castle, where one should be able to raise ones family securely and in safety. If some clown wants to break in with intent to steal or harm (often goes hand in hand with home invasion burglaries...) ones loved ones, then the occupants should be allowed to protect themselves with deadly force if necessary. It's like walking into a bears lair, do so at your own peril. You can't blame the bear for protecting its home and cubs.
With the increase in violent home invasions, it will be interesting to see some cases such as this tried in NZ. I struggle to see a jury finding you guilty of murder when protecting themselves from intrusion and potential serious harm. The problem is that our self defence laws (section 48 of the =Crimes Act) are not exactly explicit in their wording...ie what is "reasonable" force??
Did you pay attention to the "taking a knife to a gun shop (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10393278)" here in NZ?

[Brett]

Not quite. It is about the right to self defense with what ever means comes to hand.

Did you pay attention to the "taking a knife to a gun shop (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10393278)" here in NZ?

Sure did...was a complete joke. Guy walks into GUN shop carrying a machete in an attempt to rob the shop. Shop owner shoots robber and gets arrested? Pathetic. Should have been given a "services to community" award.