home invasion thwarted by armed citizen.

Originally posted by Ismail
Well I do find it kind of weird how some americans think it's ok to kill a guy for trying to steal their TV... It's kind of frightening because it shows how much some of you value life. (I.E. less that a TV, whats that, 100 $ for a good one ? )

A homeowner, alerted of an impending home invasion by his security cameras, arms himself and takes matters into his hands last Thursday when four armed suspects attempt to break into his home.

The video the owner caught is incredible, and you can see it by watching the video link to the left. You see a vehicle pull up, and four men run out. One of them is carrying what appears to be an AR-15 or M-16, a weapon which could be fully automatic.

The robbery happened last Thursday in broad daylight at a home on West Vande Loo Street. All the action was caught by the homeowners outdoor surveillance system.

"The victim was able to get back inside his house, close his door, semi barricade it, reach for [a] weapon that was easily accessible," says Pima County Sheriff's Deputy Earl Gieron.

The homeowner shot at the suspects. He even put a bullet through the windshield of the suspects car, which is also caught on camera. The four men retreated and took off. All of them remain on the run.

Sheriff's officials say the homeowner has surveillance cameras installed all around his house.

A disabled woman told how she was attacked in her home by knife-wielding yobs who butchered her pet dog.
Kerri Delacruz was tortured for an hour by the four youths, who slaughtered her Yorkshire terrier, Willow.

Originally posted by george_gaz
Yobs butcher dog then torture owner

A disabled woman told how she was attacked in her home by knife-wielding yobs who butchered her pet dog.
Kerri Delacruz was tortured for an hour by the four youths, who slaughtered her Yorkshire terrier, Willow.

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At least in the US a person has the chance to defend themselves when four armed (with knives) youths break into your home. Here, in the UK, we just have to deal with it.

IRMO, SC (WIS) - Three men accused of a botched robbery on a pizza man appeared in court Monday morning and told their version of what happened.

Officials say Jason Beckham, Carlos Dates and Justin Roundtree are charged with robbery and criminal conspiracy. The judge set bond at $250,000 each. All three of the men are being charged with robbery and criminal conspiracy.

Police say the men conspired to rob a Pizza Hut delivery man on Avery Place Lane in Irmo.

That's when they say the delivery man took out a gun and shot one of the men, 17-year-old Paul Sturgill. He later died at the hospital. An autopsy revealed Sturgill died of hypovolemic shock caused by a gunshot wound to the chest.

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Authorities say the delivery man, 43-year-old Christopher Miller, is not facing any charges. He has a valid concealed weapons permit.

In court, the men charged say things didn't go as planned.

On Monday afternoon, Miller released a statement explaining his side of the story, saying to Sturgill's family how "very sorry" he was about their son's death.

Miller said he was confronted by the four men and ran off. He said Sturgill eventually caught up to him and started beating him in the head.

"Knowing that the other three would soon arrive to help him and believing I would be gravely injured or even killed, I pulled my weapon and fired two shots in self-defense," said Miller.

After the shots were fired, Miller said the other three suspects ran off and he immediately called 911.

"I believe that night all four of them meant to cause me serious harm and possibly kill me. I have delivered pizzas on and off for ten years and have worked at the store in Irmo for the past four years and this is the third time I have been robbed delivering pizzas," said Miller.

Originally posted by Thistled
Look at the 16,000 suicides in the states - that could have been halved if guns were not so readily available.

Like it or lump it, Europe is a Utopia in comparison. What's wrong with that?