Texan 'hero' shoots and kills burglars at neighbours' - Page 61 - U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum

Wallaroo · #**901** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Traveler

So far Matt has been the only one who has said that he would be comfortable with defending a neighbor or friend if they were in danger, i'd like to see all the rest of you say the same too.

It depends on wather my neighbour is an asshole or not. If he is, then fuck him!

drgoodtrips · #**902** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Wallaroo

It depends on wather my neighbour is an asshole or not. If he is, then fuck him!

Gross, dude.

Traveler · #**903** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

Right, i mean its bad enough you'll let him die, no need to go Necro on his ass!

(Anus i guess...

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Wallaroo · #**904** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Jefe

OK, that makes sense - you wouldn't go in guns-a-blazin' after the crime has been commited, and since you didn't actually witness him commiting the burglary, it is possible that he wasn't the one who stole directly from you (he's still in posession of stolen goods, obvioulsy).

Gotta draw the line somewhere, and IMO, buying stolen goods is less of a crime than actually physically stealing it. It should still be punished hard of course.

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Humor me a response to another scenario, if you would: What if you witness someone leaving your house, and they're getting away? They're off your property, in their car speeding down the road with your stuff. Are you allowed to chase after them in your car, and use deadly force if necessary?

If they took off in a car on a long straight road, then I might take a high powered rifle and shoot the driver right through the rear window and the headrest.

Traveler · #**905** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Jefe

Humor me a response to another scenario, if you would: What if you witness someone leaving your house, and they're getting away? They're off your property, in their car speeding down the road with your stuff. Are you allowed to chase after them in your car, and use deadly force if necessary?

EricOKC couldn't have worded that any better, everything he said.

I know the question wasn't aimed at me but if it was me personally in that situation, if it wasn't even me but my neighbor's stuff i would try my best to stop the car, if need be by blowing the head of the driver off, i would fire at the car, the wheels and even be perfectly comfortable with the car going off the road/getting into a wreck.

Wallaroo · #**906** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Traveler

Right, i mean its bad enough you'll let him die, no need to go Necro on his ass!

(Anus i guess...

)

Hey, you are the Texan here, thats what you would do!

Good pussy is where you find it, as they say.

Traveler · #**907** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

Bah, that sort of behavior is illegal in Texas.

(Sodomy etc is still outlawed.)

Wallaroo · #**908** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Traveler

EricOKC couldn't have worded that any better, everything he said.

I know the question wasn't aimed at me but if it was me personally in that situation, if it wasn't even me but my neighbor's stuff i would try my best to stop the car, if need be by blowing the head of the driver off, i would fire at the car, the wheels and even be perfectly comfortable with the car going off the road/getting into a wreck.

You are not allowed to break the speed limit to go after a couple of thieves. If its in an urban area you would also endanger the public in a high speed pursuit.

Wallaroo · #**909** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Traveler

Bah, that sort of behavior is illegal in Texas.

(Sodomy etc is still outlawed.)

So do they enforce that law, and how? I mean there are gays in Texas no?

Traveler · #**910** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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You are not allowed to break the speed limit to go after a couple of thieves. If its in an urban area you would also endanger the public in a high speed pursuit.

I would need 2 maybe 3 shots from a standing position to knock out the back tyres, then i would chase if i drove but there's no problem with endangering the public for me, there's no traffic at all near our town and even if there was alli would have to do theoretically is stay within the state limits for the law to continue allowing me to oursue the assailant.

Traveler · #**911** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Wallaroo

So do they enforce that law, and how? I mean there are gays in Texas no?

Its not really enforced though there have been a couple strange cases brought up in the last decade or so.

Wallaroo · #**912** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by EricOKC

We take a VERY dim view of crime down here.

Before some people react to that - consider that the police may be hours away and you may have no other way to recover your property. Yes - i said HOURS. Some people in the northeast tend to forget that Texas is a VERY large state. We have counties larger than most of the new england states.

Certain kinds of theft used to be punishable by death down here. We haven't lost that mentality

But your politicians still dont wanna use corporal punishment for theft and other crimes.

Do you think the average texan (with their dim view of crime) is also more law abiding, and less likely to scam someone?

Have you ever stolen anything or scammed someone?

Traveler · #**913** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

Its not that our politicians don't want corporal punishment for such crimes, but the problem is that most of those laws would be struck down under the "cruel and unusual" clause of the constitution, i assume anyway.

Wallaroo · #**914** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Traveler

Its not really enforced though there have been a couple strange cases brought up in the last decade or so.

How can a socalled free state have such laws that interfere with peoples sex-life?

Wallaroo · #**915** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Traveler

Its not that our politicians don't want corporal punishment for such crimes, but the problem is that most of those laws would be struck down under the "cruel and unusual" clause of the constitution, i assume anyway.

Thats why Texas should break free from the union - their views on punishment and self defense are not shared by most other americans it seems. Are there really any good and logical reason not to do it - other than it might be impossible judicially speaking?