Burglar Gets a Bullet

North Charleston, SC

When will the bad guys with guns learn? They just don't get it. More and more people are arming themselves against the criminal element and rightfully so.
I don't know about anywhere else, but in South Carolina, there's been a spurt of law abiding armed citizens fighting back.

The bad guys are too stupid to watch the news or read. Too bad. They might learn something.
What would they learn? They might learn that if they are in the act of committing a dangerous felony, that the homeowner could shoot back and they could die.  Oh yes, the homeowner or the victim of a crime such as this, who actually had to use deadly force, is immune from criminal prosecution and from any civil action. Imagine that...the victim has a few rights.

In this particular incident, a man is taking a nap when a neighbor calls to alert him of 2 guys breaking in to his apartment. He confronts the 2 burglars going through his kitchen cabinets. One burglar is armed and points a gun directly at him. He flees upstairs and gets his own gun. He comes downstairs and shoots one of the burglars. They both fled in a car. As luck would have it, their driving sucked enough to draw the attention of the po-po.
Naturally, they were most reluctant to stop for the police. After all, one guy has a gun shot wound and there's a stolen gun in the car. Oh yes, let's not forget the burglary.  Dumb shits. They're lucky they're not dead.

And here's a shocking statistic, the bumbling burglars are both black males, 18 and 19 years of age.

http://www.live5news.com/story/16597438/shooting-north-charleston

Home Invader Meets Shotgun

Blanchard, OK

The headlines read: "Oklahoma woman shoots and kills intruder; 911 says it's ok to shoot."
Well, that's not what the 911 dispatcher said. She said, "I can't tell you that you can do that, but you do what you have to do to protect your baby."
That statement does not in any way indicate that the dispatcher was giving permission for the young mother to shoot and kill the burglars. She was obviously being non committal, as is her job.
But in the end, the mother did indeed do what she had to do to protect her 3 month old son.
I love how the media puts that twisted little spin on things.

Facts are; On Dec. 31 at 2:00 p.m., 18 year old Sarah McKinley was alone in the trailer with her baby.
2 men were attempting to break in to her residence, one of which was armed with a large hunting knife.
Ms. McKinley put the baby in a rear bedroom with a bottle, and then armed herself with a handgun and a shotgun while she called 911 from her cell phone. She stayed on the line with the dispatcher while the burglars continued their efforts to forcibly open the door.
Once the door went down, and the first suspect began his unlawful entry, Ms. McKinley racked off one shotgun blast to the first intruder, striking him in the upper torso. He died still clutching the hunting knife. The other intruder ran like hell. He later turned himself in to police. McKinley believes that one of those men had recently begun stalking her.

McKinley was forced to take the life of another in an effort to protect herself and her child. The state of Oklahoma is a Castle Doctrine state. She used deadly force during the commission of a dangerous felony and she had no duty to retreat. She stood her ground and defended her castle. Good girl!
If that were not enough drama, just the week before she lost her husband to cancer.

She will not be prosecuted for any crime. What jury in the world would indict a woman protecting her child...Castle Doctrine or not?

Not only will the remaining suspect be charged with burglary for the unlawful entry, but he will also be charged with murder for causing the death of his accomplice.

In case you hadn't noticed, I'm a fan of the Castle Doctrine.
Aristotle once said, "Law is order, and good law is good order." Nothing like a good law to serve justice.

Blanchard Mother Shoots And Kills Intruder - Video - KOCO Oklahoma City

Neighbors Nab Burglar

Lexington Co., SC

You have to truly appreciate the gun laws and the Protection of Persons and Property Act  of South Carolina.

To Wit:

You break in to my home or castle, you are in the commission of committing the felony crime of Burglary, also considered a violent crime.  I can use deadly force on you, the burglar, because you are committing this dangerous felony and because I have the right to stand my ground.  I have no duty to retreat in my own home.
I can basically shoot and and kill you, whether you are armed or not.
Truly one of the most gratifying pieces of legislation that came out of any statehouse.

2 would-be burglars enter a home illegally at about 3:45 p.m. They are confronted by the homeowners and the suspects flee the scene in two different directions. One of the suspects happens in to the right place at the just the right time. A neighbor captures one perp in his yard and holds him at gunpoint until the police arrive.
The second suspect was apprehended by police not too far from the scene of the crime.

Sylvester Rontrell Stepens, Jr., 19

Jaleel Traytwon Miller, 18

Now these 2 worthless pieces of shit will join the vast majority of their brethren by becoming just another worthless tenant of our over-crowded correctional system.

Both suspects were charged with Burglary and one was charged with Illegal Possession of a Weapon (under 21).  Seems one was carrying a concealed handgun and another confessed.
With a little luck, they'll plead and save the taxpayers some money.

More Naked Stupidity

Kansas City, MO

About 2:00 a.m. a homeowner is awakened by the sound of his dogs barking. Having forgotten to lock his door that night, a naked 17 year old runs through the front door and then crawls in to bed with the homeowner's 6 year old daughter.
The wife calls 911 while the husband maintains a hold on the 17 year old.

Jared Solinger, 17 yoa

Shortly after police arrive and take the offender in to custody, 2 other teenagers approach the police explaining that they cannot find their missing cousin. They tell police that shortly after smoking some marijuana, Solinger became violent so they locked him in their basement. After taking off his clothes, Solinger escaped from the basement and went on a naked sprint straight to some stranger's house and in to a child's bed.

An ambulance took Solinger to the hospital where he was treated and released straight in to the arms of police who charged him with burglary.

What do they put in the drugs these days that makes so many people take off their clothes  and run amok?

Machete Madness

Beaufort, SC

Near Hilton Head Island and St. Helena Island, SC there are a number of migrant camps where illegals pass through during various times of the year, mostly picking tomatoes and okra. Oh hell, I don't know what they pick, and don't really care. What's important is that the illegals are probably making their way to FL this time of year, migrating to where the work is and the warmer weather.
They also like to get drunk and commit crimes, but that's another story.

The victim in this case; Raphael Solano-Silverio, was drinking with a bunch of other migrant workers at one of their little encampments. Raphael got in to a scuffle with 3 other men and a full-fledged fight broke out. Other people at the camp broke up the fight, separating them, and Raphael went home.
I'm guessing that wasn't enough for the other 3 little illegal bastards, so they went to Raphael's home.

At 4:30 a.m., the 3 knuckleheads broke in to the victim's house, dragging him outside and brutally assaulting him. In the midst of this mob violence, the victim manages to get his hands on a machete. An awkward weapon, but effective nonetheless. The victim began swinging the machete at his attackers.  One of the suspects got a nasty head wound and another had a finger sliced off.  A slice and dice ...always good for some blood and gore.

Everyone had a little trip to the hospital and the Sheriff's dept. says that Raphael will not be charged with any crime, since it was purely an act of self defense. The other 3 were or will be charged with Burglary, Assault and mob violence.

Who knows if any or all of them are indeed illegal, but we can thank Obama for making it difficult to deport these useless pieces of shit.

Geraldo Lopez, 23

Geraldo Lopez here was one of the 3 attackers, but he managed to walk away with relatively minor inuries so he was the first to go to jail. The other 2 are still in the hospital. Guess who's paying for all that?  Oh, yes. No wonder health insurance premiums and health care costs are rising exponentially. Because people like this are a drain on society and we have to feed and house the bastards....one way or another, we're stuck footing the bill.

Homeowner shoots burglar

For the last few days, I have been totally captivated by 2 Facebook pages that were opened as a direct result of a homeowner lawfully defending himself in his own home.  Here are the basic facts of the case:

Approximately 0840 hours a homeowner is in his bathroom shaving.  He believes he is home alone when he hears noises upstairs.  He looks out a window to see if a family member had returned home and sees no cars.  He grabs his pistol and confronts a black male suspect coming down the stairs with his long guns and a bag of ammo in his hands.  He fires one shot and reportedly this projectile enters at an angle that is somewhat on the backside of the suspect's head.
The homeowner hears more noises and believes there are more intruders (which later is confirmed as one other person is in the house) so he flees from his home and runs to a neighbor's.  The homeowner calls 911 and relays the information.  Quite naturally, he is upset by the circumstances, but the 911 recording released by this police department clearly notes that the homeowner said that the burglar had his rifles and he shot him.

Here's what now plays out -  A high ranking official from this small police department, makes a recorded statement to the news media that outlines the above facts.  He further states that the homeowner will NOT be charged as he was lawfully defending his property from an intruder, as is written under the Castle Doctrine.
In this particular small county, they do NOT have a medical examiner, but just a coroner.  A coroner is an elected official and not a medical doctor.  The coroner pronounces the suspect dead of a gunshot wound.  No criminal matter. Case closed.  No autopsy necessary.  (As a note, if an autopsy was to be conducted, they would have to send the body some 40 miles away to the nearest medical examiner/pathologist and it would cost the county approximately $4000. 00.)  Why bother?  The case is clear cut and obvious.

On a side note, about 10 years ago, the Attorney General for SC, Charlie Condon, declared "open season" on home invaders.  Click on his name and you'll see the press release that stirred up quite a bit of controversy when it was first announced.

In the meantime, 2 other suspects were arrested and both gave statements/confessions of the circumstances and that they were the only 3 people involved.  (One was the getaway driver) These suspects are 18-21 years of age and - surprise - all have criminal records.
The coroner finds that the nearest immediate family member, his Father, is in the Kentucky state penitentiary.  Surprise again.  The father is notified by the coroner.


Nothing here but an open and shut case, right?  You would think, but it seems some liberal moronic relatives from New Jersey come down to find facts, help the family, make arrangements, etc.  An uncle of the deceased suspect starts a Facebook page titled Justice-for-Bobby-L-Gadsden.
You would not believe the unintelligible, moronic, ignorant arguments and comments that were posted on that page.  These people think the Castle Doctrine shouldn't pertain to poor little Bobby and that it's all race related.  Whenever someone clearly and reasonably tried to ask what "justice" they were seeking, the response was usually in the form of a written tirade that made no sense.  In a nutshell, they used every argument imaginable and grasped at straws in their attempt to blame the homeowner.  They did not dispute that their poor baby, Bobby was committing a crime, they just don't think he should have been shot in the back of the head.  They speculate that he was attempting to flee. More rumors, more speculation, more bullshit.  They were demanding an autopsy and were irate that they couldn't view his body.
2 answers were provided :
1.) The coroner really thought it in the family's best interest to release the body directly to the funeral home so that the family would not be exposed to the prettiness of what a bullet to the head can produce.
2.) The coroner can't do the autopsy but would make arrangements for the body to be sent to a medical pathologist of their choosing - but not at the expense of the county.
Apparently, those answers didn't go over well.

It quickly became a white vs. black thing, insults were constantly hurled because of the ghetto language, profanity and outright lies.  Threats were made not only on the page, but people who attempted to make some civilized sense, were receiving threatening messages in their private Facebook mailboxes.  At some point, the uncle came on and did a clean sweep of his page, deleting the comments of many people who's points made some sense and who produced facts to support the law.  These same people found themselves blocked from the page altogether.
The disgusting part is that the Facebook page has over 800 "likes" on it.  Unfortunately, you have to press like to make a comment on it.  As angry as I got at the idiotic ramblings I read on that page, I refused to "like" any part of it.
Rumors swirled that the victim of this crime received death threats and he and his family feared for their safety and have supposedly gone in to seclusion.  A police car is parked out in front of their house 24/7.

Because of all that hateful garbage spewing from the mouths and fingers of the Gadsden Facebook proponents, another page was started.  The administrator of  Truth-About-Bobby-Gadsden set some ground rules;  No racism, no excessively foul language, no threats.  The page was a means of support for the victim and his family, supporting every citizen's 2nd Amendment right to bear arms.

The local news media seemed to have lost interest and the uncle posted a story on ireporter CNN which didn't garner much sympathy.  With all their huff and puff, no high profile blow hard has jumped on their bandwagon. The Justice page eluded to NAACP action, Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton taking up the cause.
The suspect's family can't sue the homeowner, since he is protected from such action under law.  What lawyer in his right mind would want to take up a losing case?

In fact, in the last 12 hours, it has become ominously quiet, save for a few hangers on.
However, one talk radio blogspot has been shamelessly advertising on the Justice Facebook page about tonight's topic of Bobby Gadsden: Homicide or Justified?

I myself don't plan on listening, but if nothing interests you on TV tonight, and you want to see your blood pressure rise, tune in at 8 p.m.

A War Story of Respectful Stupidity

It was a typical hot, humid night in the southeast.  The kind of heat that makes your glasses fog up when you get out of the patrol car.  I was working the evening shift on the west side and it was getting close to the end of my watch.  The night shift had already signed on about 2 hours ago and our over lap time was coming to an end.  My paperwork was done and I was just trying to stay out of trouble for the next hour.  It was not to be.
It was getting busy and calls were coming in faster than we could answer them...in every sector but mine.  It was well after midnight, 85 degrees and a full moon.  I don't care what anyone says.  I believe in that theory.

There was an alarm call at a school in my adjoining sector.  I was the only available unit so per the supervisor, they dispatched me.  I was an FTO at the time, but no rookie this night.  None anticipated for about 2 weeks.  A little bit of a vacation.  I was thinking this is just another false alarm and it would tie me up for at least 20 minutes.


On a brief side note:  At this time, I worked for a large police department with never enough man power.  A high turnover rate with low salaries and even lower budgets.  We often had issues with our equipment, including our walkies.  It was close to new budget time and on this particular night, my walkie was pretty damn close to dead.  

I respond to the school, parking my unit in a dark area near the front entrance.  I commence a foot patrol and start checking doors and windows.  I'm halfway through my check when I suddenly hear rapid foot steps and then  BAM!  Followed by "Oh shit!"  I have my weapon out of my holster and I'm crouched behind some cover, trying to ascertain where the suspect is.  2 times I try a persistent whispery call for assistance on the radio that I have a B & E in progress.  The dispatch center isn't picking up my transmissions but someone else was  paying attention and caught some of  it.  A K-9 officer asked dispatch my location and he advised he was en route.  We all know how we can multi task in situations like this.  You hear that assistance is on the way and you're still concentrating on what's transpiring in front of you.

After I heard some idiot run in to something and swear, I have my weapon out and I've taken cover.  I'm shouting at the top of my lungs at this bone head...."This is the North Podunck police dept., come out with your hands in the air." I yell this a few times and finally get a response.  The male voice is coming from the area of a small out building with some aluminium garbage cans next to it.  He doesn't want to come out because as he says, "not if you're going to shoot me."  [Gotta love the humor of some freakin' idiot who has now already pissed me off because I took cover behind something and had to squat down on one knee, in what I hope is just mud.] 


This little discussion just seems to be dragging out.  He'll surrender if I promise not to shoot him.  I promise.  He does come out with his hands up and I talk him down on the ground at gun point.  He's laying on his stomach, legs crossed and fingers interlocked behind his head.  I approach, grab some fingers, holster my weapon and proceed to handcuff this young punk.

My adrenaline has been pumping so hard, I was practically out of breath.  The K-9 officer is on scene and is asking my location.  He's near my car but can't find me.  I manage to get a word in to dispatch that I've got one in custody and that I'm in the back of the school. The K-9 officer does what we all do, drives as far as his car will let him, damn any of those pesky little obstacles like grass and sidewalks.  He pulls up just as I'm picking this knucklehead up off the ground.
K-9 Officer "Wolfie" gets out of his car while his partner is loudly yapping and snarling away in the back seat.
He asks if I'm ok and if there's anyone else in the building.  Our knucklehead friend says, "Oh no, I broke in all by myself."  TIME OUT!  [Let me catch my breath]  I start reciting Miranda to our little burglar.  After being asked if he understands his rights, he says, "Sure I do.  I'll give you a full confession now.   It was just me that broke in that classroom."  [WOW.  My lucky night.]

Meanwhile, we have to find a way over to the actual entry point and secure Mr. Knucklehead while we do so.  K-9 Wolfie comes up with this plan...Take out his partner from the back seat and then put the perp in there temporarily.  My car is very far away.  The suspect pipes up with, "You can't arrest me, I'm not your bust!"  Smart ass K-9 officer Wolfie says, "Don't worry man, I won't take the credit for this!"  Now Knucklehead is getting a little antsy because he thinks we're going to put the K-9 back in the car with him.  Our little Knucklehead reminded me that I promised I wouldn't hurt him.  [Aw, shucks!]

Well, his spontaneous confession tells us he broke in through one window and got out the same way, because he heard me outside.  [That's not a good sign.]  The classroom door was locked and required a key to open from the inside.  He had no choice but to leave the same way he came in. Since I am the smaller of the 2 legged officers, I get a boost and get in the class room.  What an unholy mess.  This guy just totally trashed the classroom with spray paint, penning every dirty word imaginable on every surface imaginable.  No place was untouched.  There's no doubt, this guy was just too stupid.

Oh crap....this is going to take hours.

We finally get everything sorted out at the scene and I have knucklehead safely belted in my dog free patrol car.  On the way in to HQ, our young man is just one chatty Cathy who informs me he is one of the military's problem children.  He's had a DUI, been busted down a pay grade or 2, and tonight has been drinking, taken some 'ludes, and was looking for some excitement.  Well, looks like he found it.
After we get to HQ and I put him in a temporary holding cell, I contact the Navy SP 's to brief them.  They know him!!  [Another bad sign.]  So they wish me luck, and state that his command will be notified.  [To this day, I can still hear that SP's wicked chuckling through the phone line.]

I have to ask our friend some standard questions for the booking report including his place of birth.  He says that it's some place in upstate [a nameless northern state] in a city that I've probably never heard of.  I told him to try me.  He gives me the city and I ask if that's county A or county B.  The kid's eyes, already humongous from the drugs and alcohol, are about ready to fall out of his head because I knew where his birthplace actually was.  Sadly enough, I grew up in that state some 30 miles south of where he was born.  Small world.

And such a considerate and respectful burglar, confessing like that.  He wanted to make sure I got all the credit for his arrest.