56yr Old Woman shoots and kills intruder. Audio - Page 2

Truthseeker · #11 12-05-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tstew

I'm not trying to fault her, I was just wondering what the pros and cons would have been for announcing to him that she was armed and on the phone with the police. Honestly she did not strike me as a frightened, rattled woman. She was remarkably level headed throughout. It was also not like she woke up and had a man standing over her and did not have time to react, think, or gain the upper hand. It may simply be different for me as a younger man and she as an older woman though.

let me add the 911 operator advised her that she has a right to protect her property. When the lady said she's going to have to kill/shoot the guy operator responded with i understand. Heaing this may give a person the feeling it's what she has to do.

There's some other options I could think of being an arm chair QB at this point, but lady was within her right to shoot the guy.

MissBrattified · #12 12-05-2009, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Truthseeker

let me add the 911 operator advised her that she has a right to protect her property. When the lady said she's going to have to kill/shoot the guy operator responded with i understand. Heaing this may give a person the feeling it's what she has to do.

There's some other options I could think of being an arm chair QB at this point, but lady was within her right to shoot the guy.

Absolutely. Until it happens to you, you really don't know what you will do--you can only hope that you'll react in the best way possible.

Truthseeker · #13 12-05-2009, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Absolutely. Until it happens to you, you really don't know what you will do--you can only hope that you'll react in the best way possible.

Yep, and whether one agrees are not, she was lawfully right to shoot the guy.

Truthseeker · #14 12-05-2009, 03:57 PM

I'm sure there's some liberal antigun tree huggin frog kissers out there that will condemn her.

RandyWayne · #15 12-05-2009, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Truthseeker

I'm sure there's some liberal antigun tree huggin frog kissers out there that will condemn her.

There are some "liberal antigun tree huggin frog kissers" HERE who will condemn her.

Truthseeker · #16 12-05-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

There are some "liberal antigun tree huggin frog kissers" HERE who will condemn her.

who?

freeatlast · #17 12-05-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Truthseeker

who?

Benny Casa comes to mind..some others too.

pelathais · #18 12-05-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Truthseeker

I'm sure there's some liberal antigun tree huggin frog kissers out there that will condemn her.

"Frog kissers?"

Sweet Pea · #19 12-05-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

I wept for her situation at the end. It was a terrible situation to be put in and no matter how warranted one may feel their actions are there is still the terrible feeling that you have taken a human life.

On another note... I feel that it was TERRIBLY irresponsible to post this audio with her address, where she hides her key to the house, her sons name & phone number as well as where her husbands work place still intact.

That data should have been removed from the audio.

I agree with the bolded above - however, I don't fault the original poster. The fault lies with whatever news agency got ahold of it and posted it - as well as the law enforcement agency that released it without removing that info from the audio.. JMHO

Jeffrey · #20 12-05-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnbcox

Dude, a 56yr woman awakened by a man banging on her door and then busting through. She is not thinking anything about reasoning, she is trying to survive.

It's a major tragedy, but I don't know that I would have done different. You never know how you will react in those situations

She was quite calm before he actually broke in -- and considering, it took him about 5-10 minutes of pounding on the door and yelling a name she didn't recognize.

I understand she was probably petrified. But she knew what was about to go down. The woman on the phone could have helped a bit more.

"I'm going to have to kill him if he comes in."
"I understand..."

Depending on her experience with guns, she could have shot his legs, fired a warning shot, caulked the gun... a number of things. She could evidently see the guy since he walked all around her wrap-around porch. She suspected him of being drunk even.

All hindsight. But all these facts make the story more tragic.