Intruder was shot after warning, police say
A New Carrollton man shot and killed a home invader Tuesday night as the intruder broke through the glass panes of the man's front door and reached through to unlock it, officials and law enforcement sources said.
The 27-year-old resident, whom police did not identify because he is not charged with a crime, was standing in the doorway with a shotgun while the other man, apparently a stranger, tried to break in, police officials and law enforcement sources said.
Okay, that's Grade A terminal stupidity right there. Someone's standing there with a shotgun and you continue to break in? Yeah, you're asking for a ticket-punching. Either the goblin was so monumentally stupid as to not realize what was going on, in which case it's unfortunate he was out on the street and not under heavy sedation, or he didn't care/didn't believe the gun was loaded/didn't think the homeowner would shoot.
In any case, he lost.
Dead Goblin Count: 123
Reader Scott sends in the next story:
Retired Detroit cop fatally shoots robbery suspect
Detroit — An 18-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday night after attempting to rob a retired Detroit police officer on the city's west side, officials said.
The former officer was leaving a store in the 14700 block of W. Seven Mile about 9:25 p.m. when the suspect approached him, armed with a gun and demanding money, said Sgt. Eren Stephens of the Detroit Police Department.
EPIC. VICTIM SELECTION. FAIL.
Now, I know I've commented that cops are ineligible - but this is a retired cop. He's also in Detroit, where it just makes plain good sense to be armed - but is also in MI, a "shall issue" state where retired cops do not have an advantage over the non-LEO community when it comes to getting a concealed carry license. This one absolutely counts. There's mention of an exchange - one has to wonder if the retired officer didn't try to dissuade the young man from his life of crime - before the shooting. It's left as an exercise to the reader what our recently deceased goblin's last thoughts were...
Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug - it was his turn to go splat.
Dead Goblin Count: 124
That is all.
6 comments:
I wonder what the last thing to go through the robber's head was? Oh right. A bullet.
Dang Jay, the way things are going you'll hit #200 by April.
The incident in MD is interesting. I live in MD - and at one time my work office was near the area mentioned in the article.
The article is right: I wouldn't expect something like this to happen where it did. I suspect there's a bit more to the story than what we're hearing right now.
That said, looks like the son did the right thing. Good to see that the reporter caught that local law enforcement seem to agree with that assessment.
Actually Jay retired police officers do have a bit of an advantage in getting a CPL as they are exempt from the training requirements that regular joes have to meet.
Most instructors charge $100 or more for these classes, which for someone who is quite poor might keep them from being able to get a CPL.
That said, anyone who lives long enough to retire as a Detroit cop is one of the worst choices of victim you could make.
Other notable selections being Green Beret, Force Recon, and angry Wookie.
Stan,
To clarify, I was talking in relation to "may issue" states like MA, MD, or NY, where an average citizen is not assured of a carry permit even if they meet all qualifications.
And your last line is pure comic gold...
I figured that is what you meant.
Before Michigan went shall issue being a retired or reserve police officer almost guaranteed you getting a carry permit. If you were a mere prole you might get a permit restricted to range use or hunting only.
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