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Intruder calls 911, afraid homeowner may have gun
http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/03/08/...ex.html?hpt=T2
This time it was the intruder who called 911. A man who broke into a house in Portland, Oregon, called police -- afraid the homeowner may have a gun. The suspect, Timothy James Chapek, was in the bathroom taking a shower when the homeowner returned to the house Monday night, Portland police said in a statement. Accompanied by two German shepherds, the homeowner asked Chapek what he was doing in the house. Chapek locked himself in the bathroom and made an emergency call, police said. He said he had broken into the house, the owner had come home, and that he was concerned the owner might have a gun. The homeowner also called the police to report that he had found a man in the house. Police with dogs took Chapek, 24, into custody "without incident," they said. He was booked for criminal trespass. They did not say if the homeowner did in fact have a gun. |
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03-08-2011, 10:52 AM | #32 |
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Looks like the dude was getting practice at dropping the soap....
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03-08-2011, 10:56 AM | #33 |
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Yes, but what if it wasn't a break in at all? Say it's a drunk idiot thinking your house is his. That's happened to me before back in the day, and I've been told by a neighbor that I did the same thing on a drunken bender. Say it's a handicapped teenager who's lost and doesn't know any better. Lots of situations I can think of where shooting first would ruin somebody or some family's lives.
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He sounds pretty dumb, must be a raiders fan.
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I agree.
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probably not very often. Bottom line is this; if you break into someone elses house, that person is gonna be pumpin some major adrenaline if they find you there, and there is a fair chance you will get shot, beat up, stabbed, etc. If you are a homeowner and someone breaks into your house, you will be pumped up on adrenaline, as will they, and it will be very difficult for you to exercise good judgement, but you should try to or you will end up in court.
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And i get its not as easy to pull the trigger as im making it sound. But like ive said, in a situation where my or my family's life is in danger i WILL protect them. Last edited by kcfanXIII; 03-08-2011 at 12:02 PM.. |
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03-08-2011, 12:02 PM | #42 | |
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Wait... was that a knock at the door? Better give em a warning shot just in case....
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03-08-2011, 12:06 PM | #43 |
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Usually when I'm really drunk, I laugh and tell jokes. Strangers invite me into their homes.
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03-08-2011, 12:13 PM | #45 |
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I think that the reactions are going to vary depending on whether you have small children or not.
For those who don't have small children, I think most of them would say that they would hesitate to shoot an intruder or be a lot more likely to work it out peacefully. But for those who do have small children, many of them might want the intruder to take the children and then leave peacefully. |
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