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bullsi1911
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In defense of property

This is local to me:
http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2016/05/9/surveillance-video--austin-truck-owner-holds-suspected-thief-at-gunpoint-until-cops-arrive.html?cid=facebook_TWC_News_Austin
Long story short, a serial thief had been preying on a neighborhood for almost 6 months before he is finally caught and held at gunpoint for the police. Without getting too deep into how I know about it, I know a lot about the situation, and helped set up a few of the cameras in the area.
The homeowner used a firearm to defend property. He chased down the perp off of his property. BUT... This individual had been stealing and breaking into hoses and cars for months with no resolution from police or courts. He was arrested once, and surveillance pics were given to the police of him breaking into multiple cars that night... And he was out the next day and breaking into cars again within the week. The neighborhood did everything that they could within the legal system, and finally it culminated in the video linked above.
By the way, in TX- the homeowner was fully within the law.
http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2016/05/9/surveillance-video--austin-truck-owner-holds-suspected-thief-at-gunpoint-until-cops-arrive.html?cid=facebook_TWC_News_Austin
Long story short, a serial thief had been preying on a neighborhood for almost 6 months before he is finally caught and held at gunpoint for the police. Without getting too deep into how I know about it, I know a lot about the situation, and helped set up a few of the cameras in the area.
The homeowner used a firearm to defend property. He chased down the perp off of his property. BUT... This individual had been stealing and breaking into hoses and cars for months with no resolution from police or courts. He was arrested once, and surveillance pics were given to the police of him breaking into multiple cars that night... And he was out the next day and breaking into cars again within the week. The neighborhood did everything that they could within the legal system, and finally it culminated in the video linked above.
By the way, in TX- the homeowner was fully within the law.
To make something simple is a thousand times more difficult than to make something complex.
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
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Yes, Austin is the liberal proving ground. But- oddly enough, the cops shook the homeowners hand (the full 25 minute long video is hilarious at points. Had neighbors coming by and giving him high fives while he held the perp at gunpoint), and it all seems to have gone well for all involved
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
It's always best to have a plan so you know exactly what to do in this sort of situation. I have my plan. I will take my lariat and rope the jerk, hog tie him and put another rope around his neck which would be slung over a convenient tree limb which I would tighten until he's standing on his tippy toes while holding my shotgun to his head until the cops get there. That should give him a good reminder that if he does repeat his offenses in the future that he will probably think twice about making my residence his target of opportunity.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Louisville Slugger
Kneecaps
Fingers
Make it difficult for him to steal things and/or run away next time. Turn off surveillance video first.
Jerry
I'm thinking that without the video, this guy could walk, even in Texas (especially in Austin).
Oh, there is LOTS of video of him attempting break ins on lots of vehicles. And the judge and our DWDA (drinking while district attorney. Google "Rosemary lehmberg" and get the backstory on that) have the videos and pictures as well. And on a previous arrest, he was found with stolen property from a truck that was about 2 blocks from this one.
-Mikhail Kalashnikov