Burglar shot twice after he locks Houston homeowner in gun cupboard

[hack89]

A dumb burglar was shot in the shoulder and leg after mistakenly locking the owner of the house in his own gun cupboard, police said.

Three armed invaders broke into a Houston home at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

But, unluckily for them, they hadn't realized they'd stuffed him in his own weapons store.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/burglar-locks-victim-gun-cupboard-shot-article-1.1346815

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Now, that's funny!

[clarice]

2. Darwin Awards? nt

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

10. Runner up possibly

I think you have to die to win.

BTW, can you recommend an Aickman title, please?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=310917

[clarice]

15. Hi disc, I hope all is well with you.

The collected strange stories of Robert Aickman 1 and 2
is a good place to start. Something else you might check out is Richard Mattheson collected stories vol 1 and 2 . He wrote "I am Legend" but I enjoy his short stories.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

16. Thanks

I've read a few by Mattheson. I'll look for Collected Strange Stories.
Have I mentioned Jerome Bixby? I can't remember.

[clarice]

17. No, I don't think you did. Suggestions ? nt

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

18. A movie...

...from 2007; The Man from Earth.

An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years.

It's different a bit.

[clarice]

19. I'm on it. I love "different". Do you watch any Asian films? nt

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

20. I have but not recently.

Any recs??

[clarice]

21. Yes I do. Do you like weird horror movies? nt

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

22. Some.

I'm not into gore for the sake of gore but I like some.

[clarice]

23. I would suggest two. (not that gory)

1. The Tai version of "Shutter"
2. The Japanese version of "Pulse"

excellent films if you don't mind subtitles. There may be English over dub versions available. Let me know what you think.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

24. I will, thanks.

BTW, The Man from Earth, netflix has it: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/70076096

[clarice]

26. I will check it out. thanks nt

[rl6214]

3. Oops

He didn't do his homework and case the house before deciding to rob it.

[Eleanors38]

13. In Houston, he'd have to case for years to find a house without a gun.

[Daemonaquila]

4. Here's your sign...

[cherokeeprogressive]

14. No No No... It's "Heeeeere's yersign". n/t

[Bay Boy]

5. A gun 'cupboard'?

That sounds weird. Is that a Texas thing?

[hack89]

6. My gun safes are placed in a walk in closet

for some reason my wife didn't want them in the center of the family room.

[Lizzie Poppet]

12. Mine, too.

I live in a pretty old place (c. 1910) with oddly-shaped rooms and closets and a lot of built-ins. There was a perfectly-sized nook in my bedroom closet for my little stand-up safe.

[Bay Boy]

7. Who besides me thinks 'cupboard' is a funny word?

Was it originally a board that you put cups on?

[spin]

9. It doesn't sound strange to me but then I grew up in Ohio with parents from ...

Pittsburgh.

"Cupboard" is probably a regional term.

[petronius]

25. It seems odd to me to see it used for something you could lock a person

inside of with room to spare - I'd call something that large a "closet." But I do use cupboard on occasion, in place of "cabinet", which would be my more common term. (For spatial reference, I'm Californian.)

[Naijabizcom]

8. Good the invader was shot

Good the invader was shot, I believe by now he will be regretting his actions.

[Jenoch]

11. Huh?

"Cops said the homeowner, who lives with his parents, will not face charges as Texas has a self-defense "castle doctrine" law where residents can "stand their ground."


The 'Stand Your Ground' law would not be needed here because it was an act of self defense inside his own home.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

28. Not only...

...inside his home but inside his gun safe. Not like he had any where to retreat to.

[Jenoch]

29. I read somewhere that it was a closet.

I don't believe any state had a law that would prosecute him even before the so-called stand your ground laws.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

30. Yeah

Where can you retreat to in a closet? Behind the Christmas presents???

[samsingh]

27. some good use of a gun for a change.