"He said 'don't shoot me again,"

[ileus]

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/06/66-year-old_woman_who_shot_int.html



But Myles said by the grace of God she was able to get the case open. She walked back to the bedroom where the intruder was still counting money.

Myles said she still is flabbergasted that the man asked her not to shoot him again.

"I said you just came into my home and tortured me," she said. "You don't tell me what to do."

[Common Sense Party]

1. She shot someone over her property? Over money?

She could have ended the poor young man's life!

Bad! Bad toter!

[Starboard Tack]

9. Fail on all counts. Did you bother to read the piece?

First she shot an armed intruder
Secondly, she shot him because she was in fear of her life, not over money or property.
Thirdly, she is not a "toter".

[Common Sense Party]

13. I read the WHOLE piece. And I have learned from many here how to read BETWEEN the lines.

She's a rude toter racist bloodthirsty cowboy who gets her jollies shooting people to protect he property when merely giving them a stern talking to with a firm voice would suffice.

[ileus]

14. even after pleading for his life she blowt a hole in his innocent ass.

[Starboard Tack]

18. I see. If nobody opposes an action you just make shit up. Got it.

[Common Sense Party]

19. I've learned from the best and brightest, right here on the Gun Control Group.

The TaliBanners have taught me well.

[shadowrider]

20. - Snort - (New keyboard time) n/t

[4th law of robotics]

2. Why didn't she just defend herself without a gun

A 66 year old woman ought to do just fine against a 19 year old.

Besides she's too old to hit anything (definitely not twice).

[Starboard Tack]

10. Why would she do that if she had a gun?

She did the right thing.

[ileus]

15. Quick someone tell her guns kill people. you're 500x more

likely to die with a gun in the house than use it for self defense.

[Common Sense Party]

23. I thought the bad guys always disarmed the gun owners

and used the guns against them. You know, with their ninja moves.

[ileus]

24. You're right this must be an NRA propaganda piece.

Something to scare old ladies into their Gun shops, and scare up donations.

[Tejas]

35. Hmm, might be Lapierre in drag.

Looks like a militia member standing next to him, er, her.

[Tejas]

36. Because she's racist?

In another thread, a person older than her shot a robber in an internet cafe. A poster in that thread said it's probably because the old man is racist so she is probably a racist too(?) Maybe that poster will chime in and clarify if all old people that shoot robbers are racists.

[rl6214]

53. She could/should have used that walker to defend herself.

And didn't I read here somewhere that all gun owners are racists NRA members?

[permatex]

3. Classic case of Castle Doctrine

she was in fear of her life, POS thug got what he deserved.
Too bad she didn't have a can of beans to throw at her.

[Common Sense Party]

5. Or she could have used her jo staff, or some sneaky ninjutsu moves.

[permatex]

6. Or.............wait for it................................

she could have gone out to her garage, taken the front tire off of her bike, gone back in and thrown it at him, that way, the dirtbag wouldn't have been hurt too badly, and, as an added bonus, the cops could id him by the tire tracks on his clothes or face.

[Marinedem]

4. Typical bully.

Using a gun to intimidate and hurt someone younger than you.

[Tejas]

8. Blood-thirsty NRA members are like that.

Not to worry, she is now on a few lists.

[Starboard Tack]

11. Right. She really looks like a NRA member

[ileus]

17. Another zimmerlaugorish in the wings.

[shadowrider]

21. Shouldn't that be Weazimmerlaugorish? n/t

[ileus]

25. wevorishlaugzime....let's go in proper order.

[Tejas]

7. She did it for street cred, she should do time.

See the bandana, obviously a gang member. Tutu is covering her tats, probably put rumors of riches on the street to lure the poor disadvantaged youth into her web. He was close to finding her cocaine so she capped him. If not, why didn't she run out the backdoor to escape?

[-..__...]

32. I'm trying to figure out...

the best way to mount a machine gun pintle (or bag rest), on a walker.

That would be awesome and easily doable

[Starboard Tack]

12. Interesting how nobody is condemning this

And why would they. Simple case of self-defense/home-defense.
Totally justified. Partially disabled woman defending herself and her home.
Not a scared old white guy strutting down the street with a pistol on his hip.

[TPaine7]

22. "Interesting how nobody is condemning this"

Give them time.

The "Goddess of Truth and Beauty" may no longer be with us, but she was not alone. Many anti-rights posters haven't weighed in.

[ileus]

26. Looks like most every post is some type of condemnation of her actions.

?

[TPaine7]

37. Not really. This is my first mention of the self-styled "Goddess" since she left. n/t

[Starboard Tack]

28. I don't think we have any anti-rights posters. Hopefully.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

50. We do here on DU, but they are not posting on this thread

Shares United under his new name comes to mind

[Starboard Tack]

52. Really? All I see is a lot of name calling.

And a whole lot of trying to build a case out of thin air.

[rl6214]

54. WTF?

[4th law of robotics]

27. I think it's interesting that no one has labeled her a de facto racist

that seems standard fare for the use of a firearm in self-defense.

Or saying that she only did this to compensate for her small penis.

/I guess this case shot holes in a bunch of anti-gun stereotypes.

[Starboard Tack]

29. Sounds like you are the one with the problem

Why would anyone have a problem with this?
The woman was defending her life in her own home. A universal, natural right. Not a civil or constitutional right. A primal right.
What stereotype does that shoot the holes in? People who take their guns on the street, maybe?

[4th law of robotics]

31. I don't have a problem with this

but others have used pretty much this exact scenario to "prove" that gun owners are all racist cowboys out to compensate for their small genitals.

There's another thread where a senior citizen shot at two thugs where one anti-gunner decided in complete absence of any evidence that the guy (an older white gentleman) was "probably" just waiting around for the chance to use a gun on some black kids.

[Starboard Tack]

45. What does any of that have to do with this thread?

Why try to make an argument where there is none? To prove a point that doesn't exist? The thread you refer to was in an internet cafe, not a woman's bedroom. How is that "this exact scenario"?

[4th law of robotics]

46. You're really not getting this

ok . . .

Anti-gun nuts come out in droves to spew their stereotypes when the story matches what they want to hear (like if the shooter is a white guy or a male).

They do not admit that those stereotypes are false when the shooter is not white or male.

They need to be called out on their hypocrisy.

[Starboard Tack]

48. Again what does that have to do with this thread?

You are calling out people who either are not here or do not exist.
You are spewing stereotypes with comments like "Anti-gun nuts".

I don't see any in this thread. Do you?
What I do see is a bunch of guys searching for an invisible target to justify their carrying loaded guns around in public, which has ZERO to do with this thread.

[4th law of robotics]

49. And we're done

I like to give people three chances at being intentionally obtuse before I cut my losses.

[ileus]

16. If only the poser from Italy could have got old people banned...

from owning firearms.

[Starboard Tack]

30. What's this? You're reaching to folk who aren't here to make a non-existent point.

This thread gets funnier and funnier.

[4th law of robotics]

34. I don't get the reference

could you elaborate?

[ileus]

40. we used to have a spammer blogger that posted here....

he always wanted everyone that had looked at a gun wrong banned from owning firearms....he was from Italy.

He posted dozens of his rules "If I were king" for who should and shouldn't own firearms.

[4th law of robotics]

47. Ah got it

I was trying to work Mussolini in there but it didn't make any sense.

[-..__...]

33. "Don't shoot me again" !?!...

Breathing...

Pulse...

Heart beat...

Brain activity still functioning?

What's another .10¢ to finish the job and save tax payers $$$$$ in the long run for incarceration.

Unfortunately... it looks like the tax payers will have to shelter, feed, provide medical attention,
clothe, etc, this POS for at least a year or two before he's back on the streets again.

Sister... next time, use a larger caliber gun.

[Hoyt]

38. Good home gun owner -- not a toter -- and didn't shoot him in back once he ran away.

Too bad more of the gun culture couldn't be like her.

[Tejas]

39. This would be her cup of STFU for you:

"I said you just came into my home and tortured me," she said. "You don't tell me what to do."



Thank you for playing, Hoyt!

[Hoyt]

41. Still didn't shoot him in the back while fleeing like many here admit they would.

[Tejas]

42. Correct, between the eyes would cut down on the paperwork.

[Hoyt]

43. You must have smelled the blood of the Denver shooting. Might be a good idea to leave your guns

at home for a few days.

[Tejas]

44. I did notice the blood on your shoes.

Hoyt Fri Jul 20, 2012, 10:43 AM

43. You must have smelled the blood of the Denver shooting. Might be a good idea to leave your guns

at home for a few days.

[Mimosa]

51. Too bad a 79 year old Sacramento lady didn't own a gun

This recent repoer is why I have a gun and know how to use it:

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/07/15/naked-man-detained-in-fair-oaks-homicide/