Severely beaten 93 year old man shoots attacker

[Herman Munster]

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8QL3RVO0&show_article=1

EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) - An elderly man beaten unconscious by an assailant wielding a soda can awoke and shot the man during an attempted robbery, police said.
Willie Lee Hill, 93, told police he saw the robber while in his bedroom Wednesday night. Hill confronted the man and was struck at least 50 times, police said. He was knocked unconscious.

Covered in blood, Hill regained consciousness a short time later and pulled a .38-caliber handgun on his attacker. The suspect, Douglas B. Williams Jr., saw the gun and charged the man, who fired a bullet that struck Williams in the throat, police said.

"I got what I deserved," Williams, 24, told police when they arrived, officers said. Investigators reported finding, among other items, a Craftsman drill bit set, three pocket knives and two hearing aids inside his pockets.

Paramedics took Hill and Williams to the Medical Center of South Arkansas for treatment. Doctors sent Williams to the Louisiana State University Medical Center at Shreveport, where he was listed in critical condition Friday.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. What's a 93 yr old man doing living alone, instead of with his family?

It pisses me off royally when I read that kind of thing and yet I see and hear all the time about 90 yr olds livign alone. 90 yr olds should NOT be living isolated that way.

[Sukie1941]

2. My mom is 93

and she does NOT want anyone living with her.

She has family members help her every morning. One is my sister who lives five minutes from my mom. The other is me, and I live 30 miles from my mom. I am exhausted from the commute several times a week and seldom get much of my own done. My mom has a nice pension plus Soc sec, but my sister says Mom can't afford out-of-the-family caregivers. I disagree. We will be talking about it after Monday, when my sister comes back from her sixth vacation out of town since last October --this time Park City, UT.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. I don't care to tell others how to live, but it's like when someone is extremely ill...

If an extremely ill person insists on being alone, it is my opinion (and I'm SURE I feel this way because I wasn't born in this country) that one should NOT let them live alone. Could very well be a cultural thing. The Manifest Destiny, pull yourself up by your bootstraps, loneliness of the prairie method of living. You either survive or you're dead. That kind of cultural thing.

[Sukie1941]

11. In my Mother's case

She is mentally competent and still running her own show.....

My mom retired at age 85 as city recorder of a local town. She promptly got elected to the City Council and retired just last December from that post after eight years on the council.

My younger sister (not one of the two caregivers in the family) has power of attorney and all that is needed legally to take care of Mom if necessary. Younger sister calls the shots when it comes to my mom's care, including whether or not Mom is competent or not in any aspect of her life.

So I would say it is a case by case basis. In my case, I am not in the greatest of health and I am tired, make that worn out. Time for some changes.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

12. Sorry to hear that.

Hopefully things will improve somehow.

For me, I hope that when I'm older and ill, there are LOTS of people there. I love being with people. I hate isolation big time!

[Raine]

3. Maybe he has no family

lots of people don't, they don't have children and grandchildren or they outlived everyone. Possibly if he does he refuses to live with them. Staying independent is something that elderly people really value.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

5. It's a tragedy when someone has no one. :(

Having people is a blessing.

[Horse with no Name]

6. My mom is in her mid 60's and ice skates

My Grandfather is in his mid 90's and he still leads an active, productive life volunteering.
He would be offended if someone thought he needed a caretaker.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

13. 60s, unless the person is ill, is not exactly what I'd call decrepitude :-)

[Selatius]

7. From what I learned of the French, it's considered shameful to let the elderly live alone or in a...

retirement home. In the US, the culture is the opposite. Often, many elderly citizens refuse to give up their home and move in with younger relatives.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

8. Then it's absolutely a cultural difference.

In Spain it's also considered a tragedy when one reaches an old age or illness and no one is there to take care of them. The idea of being really old or really sick and have to do for oneself, rather than be catered to and treated like a king or queen, is horribly sad. I know here in the U.S. sometimes old and sick people are found dead only when the smell alerts neighbors. Horrific!!

[rasputin1952]

9. All I can say is that I'm glad he had the .38, and the eyes to shoot so

well.

If I were accosted by someone in my home, and hit 50 times.....well, let's just say that he'd be lucky to hit me more than once.

[jody]

10. More on this topic at the DU link below.

“Cops: Man, 93, shoots violent robber” Houston Chronicle

[MidnightRyder]

14. my gramma is 90 something

And I DARE any one else to live with her and Nappy the pissed off Pomeranian!