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In reply to the discussion: No charges filed against homeowner accused of shooting Bo Morrison [View all]piedmont
(3,462 posts)"I hope you never find yourself at the wrong end of one of these vigilante's barrels, Bo Morrison did, and now his family and friends weep."
Easy-- don't break into someone else' house at 2 am.
How does that make you feel?
I feel terrible that a 20 yr old took 60 years off his life committing suicide-by-homeowner. I also feel terrible that a man trying to keep his family safe was put in a situation like this by a trespassing young man hiding in the dark in his home.
" This isn't a game, this isn't a gun magazine scenario, this is real life. How many Bo Morrison and Trayvon Martin's do there have to be before we stop acting like this is sensible. "
You bet your ass it's real life. Here's a story on the results of another 20 year old "kid" who invaded someone's house this month: http://www.4029tv.com/r/30691573/detail.html
Now how does it make YOU feel that a woman's life and a marriage of 65 years was ended this way? It's your right to refuse to arm yourself when your home is invaded, and maybe you will have nothing to worry about. But placing obligations on residents of dwellings limits their options in defending themselves in situations that are clearly dangerous for them, as supported by the results of thousands of incidents of home invasion.