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TexasBushwhacker

(21,272 posts)
17. Desperate people do desperate things
Sun May 10, 2026, 02:22 PM
Yesterday

Part of the COVID-19 relief was to hold off on evictions. That is no longer the case.

We just had a case in Houston where a young man broke into a home during the early morning hours. "Professional" burglers break in during the day when people are away at work. The homeowner jumped up, grabbed his firearm, chased the intruder and shot him dead OUTSIDE his home.

Of course the gun nuts are saying the intruder "got what he deserved", but we'll see. The "castle doctrine" allows you to protect yourself, other people IN your home and your property. It doesn't allow you to shoot a FLEEING SUSPECT in the back! At the very least, badass homeowner will have to lawyer up and deal with the investigation. Consequences!

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Curious when just a few days ago 13 DC police personnel were placed on leave for falsifying crime statistics Ponietz Yesterday #1
Link? RainCaster Yesterday #2
I saw an AP one from a couple days ago BumRushDaShow Yesterday #10
I was wrong -- they were fired -- and MAGA lies through its teeth Ponietz Yesterday #14
What is also curious is how 45 widely touted that D.C.'s "crime" had massively "dropped" BumRushDaShow Yesterday #5
Fudging the numbers has become normalized with this admin in place. magicarpet Yesterday #6
It will be going up shortly as more and more fall into poverty travelingthrulife Yesterday #3
That has been my biggest concern BumRushDaShow Yesterday #7
shitstain making sure that crime goes up dave99 Yesterday #12
Yeah b/c half the country was 10 degrees for 2 months. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #4
trDUMP & his side kick KKKa$h Patel are more than pleased to take all the credit for a job well done. magicarpet Yesterday #8
Trump maga will claim the drop is because of what trump did oldmanlynn Yesterday #9
shitstain lies all the time. Why should truth bother a LIAR like it ? dave99 Yesterday #11
Yeah, well... when one goes full nazi, one can expect this to happen. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #13
People are pawning their guns to buy groceries and gas. JohnnyRingo Yesterday #15
Desperate people do desperate things TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #17
All because of ICE dragging off the undesirables, doncha know Bayard Yesterday #16
Why would they claim these numbers are fake? SamuelAdams Yesterday #18
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