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In Friendswood January 26 around 8 p.m. three men robbed a home in the 500 block of Heather Lane. The robbers apparently entered through an unlocked door. They ordered three residents, brothers age 18, 14, and 12, into a bedroom while they ransacked the house for 30 minutes.

The robbers wore black clothing and gloves. No further description is provided.

The victims in this case were "minorities" whose family owned a local business.

Police don't know whether this robber is related to the similar robbery earlier in this thread. The two locations are close.

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- Jim

Justin CHL wrote:Why do people commit these crimes?

The perpetrators are stupid or evil, pick any two.

Burglary does not pay well unless the burglars luck out on cash, gold coins, or jewelry. They sell most of the stuff that they steal for cents on the dollar to fences.

They also have a much higher risk of being shot than other thieves. Most defensive shootings are of burglars, because far more homeowners have weapons available than people walking the streets or driving.

If the penalty was harsher, would that be more of deterrent?

No. Burglary of an occupied habitation (as in this case) is a first-degree felony punishable by 5 to 99 years.

Even if capital punishment were available as a punishment, it is not a deterrent to the people who are executed almost weekly.

My personal belief is that the criminals who do this kind of thing are amoral nihilists who don't care if they live, die, or go to prison.

- Jim

HarleyDave wrote:I agree, but the wife isn't fond of that with our 5 grandchildren always around. So, we do the best we can and I don't win any arguments about the topic as she has put her foot down!

The Grand Canyon was carved out one drip at a time. It takes a while.

If I can say something more relevant to the discussion, kids don't do "gun grabs," and their little pinkie toes don't make properly holstered guns "go off."

Far more accidental deaths and injuries have been caused by unsecured loaded firearms concealed in the house—which does not work with kids.

- Jim

HarleyDave wrote:I guess we need a firearm in every room.

It will never be closer than your hip.

- Jim

Note that the robbers entered through a window while the mother was with her minor children. She is very fortunate not to have been gang-raped or killed.

Why do you think you need that thing?

- Jim

A family living in the 2900 block of Autumn Creek Drive in Friendswood was tied up and locked into the bathroom while four men described as Hispanic burglarized the house. Police think that the victims were intentionally targeted, not chosen at random.

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This kind of thing sometimes happens when disgruntled employees or former employees go after a business owner.

- Jim