OTOH, my in-laws lived in a very poor neighborhood and had their house broken into several times --once within two weeks of a previous break-in, when they still hadn't had an opportunity to replace much of anything that had been stolen. I think just about every house in that particular neighborhood had been broken into at least once. The local newspaper published a map of burglaries and while they occurred in every neighborhood, they were much more prevalent in lower income neighborhoods. My assumption is that most of these criminals simply target the easiest and most familiar locations instead of the highest value locations.The Annoyed Man wrote:That was the first time that it ever occurred to me that burglary is not really a "ghetto" type of crime. OTHER types of crime certainly are, but there is little percentage for a burglar in breaking into a home that doesn't have much to begin with, and which may be therefore more fiercely defended by its occupants to protect what little they have.
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- Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:41 am
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Re: Lubbock: Woman shot defending herself from burglars
- Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:35 am
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Re: Lubbock: Woman shot defending herself from burglars
One thing the article shows is how most people are oblivious to reality and unprepared to defend themselves. One neighbor is quoted as being surprised that someone would burglarize a home in a "good neighborhood." Another neighbor is quoted expressing the same surprise and calling her husband to ask where their gun is kept.seamusTX wrote:In Lubbock Tuesday a 55-year-old woman returned to her home in the middle of the day to find two burglars in the the house. She confronted them (or vice versa, depending up your point of view). She was shot and is in serious condition in a local hospital.
The burglars fled and were not apprehended. They are described as two Hispanic men. The same suspects possibly were the subjects of earlier reports of prowlers in the area.
Emergency personnel arrived on the scene nine minutes after the beginning of the initial 911 call.
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Maybe someone can explain why the police give the victim's name and exact street address on the TV broadcast.
- Jim