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Odessa homeowner shoots man in auto burglary |
Stephanie Miller<br>Staff Writer
Midland Reporter-Telegram
07/13/2006
ODESSA -- An Odessa homeowner shot one of two suspects allegedly attempting to burglarize his vehicles early Wednesday, police said.
According to a statement released Wednesday by the Odessa Police Department, authorities responded at approximately 1:40 a.m. to the 6500 block of Opal Drive in reference to a gunshot victim, who was transported to Medical Center Hospital where he was treated.
A preliminary investigation revealed the homeowner had observed two white male suspects burglarizing his 2005 Chevy Suburban. The suspects had also allegedly burglarized the homeowner's second vehicle, a 2002 Ford Mustang.
The homeowner fired two shots from a handgun, with one flying in the air and the second in the direction of the suspects. One suspect was struck and the second suspect fled from the scene. Officers recovered stolen items from the homeowner's vehicles.
Investigators from the Criminal Investigation Bureau Crimes Against Persons Unit responded to the scene to conduct an investigation. The case will be referred to the Ector County District Attorney's office for referral to the Ector County Grand Jury.
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Hard to tell about this one right now.
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Odessa homeowner shoots man in auto burglary
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Take away the second first, and the first is gone in a second.
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Take away the second first, and the first is gone in a second.
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Not something I would do, but ...
- JimPC §9.42. DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY. A person is
justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible,
movable property:
(1) if he would be justified in using force against the other under
Section 9.41; and
(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly
force is immediately necessary:
(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary,
robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal
mischief during the nighttime;
I would personally call the police, maybe yell out the window. Not worth shooting to me unless they're coming into the house. I can buy a new gadget or whatever someone decides to steal from my vehicle or yard. Now, if they're coming into my house or even garage if they get the door open..... I think it was wreckless and dangerous to shoot into the air as a warning shot. But still, no matter how you cut it, the butt cheek shot is funny!
Indeed. What is your life worth? When someone steals from you, they rob you of the time you worked to aquire the thing they stole. They rob from you the portion of your life lost to stress and anxiety over the theft. They literally steal a portion of your life from you when they steal your property.seamusTX wrote:It's a question of what you think a human life is worth.
Jesus ordered us to forgive, but he also ordered repentance on the part of the trespasser. It's a two-way street.Difficult question. What would Jesus do?
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You do make an interesting point there, this is a decision that everyone here must make for himself. However I've got to agree with seamusTX on this one (not because anyone's wrong here, but because of the PERSONAL CHOICE I made when I bought my first firearm), I will only fire a weapon to protect human life. If someone's breaking into my house, they are a threat to my family. If someone's breaking into my truck in the driveway, I'll arm myself for protection and call the S.O. Yes I've lost the time and effort put into paying for that truck and it's contents, but at least all the money I've paid to the insurance company will finally be put to use. Maybe an odd way of looking at it, but that's the way I see it.KBCraig wrote:Indeed. What is your life worth? When someone steals from you, they rob you of the time you worked to aquire the thing they stole. They rob from you the portion of your life lost to stress and anxiety over the theft. They literally steal a portion of your life from you when they steal your property.seamusTX wrote:It's a question of what you think a human life is worth.
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I see and respect your points of view and personal decisions. It shows how much respect you have for human life despite the circumstances. You all are definitely a rare breed and the attitude you posess would do well to spread across America. Unfortunately that has not happened yet....
In the old days, you stole, you got your hands chopped off or worse. Seeing as the criminals haven't changed much(except maybe becoming less intelligment and more overt), I don't see why the reaction should. They made a personal decision to invade my property and steal from me. The consequences are theirs to deal with.
Does that mean I'll always shoot someone for trying to break into the car? No. But I won't rule it out every time either. Its always going to be a situational thing.
In the old days, you stole, you got your hands chopped off or worse. Seeing as the criminals haven't changed much(except maybe becoming less intelligment and more overt), I don't see why the reaction should. They made a personal decision to invade my property and steal from me. The consequences are theirs to deal with.
Does that mean I'll always shoot someone for trying to break into the car? No. But I won't rule it out every time either. Its always going to be a situational thing.
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Using your logic it would be better to not shootat all, the court cost defending yourself for shooting a would be robber in your front yard will surely cost more than what was lost from the car in the first place. I respect your point of view but for me it will have to be life threatening for me to shoot someone.
Indeed. What is your life worth? When someone steals from you, they rob you of the time you worked to aquire the thing they stole. They rob from you the portion of your life lost to stress and anxiety over the theft. They literally steal a portion of your life from you when they steal your property.