EPTSamurai Sword kills Thief - Page 2
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
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Megalisk
United States6095 Posts
On September 16 2009 10:07 ForSC2 wrote: Or you could get a gun like a non self deluded human being. Well I'm obviously gonna have a gun. On September 16 2009 10:11 T.O.P. wrote: It's perfectly fine to shoot someone who invaded your house as a means of self defense. Defending your house with a sword is the same thing, so the guy shouldn't get prosecuted. But you're supposed to use as little force as possible in order to defend yourself, that's where it'll get complicated. He could just use the "he was coming right for me!" defense.... | ||
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Polar_Nada
United States1548 Posts
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Megalisk
United States6095 Posts
On September 16 2009 10:12 Polar_Nada wrote: is it just me, or is "thief" spelled wrong :O I before E except after C..and some other cases....it's spelled correctly. | ||
micronesia
United States24746 Posts
On September 16 2009 10:12 Megalisk wrote: I before E except after C..and some other cases....it's spelled correctly. lol what? It's 'thief' | ||
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Megalisk
United States6095 Posts
LOL brain fart! | ||
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DN2perfectionGM
United States233 Posts
By now, many of you have heard of an incident that occurred in the early hours of this morning in which an intruder was killed at a student’s off-campus residence. While the facts are under investigation, I am relieved to report that the student was not harmed. ............ Sincerely, Susan Boswell Dean of Student Life | ||
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11554 Posts
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MaZza[KIS]
Australia2110 Posts
He reacted and cut his arm. I could understand if he stabbed him in the chest or the face that you could prove he was "intending to kill", but there is no f*cking natural reaction other then hacking at someone's hand if they're lunging to grab you. The guy protected himself and the criminal got his just desserts. If you don't want to think of it that way, then think of it this way: What message do you send to criminals if you convict this guy (the student)? | ||
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micronesia
United States24746 Posts
On September 16 2009 10:24 T.O.P. wrote: It's legal to use a gun to defend yourself against an invader as a means of self defense. Using a sword to defend yourself is no different, the police shouldn't press charges. However, you are supposed to use the least amount of force to defend yourself, the police could argue that the student did not need to kill the thief. What do you mean 'least amount of force?' Maybe you just shouldn't use 'unnecessary force' or force when it isn't needed (thief leaves house and is running away you shouldn't snipe him). Unless there is important information missing from the article (which the readers shouldn't have any reason to believe?) there is no reason for this to be a controversy. His home was invaded, he was attacked by the invader (pending investigation of if the student's story checks out), and he used the sword to defend himself. There is no reason to second guess the nature of how he used the sword so long as no specific contrary evidence turns up. edit: If everything was the same except the sword was illegal, then he wouldn't be any more liable for the death of the invader in my opinion... he would merely be at risk of whatever penalties the sword restriction held. | ||
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skronch
United States2717 Posts
it's not like this guy was a contributing member to society anyways.... don't press charges imo | ||
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micronesia
United States24746 Posts
On September 16 2009 10:29 skronch wrote: "Police have also not formally released the name of the suspected burglar, but a department source identified the man as Donald D. Rice, 49, of the 600 block of E. 27th St. in Baltimore. Guglielmi said the suspect had 29 prior convictions for crimes such as breaking and entering, and had been released Saturday from the Baltimore County Detention Center after he was arrested by county police in August 2008 for stealing a car in Baltimore. Rice was found guilty in December on one count of unauthorized removal of property, and he was sentenced to 18 months in prison." it's not like this guy was a contributing member to society anyways.... don't press charges imo There is no reason to use such an approach to justifying whichever side you align with. Whether if he was a repeated criminal or not does not change how the law should deal with this incident. | ||
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RebirthOfLeGenD
USA5860 Posts
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
On September 16 2009 10:24 T.O.P. wrote: It's legal to use a gun to defend yourself against an invader as a means of self defense. Using a sword to defend yourself is no different, the police shouldn't press charges. However, you are supposed to use the least amount of force to defend yourself, the police could argue that the student did not need to kill the thief. It doesn't sound like he killed him on purpose. One swing seems like the least possible when you have a god damn sword. The police can't argue anything. | ||
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Athos
United States2484 Posts
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32277 Posts
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micronesia
United States24746 Posts
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Leg[end]
United States241 Posts
On September 16 2009 10:10 A3iL3r0n wrote: after reading this article, tarantino's movies just became a little less over the top. /this | ||
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
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