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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:25:21 PM EDT
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Quoted: Hypothetical- it's hour 49 of no power. It hasn't been above freezing in 3 days. You live in a warm gulf coast climate, so obviously neither your house nor any public infrastructure is handling it well. You have a 1 year old at home you're struggling to keep warm by using the generator to heat your house. You live in a suburban neighborhood that is at the edge of one of the largest metropolitan areas in North America. It's 1am. Your generator goes off. You walk outside and see two people disconnecting it with hand tools. It isn't clear if they're armed or not, other than the tools they brought. You call 911 but due to the ice and natural disaster they don't have anyone that can be there quickly. Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang. Reload. Wait, is this before or after Biden's assault weapon and mag ban? It's Texas bro, after dark. And stealing a generator directly threatens your infant's life. How is this even a question? |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:29:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang. Reload. Wait, is this before or after Biden's assault weapon and mag ban? It's Texas bro, after dark. And stealing a generator directly threatens your infant's life. How is this even a question? The color of the thieves would get me Zim Zammed. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:30:36 PM EDT
[#3]
Hell criminal mischief at night is a good enough justification in some states
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:30:38 PM EDT
[#4]
Still got the shovel!
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:31:26 PM EDT
[#5]
Threatening the safety of my 1 year old ?
SSS. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:31:58 PM EDT
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Quoted: Hypothetical- it's hour 49 of no power. It hasn't been above freezing in 3 days. You live in a warm gulf coast climate, so obviously neither your house nor any public infrastructure is handling it well. You have a 1 year old at home you're struggling to keep warm by using the generator to heat your house. You live in a suburban neighborhood that is at the edge of one of the largest metropolitan areas in North America. It's 1am. Your generator goes off. You walk outside and see two people disconnecting it with hand tools. It isn't clear if they're armed or not, other than the tools they brought. You call 911 but due to the ice and natural disaster they don't have anyone that can be there quickly. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:32:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:33:16 PM EDT
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I assume anybody trespassing on my property to do illegal things is prepared to cause me harm
I don't think it's a difficult case for the courtroom |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:33:19 PM EDT
[#9]
I would announce my presence and make it clear I was armed and have no desire to lose my generator or life... the choice is theirs how it goes from there.
I honestly don't want to think about killing anyone over a generator for the rest of my days. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:33:19 PM EDT
[#10]
Two more bite the dust.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:33:37 PM EDT
[#11]
Pig Food.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:37:21 PM EDT
[#12]
Whatever weapon you choose, make sure you're precise with shot placement, generators are hard to replace during emergencies.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:37:45 PM EDT
[#13]
What is the question?
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:39:33 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang. Reload. Wait, is this before or after Biden's assault weapon and mag ban? It's Texas bro, after dark. And stealing a generator directly threatens your infant's life. How is this even a question? Tx? ^^THIS ^^ Then get rid of the bodies. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:40:40 PM EDT
[#15]
Will the dishwasher run on the generator?
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:41:57 PM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Will the dishwasher run on the generator? MEOW |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:42:19 PM EDT
[#17]
It's 1am in Texas, I'm not calling 911 until after I'm done legally shooting them.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:43:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's 1am in Texas, I'm not calling 911 until after I'm done legally shooting them. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:44:32 PM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: run outside nekkid and take care of business. My dad held a guy trying to steal our car at gunpoint until the police arrive. My dad only had a 1911 and his whitey tighties. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:45:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Whatever weapon choose, make sure you're precise with shot placement, generators are hard to replace during emergencies. I may know of an incident in the days following Katrina where someone was trying to break into a camper that the homeowner was staying in on their property so they could protect their damaged house. The Perp fled the scene and nobody ever came around asking questions. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:45:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My dad held a guy trying to steal our car at gunpoint until the police arrive. My dad only had a 1911 and his whitey tighties. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:45:49 PM EDT
[#22]
Texas don't even need to warn them. Shoot em where they stand. Aim high as to not hit the generator. Once you verify they are sufficiently dead, hook the generator back up, go inside, call the cops back and let them know to bring the coroner with them when the weather clears. Then, since you're now awake, might as well get breakfast ready for the family.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:47:10 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Texas don't even need to warn them. Shoot em where they stand. Aim high as to not hit the generator. Once you verify they are sufficiently dead, hook the generator back up, go inside, call the cops back and let them know to bring the coroner with them when the weather clears. Then, since you're now awake, might as well get breakfast ready for the family. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:49:45 PM EDT
[#24]
I don’t leave the house unarmed.
Drop the two of them. Their actions are a threat to your child’s life. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:52:18 PM EDT
[#25]
you got swamps down there?
thats my answer. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:53:09 PM EDT
[#26]
SSS
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:53:47 PM EDT
[#27]
I kept my Mossberg 590 right next to my door. This happens a lot during hurricane season.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:54:06 PM EDT
[#28]
They're gonna meet the business end of an M4.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:54:27 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: pics of dad? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: My dad held a guy trying to steal our car at gunpoint until the police arrive. My dad only had a 1911 and his whitey tighties.  |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:55:42 PM EDT
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Quote History |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:57:51 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Will the dishwasher run on the generator? |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:59:09 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I kept my Mossberg 590 right next to my door. This happens a lot during hurricane season. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:00:10 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: IBTL Quote History |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:01:44 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: its within the CoC rules. we need a sarcasm font.  |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:02:08 PM EDT
[#35]
Shoot. Two of them and one of me at my home at night? Haha. That would get me no billed and a gift certificate to The Scioto Ribber.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:02:20 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: i was being sarcastic. we need a sarcasm font. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: its within the CoC rules. we need a sarcasm font. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:02:28 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: you got swamps down there? thats my answer. let them freeze up before you move them. less mess to clean out of the pickup. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:03:17 PM EDT
[#38]
Quoted: It's 1am. Your generator goes off. You walk outside and see two people disconnecting it with hand tools. It isn't clear if they're armed or not, other than the tools they brought. You call 911 but due to the ice and natural disaster they don't have anyone that can be there quickly. 2 men are on your property at 1am in an emergency, and near an entry point, and they are approaching you with items that can inflict bodily harm? I suppose you could make tea and have a conversation on what precisely they're doing there, but if they don't haul ass the second the door opens, they're probably going to beat you to death, so... |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:04:01 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: let them freeze up before you move them. less mess to clean out of the pickup.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:04:36 PM EDT
[#40]
3 way?
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:05:13 PM EDT
[#41]
You are outnumbered.
That alone gets you a long way to justification. Would a reasonable man be in fear of death or grave bodily injury? |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:05:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:10:31 PM EDT
[#43]
Engage them with your rifle, transition to pistol and execute any survivors.
Fire up the bobcat, dig hole, roll bodies into it, cover with soil and compact. Go back to bed, enjoy the sleep of the righteous. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:10:42 PM EDT
[#44]
Restore power then you have to take out the trash.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:10:42 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You are outnumbered. That alone gets you a long way to justification. Would a reasonable man be in fear of death or grave bodily injury? "But ladies and gentlemen of the jury. Is a 500 dalla generator worth more that the lives of these 2 young men that were just providing for their families and had just decided to turn their lives around and entered a GED program?" |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:11:33 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: My dad held a guy trying to steal our car at gunpoint until the police arrive. My dad only had a 1911 and his whitey tighties. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/252915/sexy-fail-elvis-chicken-1458040.jpg  |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:12:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: pics of 590? 
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:13:50 PM EDT
[#48]
We had a derecho storm roll through in 2012, that left power out in my neighborhood for about 9 days.
An elderly neighbor lady was issued a generator by the power company, to power her O2 and a few other medical things. (Don't know the how or why of the deal, but it was owned by Dominion Power). Night 4, some miscreants took bolt cutters to the chain locking it in place, and made off with it. Another neighbor noticed the lack of noise about 2 hours later, went over to investigate and called 911 for the theft and medical emergency. Elderly neighbor lady survived the night, but was never able to recover enough to return home. She died several weeks later. So, based on my experience and observation, the theft of a generator in an emergency situation could constitute a threat of grievous bodily harm to myself or another, and would be dealt with as such. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:13:51 PM EDT
[#49]
Gut shoot them so they don’t die right there.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:14:48 PM EDT
[#50]
Quoted: Hypothetical- it's hour 49 of no power. It hasn't been above freezing in 3 days. You live in a warm gulf coast climate, so obviously neither your house nor any public infrastructure is handling it well. You have a 1 year old at home you're struggling to keep warm by using the generator to heat your house. You live in a suburban neighborhood that is at the edge of one of the largest metropolitan areas in North America. It's 1am. Your generator goes off. You walk outside and see two people disconnecting it with hand tools. It isn't clear if they're armed or not, other than the tools they brought. You call 911 but due to extended power outages there is no cell service so you can't get through. They’d be dead as fried chicken. |
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