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Another example that 'just give them the money' doesn't always work(sad)
« on: July 24, 2007, 08:24:43 AM »
Pair charged in deadly home invasion.

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CHESHIRE, Connecticut (AP) -- Two men were charged with burglary, arson and sexual assault for allegedly breaking into a doctor's home, forcing a hostage to withdraw cash at a bank and burning the house several hours later, killing the doctor's wife and two daughters.

What probably looked at the start as a more or less simple robbery ballooned into:
3 murders
Sexual assault
Arson, loss of home

Oh, and a forced withdrawal at a bank.

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This is the sort of thing that places me firmly in the 'If they're found in your home, deadly intentions can be assumed' camp.
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Re: Another example that 'just give them the money' doesn't always work(sad)
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2007, 08:28:48 AM »
Yep.
Which is exactly why I don't buy into the "just pump the shotgun and they'll run away" camp.
I think someone on one of these forums said it best.
"That noise might scare most of them away, but the one it doesn't will be the one to shoot you."
870 has a full magazine and an extra one in the chamber all the time.
I've thankfully convinced my dad to do the same
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Re: Another example that 'just give them the money' doesn't always work(sad)
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2007, 08:41:53 AM »
Well thank God this family didn't have a gun in the house. It was, after all, to protect the children.
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Re: Another example that 'just give them the money' doesn't always work(sad)
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2007, 08:53:28 AM »
I always think not shooting someone is preferable to shooting them.  Of course shooting them is preferable to getting hurt.
As for these guys, yeah.  A gun in someone's possession would have made the story have a completely different outcome.
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Re: Another example that 'just give them the money' doesn't always work(sad)
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2007, 03:36:47 PM »
If it wouldn't have helped, it surely wouldn't have made it worse.
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Re: Another example that 'just give them the money' doesn't always work(sad)
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2007, 03:38:53 PM »
Quote from: mbs357 on July 24, 2007, 02:36:47 PM
If it wouldn't have helped, it surely wouldn't have made it worse.

Sure it would.  It would have "put another dangerous weapon out on the street."
j'k.
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Re: Another example that 'just give them the money' doesn't always work(sad)
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2007, 03:51:47 PM »
They should have offered them wine and group hugs.   smiley
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Re: Another example that 'just give them the money' doesn't always work(sad)
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2007, 04:11:53 PM »
Pump shotgun? Nope. Semi-automatic: lots quicker. Shotguns aren't for warning criminals, but stopping crimes.
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Re: Another example that 'just give them the money' doesn't always work(sad)
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2007, 05:11:36 PM »
The way I am now, picking up a and firing a semi auto shotgun would take the time it takes to fire a pump because I try to yank it apart anyway.

Besides that, my semi auto only holds 2 rounds, while the 870 holds 5.
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Re: Another example that 'just give them the money' doesn't always work(sad)
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2007, 08:44:19 PM »
Quote from: fistful on July 24, 2007, 02:51:47 PM
They should have offered them wine and group hugs.   smiley
That of course requires good wine (if you recall the article).
I'm always sure to keep a bottle of expensive wine about in case my home is ever subject to an armed assault.
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