Liberty is an inherently offensive lifestyle. Living in a free society guarantees that each one of us will see our most cherished principles and beliefs questioned and in some cases mocked. That psychic discomfort is the price we pay for basic civic peace. It's worth it. It's a pragmatic principle. Defend everyone else's rights, because if you don't there is no one to defend yours. -- MaxedOutMama

I don't just want gun rights... I want individual liberty, a culture of self-reliance....I want the whole bloody thing. -- Kim du Toit

The most glaring example of the cognitive dissonance on the left is the concept that human beings are inherently good, yet at the same time cannot be trusted with any kind of weapon, unless the magic fairy dust of government authority gets sprinkled upon them.-- Moshe Ben-David

The cult of the left believes that it is engaged in a great apocalyptic battle with corporations and industrialists for the ownership of the unthinking masses. Its acolytes see themselves as the individuals who have been "liberated" to think for themselves. They make choices. You however are just a member of the unthinking masses. You are not really a person, but only respond to the agendas of your corporate overlords. If you eat too much, it's because corporations make you eat. If you kill, it's because corporations encourage you to buy guns. You are not an individual. You are a social problem. -- Sultan Knish

All politics in this country now is just dress rehearsal for civil war. -- Billy Beck

Tuesday, July 15, 2003

The More of This There is Now, the Less There Will Be in the Future

AlphaPatriot mentioned this story, but I had to hunt down the link.
Home invader shot to death
By Bill Dries
dries@gomemphis.com
July 12, 2003

One man was shot to death and another was wounded after they forced a man inside his East Memphis home Friday night, police said.

The shooting was at 4555 Dunn near Perkins and Willow.
Insp. Richard Sojourner said the shooting came after two men confronted the resident of the Dunn home at a Union Planters ATM at Perkins and Quince. They ordered him to withdraw money, but the machine kept his ATM card.

They forced the man back into his car, Sojourner said, and went to another ATM, where the same thing happened with a second ATM card.

The two then forced him to drive them to his home to get some money, and when they went inside, the resident pulled a gun and shot both of them.

Police would not release the identities of any of the three.

The shooting marked the latest in a series of incidents in which homeowners have shot attackers who broke into their homes or forced the residents inside.

Among them:


William Ronnie Payne, 45, was shot to death when he tried to force his way into a home at 4212 Warbonnet Wednesday night.

Kevin Martrell Humphrey, 19, was killed and a second suspect was injured June 13 when they tried to force their way into a home at 2959 Lark.

David Ronald Washington, 44, identified by police as the so-called East Memphis cat burglar, was shot to death when he broke into a home at 3980 Wildwind Cove about 2:35 a.m. June 13.
Gee, it almost looks like a trend! And two in one day!

The unnamed shooter had big brass ones, and I applaud his efforts.

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