First time I had to draw my handgun (in this state)

[jagee]

Just because you asked.

To the OP, a few questions.

1) Are your no trespassing signs bilingual?
2) Are the signs lit so you can see them at night?
3) Was the guy in your driveway able to read in any language?
4) Is the only reason you have no been charged yet is no one is claiming to be a victim?
5) Hindsight is 20/20. Would you do anything different?

I'm going to take a shot in the dark on these (haha, see what I did there??)

1) Probably not
2) Doubtful
3) Maybe
4) All signs point to yes
5) Better not tell you now

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

two girls and a cup!!!!!****** what?,, like I'm the only one who was thinking that!!

 

[remauto1187]

Just because you asked.

To the OP, a few questions.

1) Are your no trespassing signs bilingual?
2) Are the signs lit so you can see them at night?
3) Was the guy in your driveway able to read in any language?
4) Is the only reason you have no been charged yet is no one is claiming to be a victim?
5) Hindsight is 20/20. Would you do anything different?

(1) No..this is merica...a legal citizen has to be able to read and write in english.
(2) motion sensor lights were on so signs were lit up.
(3) I cant read other peoples' minds....so you would have to ask him.
(4) I still cant read minds so I would have to guess that local LE doesnt have a problem with the event.
(5) GF understands now that she is NOT to go outside in a similar 230am situation so the same event probably will never happen again like it did but next time if it did happen I hope to have a tommy gun with a round drum magazine cus it holds more booolits and I will not let perp leave until he cleans his out of my driveway.

 

[Frosty]

(5) GF understands now that she is NOT to go outside in a similar 230am situation so the same event probably will never happen again like it did but next time if it did happen I hope to have a tommy gun with a round drum magazine cus it holds more booolits and I will not let perp leave until he cleans his out of my driveway.

please, for all involved, don't come to ingo if you insist on incriminating yourself!

 

[remauto1187]

please, for all involved, don't come to ingo if you insist on incriminating yourself!

 

[public servant]

please, for all involved, don't come to ingo if you insist on incriminating yourself!

Screw that. Do you realize how many great stories we'd miss if everyone did that??

 

[Frosty]

Screw that. Do you realize how many great stories we'd miss if everyone did that??

Valid point! Come back with all the gory details!

 

[db1959]

Wait, what thread am I in?

 

[Frosty]

Wait, what thread am I in?

Just go with it db… smile and nod

 

[Mosinguy]

Didn't read the thread other than the OP and I'd say you handled the situation fine. It's easy to look into the situation as an observer and criticize.

Go ahead, hate me.

 

[remauto1187]

Valid point! Come back with all the gory details!

Or video...ya know....there could be video.

 

[sig-guy]

(1) No..this is merica...a legal citizen has to be able to read and write in english.

Since when?

(5) GF understands now that she is NOT to go outside in a similar 230am situation so the same event probably will never happen again like it did but next time if it did happen I hope to have a tommy gun with a round drum magazine cus it holds more booolits and I will not let perp leave until he cleans his out of my driveway.

How does a corpse clean up a driveway?

 

[Kutnupe14]

Since when?

Yeah, I was going to say something about that, too.

 

[remauto1187]

Yeah, I was going to say something about that, too.

To get that green card. (I should have said an immigrant vice "legal citizen".

 

[mdmayo]

I posted in this thread.

 

[Birds Away]

How much attention does an attention whore need?

 

[chezuki]

How much attention does an attention whore need?

Why are you beating RnR with a stick? Did she knock on your door or something? Was her elbow in a threatening position?

 

[Denny347]

Maybe, maybe not. That would be for a jury to decide. Just some fodder for thought....Odd that no one came and charged the OP after calling it in don't you think?

Avoid juries if at all possible. I know I sure as hell don't want my freedom in the jury's hands. It's a total crap shoot. "Feeling" threatened is meaningless, you must be able to articulate specific reasons WHY a reasonable person would feel the same way. You cannot do that and your looking at C felony to A felony aggravated battery or attempt murder. Juries watch a lot of TV and thus sometimes have an unrealistic expectation on how to defend yourself.

 

[Slawburger]

Ok, GF messed up by getting to the door first at 2:30 am. Household discussion resolved issue.

OP messed up by pointing a loaded firearm at someone without establishing that a reasonable threat existed or verbally ordering the persona non grata off his porch first (because he was a known person that appeared to have reason to expect that one occupant of the residence would welcome him). I don't think OP has conceded this point but he has definitely been made aware that his position could be on shaky ground.

However, I am with OP on the "No Trespassing" sign. He doesn't need to buy 92 signs with "No Trespassing" written in 92 different languages to cover anyone that might wander onto the property. If it is written in English then it is posted.

The important question is: Was Hello Kitty Pajama Chick involved in this story at any point?

 

[grogie]

I gave up after the first eight pages. That alone will teach the OP not to start a thread (among other things).