Homeowner: "Don't Move or I Will Shoot"

[jgreiner]

Homeowner: "Don't Move or I Will Shoot"

Chalk another one up for the good guys. The perp was some kind of local sports hero it sounds like.

 

[TaunTaun]

Next he'll be filing a lawsuit for being threatened with a weapon, and intimidation. He'll be set for life....

 

[mrortega]

Well I guess if you're a high school football star but don't get a scholarship the obvious line of work to go into is burglary. Duhhhh! Everybody knows that.

 

[ab1]

Next he'll be filing a lawsuit for being threatened with a weapon, and intimidation. He'll be set for life....

I see this type of comment a lot...I'm curious if anyone can point to any real instances of this type of lawsuit being successful ie. being detained by a homeowner during a home invasion, specifically in Indiana.

 

[youngda9]

These reports always seem to have the obligatory "but he was such a good boy" statements as this article has.

I was devastated. I couldn’t believe it and I was very shocked because I wouldn’t have expected these kinds of things from him. He was a wonderful, positive, outgoing individual who I thought was a great role model,” said Rebecca Alderton, who worked with Pino.

 

[TaunTaun]

I see this type of comment a lot...I'm curious if anyone can point to any real instances of this type of lawsuit being successful ie. being detained by a homeowner during a home invasion, specifically in Indiana.

Sorry, should've used the purple. My bad.

 

[SideArmed]

Next he'll be filing a lawsuit for being threatened with a weapon, and intimidation. He'll be set for life....

It does raise a good point though. The IC specifically states that if you shoot some one and no criminal charges are filed against you, that there can be no civil suit brought against you. But what if you use your gun and don't shoot some one. Can they legally come back at you with a civil suit?

 

[wsenefeld]

I can't remember if it was in Indiana or not but maybe 2 months ago I read an article where the burglar licked himself in the bathroom. He then called the cops and said he had broken in, thought there was nobody home, but soon realized the home owner had returned. He locked himself in the bathroom because the home owner had a gun.

Edit: found it, was in Oregon http://urbangrounds.com/2011/03/burglar-calling-911/

 

[Expat]

We let sports heroes engage in child rape for decades without stopping them, what's a few burglaries...

 

[Vince49]

Just a whim.

It does raise a good point though. The IC specifically states that if you shoot some one and no criminal charges are filed against you, that there can be no civil suit brought against you. But what if you use your gun and don't shoot some one. Can they legally come back at you with a civil suit?

Anyone can file a lawsuit against anyone else for absolutely anything or sometimes it seems like for nothing at all. Winning that suit in court is another matter entirely.

 

[femurphy77]

I can't remember if it was in Indiana or not but maybe 2 months ago I read an article where the burglar licked himself in the bathroom. He then called the cops and said he had broken in, thought there was nobody home, but soon realized the home owner had returned. He locked himself in the bathroom because the home owner had a gun.

Edit: found it, was in Oregon Burglar Calls 911 After Breaking into House, Afraid Homeowner Has a Gun » UrbanGrounds

So what is this some new kind of kink?

 

[MagicKev]

"He was also wearing gloves and a black nylon mask on his head."

Either those are some huge gloves...or the perp has one small head.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Anyone can file a lawsuit against anyone else for absolutely anything or sometimes it seems like for nothing at all. Winning that suit in court is another matter entirely.

That's a good reason for "loser pays" to be implemented.

 

[bartb]

"He was also wearing gloves and a black nylon mask on his head."

Either those are some huge gloves...or the perp has one small head.

Can't be large gloves. It has to be his small head.

 

[TaunTaun]

That's a good reason for "loser pays" to be implemented.

hoo-rah!

 

[MAJB Retired]

I can't remember if it was in Indiana or not but maybe 2 months ago I read an article where the burglar licked himself in the bathroom...

Edit: found it, was in Oregon Burglar Calls 911 After Breaking into House, Afraid Homeowner Has a Gun » UrbanGrounds

Sounds perverted to me...

 

[Claddagh]

That's a good reason for "loser pays" to be implemented.

Only thing I'd add would be a provision that if, in this sort of case, the losing party is the plaintiff his attorney is coliable for the restitution of those costs.

But I'm not gonna be holding my breath until I see that happen.