I'll say this, and it is only my opinion as my husband and I have been having a deep conversation for a while. This was just making it an urgency of putting it back on the top of the list.
I did read all the posts and I must say I can care less what color they were, good and bad come in all colors, nationalities, and all religions.
However I would shoot to kill. I have been raped more than once and it WILL NOT be happening again. I don't have to answer my door to anyone, but usually holler go away. And always find the spot where I can see.
I did call a neighbor one morning after just waking up, 1/2 a cup of coffee quietly sitting on the couch and boom boom boom on my front door. I thought they were comin in. I grabbed the cell as I hit the floor and snippered it to the bedroom for the double gauge. I asked her who was at my door. Morman ladies. I flung that door open and let them have it. I also let them know how close they came to seeing two very dark barrels. To never ever come to my door again, that I am not interested in any religion that bangs on my door.
That being said, I think this homeowner did the right thing. Those girls chose to steal a car, drive to our neighborhood and invade our neighbor. (That could have been any one of our homes.) That young boy that nearly hit the one girl running, I pray he can recover from that traumatic experience. The young boy running to check on his sister and had to witness that, I pray for him too. All the students having to be locked down Again, yep I pray for them too. To all the community, I pray we can have some serious conversations with all our neighbors on all sides of us.
Do you know them? If not say more than a wave and hello. The best defense is the eyes around you.
Someone said surround your home. Dh talked about that last night. When I was looking for a new place to rent, I passed several nice homes up due to burglar bars.
1. Makes me think it's a high crime area.
2. I don't want to live in a prison.
3. I lived with a volunteer fireman for seven yrs. They hinder.
4. They are butt ugly
My wish is that the courts got tough on crime. No time for good behavior. No early release. And stop slapping these little fers on the hand. It only makes them bolder.
Btw that chick that killed that young deputy did 2 months of a 2 yr sentence and was only out 30 days. Case in point here.
Please stay alert, be safe, and hug your loved ones.