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Harris County homeowner shoots robbery suspect in eye (Chron)

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  1. Hicklander

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    An accused robber shot in the eye by a homeowner is in the hospital and his alleged accomplices are in custody in connection with two home invasions in northwest Harris County overnight, said Lt. Rolf Nelson with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
    Investigators are looking into whether the two incidents are related. In both — one happened around 10 p.m. followed by another around 2:30 a.m. — three men kicked in the doors of residences.
    In the first attempted robbery, at an apartment in the 15900 block of FM 529, the men kicked in the door and fatally shot a dog inside. They fled when they heard police sirens.
    In the second incident, at a home in the 11900 block of Madison Oak, three men kicked in the door before the homeowner shot one of them, Nelson said. A short while later, three men, one of them shot, arrived at Cy-Fair Hospital, where they were arrested.





    I wonder if he saw it coming jokes are sure to come... but what a shot
     
    #1 Hicklander, May 20, 2009
  2. Supermac34

    Supermac34 President, Von Wafer Fan Club

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    I know fluke things happen all the time, but how do you get shot in the eye and not die?
     
    #2 Supermac34, May 20, 2009
  3. ima_drummer2k

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    Talk about a bad day at the office....

    Hey guys, lets go rob someone. I need some quick cash! Whose in?

    Attempt #1 - break in house, shoot dog to death, run for your life empty handed when you hear a siren.

    Attempt #2 - break in house, get shot in the eye, leave empty handed, go to hospital, get arrested.

    LOL.
     
    #3 ima_drummer2k, May 20, 2009
  4. airbulllard

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    that would be my question. i guess he got shot from the side and it grazed his eye? obviously if it was from the front he would've died, but maybe it wasn't a real gun but something else? BB gun? haha, you'll shoot an eye out with that thing ralphie
     
    #4 airbulllard, May 20, 2009
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    Bushwick Bill Approves this thread.

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  6. Supermac34

    Supermac34 President, Von Wafer Fan Club

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    By the way, I'm really glad that guy got shot. Short of violent crimes like murder and rape, I can not think of a crime that is scarier and more invasive than a forced home invasion. The phsycological effects of having your HOME raided in that fashion are enough to put these guys away for a long time.

    I keep trying to imagine the emotional state such a crime would leave my wife, even if we weren't hurt. I know for sure I'd have to sell my house.
     
    #6 Supermac34, May 20, 2009
  7. BmwM3

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    Oh the Irony! I first saw this on Eye Witness News.



    Yes, I know, I fail! :(
     
    #7 BmwM3, May 20, 2009
  8. Lil Pun

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    Texas is a property-protect state, right?
     
    #8 Lil Pun, May 20, 2009
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    I don't think he'll be seeing the light of day anytime soon.
     
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  10. Uprising

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    Nice, if the break in is realted to the other first one he totally deserves it.

    In fact, if anyone forcefully breaks into someone's house like that they deserve to get shot.

    Justice Served. :D


    I couldn't imagine what it would be like to have 3 men kick down my door and shoot my dog. :mad:
     
    #10 Uprising, May 20, 2009
  11. bejezuz

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    In this case, it doesn't matter. Once they step through the door, you're protecting life, not property.
     
    #11 bejezuz, May 20, 2009
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    Eye am not sure.
     
    #12 ima_drummer2k, May 20, 2009
  13. Shaud

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    It's ****ed up i had to lose an eye to see **** clearly.
     
    #13 Shaud, May 20, 2009
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    "Looks like he should have . . . kept an EYE on his victim."

    YEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
     
    #14 J-Mac, May 20, 2009
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    I don't know that I'd say "deserved" but I agree. I have no sympathy whatsoever for B&E criminals. Armed or no.
     
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    B&E is bad no matter how they do it. But kicking in a door? That's gotta be one hell of a traumatic thing to have happen to you if you're the victim.

    I agree, I have NO sympathy for such criminals.
     
    #16 Uprising, May 20, 2009
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    It's quite risky for a criminal to do a B&E in Texas. Doesn't seem smart to me.

    Steal a person's TV. Risk: getting shot and killed by homeowner.

    conclusion: not worth it.

    Wish all people came to the same conclusion.
     
     
    #17 droxford, May 20, 2009
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    Eye don't see why idiots still invade homes in Texas? Eye mean how dumb can you be. He should have seriously seen that coming.
     
    #18 fmullegun, May 20, 2009
  19. droxford

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    Maybe the homeowner blindsided him.
    No, really, he might not have seen it coming.
    It's not that hard to visualize.
    It certainly must have been a gruesome sight.
     
     
    #19 droxford, May 20, 2009
  20. Al Capone

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    That shooter must've had a good eye.


    Guess those crooks didnt have an eye for detail.



    They probably regret breaking into that guys house though, you know hindsight is 20/20.
     
    #20 Al Capone, May 20, 2009
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