Stories like this tear me up inside

[Zinnia-Hen]

That's so sad.

I'm glad she did the right thing though, so many people get so freaked out they don't do much...

 

[Mattemma]

I read about it.So glad she was able to stop those men. Those men had some horrible intentions. I would be interested to hear the 911 call of the man who escaped.I listed to the woman.Hope she will stay with family instead of alone.

 

[Q9]

You know what those dirtbags were thinking? "Single mom, has one kid, lives alone. Easy target."

Who knows what their intentions were? Filth like that deserve that kind of fate.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

20 minutes for police response is normal in the town where I'm an EMT, and that's if they are even on duty. Most of the time, if it's a weekend or after hours, no one shows up.

 

[Nitrous]

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In the gun world, there's a saying. "When seconds count, the police are just minutes away."

My state is a "Castle Doctrine" state and you can look up, on the NRA's website to see if yours is. To me, it's not really a question. You do not shoot unless you feel your life is in danger. Defending your life will never be questioned in court, successfully. Defending your possessions? Maybe.

I believe Texas *really* stretches their castle doctrine laws.

 

[peepdaddy]

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Agree! They were also probably saying "That guy died of cancer and there are probably some pain meds left".

 

[Ksane]

Messed with the wrong mother that time, didn't they? Good for her. I wonder where the dog was at the time?

 

[Q9]

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Agree! They were also probably saying "That guy died of cancer and there are probably some pain meds left".

Is it wrong that the more I think about it, the more I regret that the other guy made it out without some lead in him? People who would take advantage of other people's suffering *really* tick me off.

 

[Nitrous]

When I grew up, Calvert County, Maryland had one police officer on duty, at night. You had to hope he/she was near you or it'd be forever before help arrived. On the other hand, if you wanted to make up time, on the highway, Calvert County was a good place to do it

 

[jtbrown]

I feel for her in so many ways, to be that young and to take a life, justified or not is a heavy burden. That poor child-mom. I am glad she was able to defend herself and that baby, I feel so sad that she had to.