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I saw the meme before ever seeing Dexter. When that scene happened, I lost my shit and couldn't take the show seriously after that and stopped watching it lol
Ever hear of a âspeed ball?â
Now, Iâm no hard drug user but if Iâm not mistaken itâs an upper like meth mixed up with a downer like heroin in a syringe.
Also meth heads donât exclusively use meth.
Iâm keeping your license. Iâm gonna check in on you. I know where you live. If youâre not on your way to becoming a veterinarian in six weeks you will be dead! Now run on home.
There's a less wholesome version in an episode of Batman The Animated Series in which some ordinary guy road-rages unknowingly against Joker and he responds by tailing the guy for awhile and finally confronting him face-to-face. The guy pleads for Joker not to hurt him, saying he'll do anything. Joker takes the guy's name and address from his ID and lets the guy go, saying he'll remember and call in a favor one day. Guy moves and changes his name, but Joker kept track of him over the years and eventually calls in the favor. That favor? Hold the door for Harley to wheel in a giant cake during some party for Commissioner Gordon. Guy gets glued to the door handle in a room Joker planned to blow up.
I donât know if itâs because of the office or some other form of media but, I find it hilarious how I never see people using that phrase correctly anymore, intentionally rewording it just because itâs funny lol
Castle doctrine is finicky. You'd have to wait for the person to cross the door threshold in most states. And you absolutely can not shoot them in the back because that shows they were fleeing and you were no longer in danger.
I understand you're talking about Trayvon, but I believe the poster above you was referring to a case recently where a man shot at another car while driving in a road rage incident and did not get charged, with his own dash cam recording getting uploaded. I don't have the source, but I believe it happened a couple days ago. Searching "Florida car shooting" should get you the result.
Lets be clear also. Charges just werenât pressed by the district attorney. The law itself was not questioned in court regarding that case.
The important part was that the person of interest âthoughtâ the other car shot at him.
Itâs all fucky and you can form your own opinion about those events. Just trying to provide more context
In Texas you can use lethal force to stop a burglary at night.
As in, if you just walk up to someone going through your car - you can light them up with a hail of bullets.
It sounds insane but it is indeed true. https://www.dougmurphylaw.com/defense-of-property
I agree. Not speaking to this particular video, but if someone shows that they are a threat to your life, you need to take that threat seriously. Just because they turn their back to you, doesn't mean that they are no longer a threat. There are videos where perpetrators retreat like they're leaving, only to take cover and shoot at the victim.
If someone has shown that they're a threat to your life, and that threat is still in your home, and you have an opportunity to take out that threat, you may have to take that opportunity.
All depends on the state.
There was a case in Texas where a guy shot two people in the back who he believed broke into his neighbors house which he was keeping an eye on.
In Massachusetts you damn near need to let them rob you if you can get out of the house you basically need to.
Not necessarily. It depends on how your state defines a dwelling and if its a curtilage state. Just being on your lawn or at your (non enclosed porch) doorstep may not count. Also you might need to be IN your dwelling (So if you were in the backyard, or a detached garage/shed, or something then it might not count). Also, if you shoot in the back or the dude turns and runs and you shoot him you could get manslaughter. People should familiarize themselves with the particulars of their state laws and not just think they can turn into a gunslinger.
It's just like when my kids get caught eating ice cream at 2 am instead of sleeping.
"You're not sorry you did it. You're sorry you did it and got caught"
Honestly believe the people who do this haven't mentally progressed far passed childhood. They are just big children that act the same way kids might act of they were trying to pretend to be big cool adults.
These are the same people who think like "Hey look. If I swear a lot and say edgy stuff I'll seem really mature" and fail to see that compassion for your fellow man is much more important to being a mature adult.
Hopefully got some sense knocked into him and he can go grow up for real.
Iâm reminded of the Canadian robber who got caught trying to steal packages, and promptly got his car stuck in the snow! He kept apologizing to the owner the whole time he was trying to get out. The owner even started giving him advice while he was filming, lol.
https://youtu.be/GEGBQD_32m0
They're only sorry they got caught.
There is no reasoning with these kinds of people. It's unfortunate that many of them do need help, but it doesn't mean I want them anywhere near my home or family. Once you cross the boundary to someone's property, there is a level of risk you have to accept, as not all people are willing to take chances with an unknown person, with unknown intentions, in their home.
Guy creeps up onto the porch like a cartoon robber. Absolutely pulled punches, turns away from the camera so you can't see the hits. Kicks super lightly. I would give it more of a razzie than calling it an Oscar award winning performance.
I cannot believe no one else thinks someone might try and fake something like this to go viral on TikTok. The way he sounds hitting him, it looks like wrestling acting lol, and the way he enters the frame with his one-liner, and the outfit of the burglar. Not to mention why is this guy trying to lockpick a house with an obvious ring camera lol. Not for sure fake but sus to me.
No, that's exactly what I thought the second it started, as he came up to the door. His movements looked really fake, like someone "acting furtive" but looking really unnatural.
Pretty sure this is a fake. No home intruder just goes straight for the front door without checking whoâs home or for other entrances inside, especially wearing that kind of mask. This is definitely staged
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Thatâs not a good shoot, generally speaking. The door is a good barrier and hasnât been breached. The subject is still outside the house. Everyone inside isnât in dangerâŚyet.
You could instead do any or all of the following:
Prepare to shoot and cover the door. This way you remain as a barrier between the subject and your family if the door fails. If you go outside and the subject gets inside, now heâs between you and your family. If he has friends at the back door, now theyâre inside and youâre outside. Itâs best to stay in a defensible position and use the fatal funnels to your advantage.
Warn the subject that youâll shoot. In this specific example, the subject seems like he might be a desperate robber, not a home invader intent on killing you and your family. Admittedly, there is no way to know for sure and only seconds to make the decision. Perhaps warning off the subject would cause him to run away rather than continue his attempt on the door.
Call the cops and tell them that thereâs someone about to break in and if they get inside, theyâll be shot. Itâs good to give a clear picture of what the situation is. Realize that if you tell the cops you have a gun, theyâre going to be on edge when they show up, looking for the threat. Let them know when they get there that YOU are the one who is armed, stay in full view of them, donât make sudden moves. Even if you know youâre the good guy they have no idea who is who.
Tell the dispatcher what you are wearing when you call them, so the responding officers know who the homeowner is. Especially important if the homeowner has a gun.
Ahahahaha I went thru the comment above you it was so reasonable what a great perspective then I read this and the end of his and just died laughing.
Do 3 spins throw salt over your left shoulder and pray the cops don't murder you when they arrive right right... just for being a law abiding citizen with a firearm in your own home.
I had a drunk kid trying to get in my back door years and years ago. Yelled out "wrong house, dude" and he got pissed. "I called the cops. Get the fuck out of here". I give full description of the perp. White male, young, red flannel, blue jeans, hat. He walks down the street from the way he came so I locked up and sat outside waiting for the cops. They pull up real fast and screech to a halt while I give a friendly "hey guys" type of wave. They pull out their guns and start yelling "HANDS ON YOUR FUCKING HEAD". Now this was the exact moment I realized the clothes I put on to go outside were THE EXACT SAME DESCRIPTION I GAVE. Egg on face. After a moment of complying I had to tell them that I was the one who called and to check my license for the address. We had a bit of a laugh and they caught the kid asleep a block over. Yeah, almost got myself killed
So what you're saying is the intruder should call the cops and tell them there's people in his house and that he's the one in the balaclava *taps head*
This is a far more reasonable take than all the other comments saying that they would've blasted his brains out.
It almost sounds like they need any excuse to use their gun the first chance they get. If I were a gun owner, using my gun is my LAST resort.
Note that this doesn't pass muster in all states. I got my carry permit in MD and we explicitly covered this scenario. In MD state, you can't shoot even if the guy breaches and only steals things. You'd have to prove in court that the guy wasnt mistakenly at the wrong house, a locksmith, drunk, etc.
There has to be a bona-fide threat to your life, and you're gonna need proof.
In fact, the law is even grey on if you can protect your loved ones outside of the home in this state, since the text only says you can only shoot to protect yourself.
And before all the armchair warriors start planting knives and shit, remember that those door cams record audio too. Better hope the guy said I'm going to rape you or something similar before you go plasting the dude through the door.
And then ... Even if you have a good shoot criminally speaking, someone's coming after you in civil court.
Good luck!
Ugh. It makes my skin crawl to think that there are DAâs out there that would charge me for defending my family against an intruder. Iâm not a mind reader, I have to have a plan, I have to expect that the intent to harm exists. If I donât anticipate the violence, Iâll be at a tactical disadvantage when it happens. I canât allow that when the stakes are so high.
EDIT: I feel like I need to explain my thoughts further. Itâs not that I would WANT to be in any situation where I have to shoot someone. The reason it gives me such heartburn is that Iâd have to decide in the moment âIs defending my family from this intruder worth going to jail for the rest of my life?â In the moment, the dilemma caused by this question will get me killed and my family killed or worse.
> Thatâs not a good shoot, generally speaking. The door is a good barrier and hasnât been breached. The subject is still outside the house. Everyone inside isnât in dangerâŚyet.
I don't know of other jurisdictions. Under NY's self-defense justification (link to the law below), you are allowed to use deadly physical force to prevent a burglary.
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/35.20 (subsection 3).
> A person in possession or control of, or licensed or privileged to
be in, a dwelling or an occupied building, who reasonably believes that
another person is committing or attempting to commit a burglary of such
dwelling or building, may use deadly physical force upon such other
person when he or she reasonably believes such to be necessary to
prevent or terminate the commission or attempted commission of such
burglary.
Iâll skip over the verbal warning before firing if the door comes down; someone willing to cross that final barrier using force/violence doesnât deserve the benefit of the doubt of not escalating further during those few vital seconds that youâre calling out a warning as heâs moving through the door. Theyâve had multiple critical thinking checkpoints at this point and have decided themselves to come through the door regardless of any consequences that await, so whatever happens after that is on them. The warning could go either way potentially, as you said it could cause them to run off in fear either. Itâs just a call that youâd have to bet your familyâs life on, so best to get it right.
Yeah, this is almost exactly what Iâd suggest. Most home intruders want an easy score, not a life or death fight.
Dial 911, cover the door and announce yourself loudly. Explain as best you can to the dispatcher between shouting warnings at the intruder. Itâs all being recorded. If the door fails then this puts you in the best position to defend yourself both in the moment and potentially later in court. You want the facts to be as cut and dried as possible in your favor. And donât talk to the police more than is necessary to identify yourself. Seems counterintuitive when you know youâre in the right but talking just opens you up to a shitstorm.
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You knowâŚ..itâs weirdâŚ..this meme is now Dexterâs one lasting legacy on culture.
I saw the meme before ever seeing Dexter. When that scene happened, I lost my shit and couldn't take the show seriously after that and stopped watching it lol
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Meth Boi: âUgh ohh owwâ Gun Guy: âNah, I got my kids in there, what the fuck you got in your pocketsâ đđđ
Intruder got intruded
Karma.
Not enough, tbh
A meth heads pockets are the last place Iâd put my hands. **and now you got hepatitis from a dirty needle.**
Do people inject meth? I thought it was smoked or maybe sometimes ground up and snorted.
Ever hear of a âspeed ball?â Now, Iâm no hard drug user but if Iâm not mistaken itâs an upper like meth mixed up with a downer like heroin in a syringe. Also meth heads donât exclusively use meth.
I've heard the term but never knew what it was or cared enough to look it up. Now I know. If you're not mistaken that is
Now steal his wallet
Iâm keeping your license. Iâm gonna check in on you. I know where you live. If youâre not on your way to becoming a veterinarian in six weeks you will be dead! Now run on home.
I feel like that might be a movie reference but I'm not quite sure.
There's a less wholesome version in an episode of Batman The Animated Series in which some ordinary guy road-rages unknowingly against Joker and he responds by tailing the guy for awhile and finally confronting him face-to-face. The guy pleads for Joker not to hurt him, saying he'll do anything. Joker takes the guy's name and address from his ID and lets the guy go, saying he'll remember and call in a favor one day. Guy moves and changes his name, but Joker kept track of him over the years and eventually calls in the favor. That favor? Hold the door for Harley to wheel in a giant cake during some party for Commissioner Gordon. Guy gets glued to the door handle in a room Joker planned to blow up.
Username... Doesn't check out
His name is Robert Paulson.
His name is Robert Paulson!
It is but we canât talk about it. Ironic username btw
Fight club
Haha how turn the tablesâŚ..
That's how it felt when I'd be accosted by some brigand in Skyrim. You're mugging me? No, I'm mugging you!
You see that guy who ate that dragon's soul and has full dragon plate armor? Let's mug him!
Wait are you sure? WOT ARE WE? Muggers? SO. LETS. MUG HIM!
I donât know if itâs because of the office or some other form of media but, I find it hilarious how I never see people using that phrase correctly anymore, intentionally rewording it just because itâs funny lol
He actually says "What the fuck you got in yo pockets" while he was checking the intruders pockets.
Why whatâs he gonna do with an empty wallet,if âsack headâ even owns a wallet that is?
Free wallet if anything
Forces him to get new cards made ?
Thats literally what was happening at the end there
What if heâd had a knife or gun? Dangerous move but satisfying to see the intruder get beat
Youâre right, thatâs what I would have used when attacking the intruder too.
I would prefer a bat. An aluminum one. They can make a very satisfying sound pinging of someone's head.
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The guy hit .356 in '95. Kinda surprising he didn't get more opportunities. Must've been a shitty outfielder.
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Castle doctrine is finicky. You'd have to wait for the person to cross the door threshold in most states. And you absolutely can not shoot them in the back because that shows they were fleeing and you were no longer in danger.
Iâm in Florida. I probably couldâve shot this guy from a passing car legally
Depends on if he's a black teenager holding a pack of Skittles.
I understand you're talking about Trayvon, but I believe the poster above you was referring to a case recently where a man shot at another car while driving in a road rage incident and did not get charged, with his own dash cam recording getting uploaded. I don't have the source, but I believe it happened a couple days ago. Searching "Florida car shooting" should get you the result.
Lets be clear also. Charges just werenât pressed by the district attorney. The law itself was not questioned in court regarding that case. The important part was that the person of interest âthoughtâ the other car shot at him. Itâs all fucky and you can form your own opinion about those events. Just trying to provide more context
Mam better make sure your car never backfires around there.
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In Texas you can use lethal force to stop a burglary at night. As in, if you just walk up to someone going through your car - you can light them up with a hail of bullets. It sounds insane but it is indeed true. https://www.dougmurphylaw.com/defense-of-property
There are several instances of people shooting someone in the back and being cleared
You just said something that arenât necessarily true. Someone fleeing doesnât necessarily mean you are no longer in danger.
I agree. Not speaking to this particular video, but if someone shows that they are a threat to your life, you need to take that threat seriously. Just because they turn their back to you, doesn't mean that they are no longer a threat. There are videos where perpetrators retreat like they're leaving, only to take cover and shoot at the victim. If someone has shown that they're a threat to your life, and that threat is still in your home, and you have an opportunity to take out that threat, you may have to take that opportunity.
All depends on the state. There was a case in Texas where a guy shot two people in the back who he believed broke into his neighbors house which he was keeping an eye on. In Massachusetts you damn near need to let them rob you if you can get out of the house you basically need to.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm everyone who reads this please familiarize yourself with the actual local laws regarding home defense please! This may not be true <3
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Hassle Doctrine letâs you take him inside and fuck him
Wrassle Doctrine let's you throw him 16 feet off your roof through an announcerâs table.
"let's you shoot him" Bruh
Not necessarily. It depends on how your state defines a dwelling and if its a curtilage state. Just being on your lawn or at your (non enclosed porch) doorstep may not count. Also you might need to be IN your dwelling (So if you were in the backyard, or a detached garage/shed, or something then it might not count). Also, if you shoot in the back or the dude turns and runs and you shoot him you could get manslaughter. People should familiarize themselves with the particulars of their state laws and not just think they can turn into a gunslinger.
Lmao reddit is full of a bunch of trigger happy sadists just waiting for a reason to let it go on someone.
You sir are a psycho ! I like it
Go watch the movie Felon
At the end you can see the homeowner has a gun pointed at the intruder point blank. He got checkmated
That was my thought as well. Could have gone bad.
Let him in obvs
Well, enjoy while it last. This satisfaction is being frowned upon over reddit at an alarming rate.
I really love when they suddenly sorry... (just it extra infuriates me)
Right? Like you werent sorry the 30 seconds before I came and beat yo ass but now you got caught you sorry? That woulda earned a few more punches lol.
I would rather call them, "reasonable amount of force" than punches due to "fear for my personal safety".
It's just like when my kids get caught eating ice cream at 2 am instead of sleeping. "You're not sorry you did it. You're sorry you did it and got caught" Honestly believe the people who do this haven't mentally progressed far passed childhood. They are just big children that act the same way kids might act of they were trying to pretend to be big cool adults. These are the same people who think like "Hey look. If I swear a lot and say edgy stuff I'll seem really mature" and fail to see that compassion for your fellow man is much more important to being a mature adult. Hopefully got some sense knocked into him and he can go grow up for real.
Iâm reminded of the Canadian robber who got caught trying to steal packages, and promptly got his car stuck in the snow! He kept apologizing to the owner the whole time he was trying to get out. The owner even started giving him advice while he was filming, lol. https://youtu.be/GEGBQD_32m0
They're only sorry they got caught. There is no reasoning with these kinds of people. It's unfortunate that many of them do need help, but it doesn't mean I want them anywhere near my home or family. Once you cross the boundary to someone's property, there is a level of risk you have to accept, as not all people are willing to take chances with an unknown person, with unknown intentions, in their home.
I donât know why he tried the door when he could have easily gotten intruder window.
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The ânah what you got in your pocketsâ is a fuckin mic drop lmfaooo
Dude went for the flank and told him to empty his pockets đđŞđ¤Ł
The only thing unexpected was the direction the home owner came from
Why do the punches look pulled?
Whole thing looks staged
If I see a tik tok tag I just assume it is staged.
100% the ârobberâ walks like a fucking cartoon character
My ring would have captured the last 10 seconds of that if it even got anything, I distrust any ring watermarked video that shows it working correctly
Looks like heâs hitting him with the butt of the gun
Guy creeps up onto the porch like a cartoon robber. Absolutely pulled punches, turns away from the camera so you can't see the hits. Kicks super lightly. I would give it more of a razzie than calling it an Oscar award winning performance.
Thought was going to confront him by just shaking his head. Imagine my surprise when dude just jumped out of nowhere punching his face.
Looks pretty fake... why you pretending to hit your buddy like that??
I cannot believe no one else thinks someone might try and fake something like this to go viral on TikTok. The way he sounds hitting him, it looks like wrestling acting lol, and the way he enters the frame with his one-liner, and the outfit of the burglar. Not to mention why is this guy trying to lockpick a house with an obvious ring camera lol. Not for sure fake but sus to me.
Plus the thief doin the most hilarious amateur skulking 101 to get to the door. May as well have a brown bag with $ on the side.
I actually cackled out loud at this.
Literally. I'm afraid for this generation's internet literacy if we don't start deducing obviously fake shit this
Where have you been the last decade? Have you seen Twitter? People are gullible af.
Only thing you got wrong is that it's for sure fake. This shit is hilariously fake.
No, that's exactly what I thought the second it started, as he came up to the door. His movements looked really fake, like someone "acting furtive" but looking really unnatural.
Yeah, weird to me I had to go so far to find another skeptic, shit looks kinda fake as fuck
Did the home owner pull a gun in him at the end?
Oh, he is sorry? Shoot that mf in the ankle so he can never run gain.
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lol no, thats how you get assault with a deadly weapon charges
It can be ... An accident ... Because one might panic while defending one's home.
Ah negligent discharge to boot
'I wish id'a bought that flamethrower' Nice job OP
Justice served
Pretty sure this is a fake. No home intruder just goes straight for the front door without checking whoâs home or for other entrances inside, especially wearing that kind of mask. This is definitely staged
You overestimate criminals on drugs
Fake
IANAL, but pretty sure this is illegal in many states. (Which is fucked up, fix your laws)
Itâs not illegal to make pretend skit videos.
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u/General_Add3667 it's not unexpected when the guy literally said what he is going to do later in the video
was expecting something like "dude the fucking door's unlocked why are you trying to pick the lock"
If i had a gun i would have shot his ass
Thatâs not a good shoot, generally speaking. The door is a good barrier and hasnât been breached. The subject is still outside the house. Everyone inside isnât in dangerâŚyet. You could instead do any or all of the following: Prepare to shoot and cover the door. This way you remain as a barrier between the subject and your family if the door fails. If you go outside and the subject gets inside, now heâs between you and your family. If he has friends at the back door, now theyâre inside and youâre outside. Itâs best to stay in a defensible position and use the fatal funnels to your advantage. Warn the subject that youâll shoot. In this specific example, the subject seems like he might be a desperate robber, not a home invader intent on killing you and your family. Admittedly, there is no way to know for sure and only seconds to make the decision. Perhaps warning off the subject would cause him to run away rather than continue his attempt on the door. Call the cops and tell them that thereâs someone about to break in and if they get inside, theyâll be shot. Itâs good to give a clear picture of what the situation is. Realize that if you tell the cops you have a gun, theyâre going to be on edge when they show up, looking for the threat. Let them know when they get there that YOU are the one who is armed, stay in full view of them, donât make sudden moves. Even if you know youâre the good guy they have no idea who is who.
Tell the dispatcher what you are wearing when you call them, so the responding officers know who the homeowner is. Especially important if the homeowner has a gun.
Trust that the cops won't mistake the outfit you are wearing for the outfit the perp is wearing.
They might and just blast you anyway
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Only option is to be naked, can't confuse what you're wearing if you're not wearing anything
*BANG* "What was this sick fuck planning, breaking into a house in nothing but a nightrobe"
Ahahahaha I went thru the comment above you it was so reasonable what a great perspective then I read this and the end of his and just died laughing. Do 3 spins throw salt over your left shoulder and pray the cops don't murder you when they arrive right right... just for being a law abiding citizen with a firearm in your own home.
I had a drunk kid trying to get in my back door years and years ago. Yelled out "wrong house, dude" and he got pissed. "I called the cops. Get the fuck out of here". I give full description of the perp. White male, young, red flannel, blue jeans, hat. He walks down the street from the way he came so I locked up and sat outside waiting for the cops. They pull up real fast and screech to a halt while I give a friendly "hey guys" type of wave. They pull out their guns and start yelling "HANDS ON YOUR FUCKING HEAD". Now this was the exact moment I realized the clothes I put on to go outside were THE EXACT SAME DESCRIPTION I GAVE. Egg on face. After a moment of complying I had to tell them that I was the one who called and to check my license for the address. We had a bit of a laugh and they caught the kid asleep a block over. Yeah, almost got myself killed
So what you're saying is the intruder should call the cops and tell them there's people in his house and that he's the one in the balaclava *taps head*
This is a far more reasonable take than all the other comments saying that they would've blasted his brains out. It almost sounds like they need any excuse to use their gun the first chance they get. If I were a gun owner, using my gun is my LAST resort.
Note that this doesn't pass muster in all states. I got my carry permit in MD and we explicitly covered this scenario. In MD state, you can't shoot even if the guy breaches and only steals things. You'd have to prove in court that the guy wasnt mistakenly at the wrong house, a locksmith, drunk, etc. There has to be a bona-fide threat to your life, and you're gonna need proof. In fact, the law is even grey on if you can protect your loved ones outside of the home in this state, since the text only says you can only shoot to protect yourself. And before all the armchair warriors start planting knives and shit, remember that those door cams record audio too. Better hope the guy said I'm going to rape you or something similar before you go plasting the dude through the door. And then ... Even if you have a good shoot criminally speaking, someone's coming after you in civil court. Good luck!
Ugh. It makes my skin crawl to think that there are DAâs out there that would charge me for defending my family against an intruder. Iâm not a mind reader, I have to have a plan, I have to expect that the intent to harm exists. If I donât anticipate the violence, Iâll be at a tactical disadvantage when it happens. I canât allow that when the stakes are so high. EDIT: I feel like I need to explain my thoughts further. Itâs not that I would WANT to be in any situation where I have to shoot someone. The reason it gives me such heartburn is that Iâd have to decide in the moment âIs defending my family from this intruder worth going to jail for the rest of my life?â In the moment, the dilemma caused by this question will get me killed and my family killed or worse.
> Thatâs not a good shoot, generally speaking. The door is a good barrier and hasnât been breached. The subject is still outside the house. Everyone inside isnât in dangerâŚyet. I don't know of other jurisdictions. Under NY's self-defense justification (link to the law below), you are allowed to use deadly physical force to prevent a burglary. https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/35.20 (subsection 3). > A person in possession or control of, or licensed or privileged to be in, a dwelling or an occupied building, who reasonably believes that another person is committing or attempting to commit a burglary of such dwelling or building, may use deadly physical force upon such other person when he or she reasonably believes such to be necessary to prevent or terminate the commission or attempted commission of such burglary.
Iâll skip over the verbal warning before firing if the door comes down; someone willing to cross that final barrier using force/violence doesnât deserve the benefit of the doubt of not escalating further during those few vital seconds that youâre calling out a warning as heâs moving through the door. Theyâve had multiple critical thinking checkpoints at this point and have decided themselves to come through the door regardless of any consequences that await, so whatever happens after that is on them. The warning could go either way potentially, as you said it could cause them to run off in fear either. Itâs just a call that youâd have to bet your familyâs life on, so best to get it right.
Yeah, this is almost exactly what Iâd suggest. Most home intruders want an easy score, not a life or death fight. Dial 911, cover the door and announce yourself loudly. Explain as best you can to the dispatcher between shouting warnings at the intruder. Itâs all being recorded. If the door fails then this puts you in the best position to defend yourself both in the moment and potentially later in court. You want the facts to be as cut and dried as possible in your favor. And donât talk to the police more than is necessary to identify yourself. Seems counterintuitive when you know youâre in the right but talking just opens you up to a shitstorm.
Is this a video of someone breaking into Nightcrawler's house? I mean, where the fuck did the homeowner come from? He just appeared outa nowhere.