Thursday morning feel good stories
Chief Tango sends us some more feel good stories this morning, the first is from West Virginia;
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies say the homeowner heard a noise in his garage and went to investigate. That’s when he confronted a man burglarizing his home. The pair got into a fight and that’s when deputies say the homeowner shot him twice, killing him.
“I think he done the right thing,” Morris said. “If you can’t protect what you got what the use of working and having it if someone is going to come in and take it?”
Deputies say they found some of the stolen items on a nearby path.
This burglary isn’t the first one to be reported in this area. Deputies say over the past couple of days there have been several. They’re not sure if the intruder killed during Wednesday’s burglary attempt is connected to them all.
The next story is from Alaska;
When police arrived on scene, they talked to a man who told police that two males had “knocked on his apartment door, forced their way into his home, and a physical altercation between him and the suspects ensued,” according to a statement from APD spokeswoman Jennifer Castro.
The man told police that during the fight he was able to locate his handgun and fire a warning shot, Castro said. The suspects then fled the apartment through a window. Witnesses also reported that they saw two men running from the apartment complex.
The next story comes from Tennessee;
Around 9 a.m., McCormick was watching TV while two of his children were playing outside and his wife was asleep on the couch.
“I was sitting in my recliner in my living room and a guy walked through my door with a gun and said he wanted all my money,” McCormick said.
Police believe the home invader was a 26-year-old man with multiple pending charges of aggravated burglary and felony theft.
“He said, ‘I’ve been itching to bust somebody,'” McCormick said.
McCormick said the gunman demanded money and other belongings. McCormick complied, but the man demanded more.
While the intruder was dealing with his wife, McCormick went to a bedroom, grabbed a .45 caliber pistol and came out.
McCormick said when the intruder raised his handgun in his direction, he opened fire.
The intruder was hit several times and fled to the front yard, where he collapsed.
The man died shortly after arriving at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His alleged getaway car hidden in the woods near the home was towed away.
Category: Feel Good Stories
“This burglary isn’t the first one to be reported in this area. Deputies say over the past couple of days there have been several. They’re not sure if the intruder killed during Wednesday’s burglary attempt is connected to them all.”
But I’m sure that now that the intruder is dead, the burglaries will stop.
Good shootin’!
We have a local community (hippie, non-NPR) radio station, that every Saturday at noon, they ask you the listener, to sit comfortably and meditate for a minute while they play some guitar music in the background. At the end of that minute, they announce, “And the world is a more peaceful place, beginning . . . now.”
I think that sentence fits the third story. And with NO apologies to the radio station, I think I’ll start using their statement of peace in these Feel Good Stories.
That’s…*sniff* just BEAUTIFUL! 😉
I just have to go gaze into my navel now to contemplate the true meaning of this post !!!
Ooommmmm…
‘While the intruder was dealing with his wife, McCormick went to a bedroom, grabbed a .45 caliber pistol and came out.’
See, I keep tellin’ youse guys that a 45 is all youse need.
Only 2 out of 3 incidents resulting in permanent removal of a low-life criminal from the human gene pool? Oh well,
Now don’t be sad
‘Cause two out of three ain’t bad
From the Tennessee story. “His car was towed away.” Was it a good used late model with low mileage? Wonder what the auction price will run?
Someone in an apartment fired a warning shot? So, where’d the bullet go?
And that is why you never fire a warning shot.
Ideally warning shots should be placed center of mass. If you care enough to send the very best, make sure it gets to its destination.
I was under the impression that “warning shot” was just another term for “missed.”