Thursday morning feel good stories.

| August 16, 2018

From Houston, TX

A teen suspect was shot several times after he and another person tried to rob two cable repairmen in north Houston, police say.  Police said the two repairmen were working on a cable box around midnight on Fulton Street and Veenstra when the gunmen approached them.  “It was just real quick. We were expecting the worst,” said one of the technicians, who did not want to be identified.

He says his colleague, with a concealed handgun license, quickly drew his gun and fired back, warding off the suspects. Police say one of the suspects was shot in the leg. He collapsed at the scene and was taken to the hospital. Investigators say he is in critical but stable condition and charges are expected.  The other suspect and a getaway driver are still on the run. They were last seen in a grey four-door sedan.

From BENZIE COUNTY, MI

 A homeowner armed with a shotgun confronted and shot an intruder in his pole barn Tuesday night.  When the homeowner, a 79-year-old man, heard an intruder in the pole barn around 11:20 at his home in Inland Township he grabbed a shotgun and confronted the man, according to Benzie County Sheriff’s Deputies.   After telling the man to get off his property, the homeowner reported the intruder came toward him in a threatening manner, deputies said.

The homeowner kept an eye on the man until police and an ambulance arrived at the home.

The 37-year-old intruder was taken to Munson Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, according to deputies.

The homeowner wasn’t arrested.

From Des Moines, IA 

Des Moines Police Department detectives determined the following:

Bondhus and Grayson were at the home. They discovered what they believed to be intentional damage to the man’s tire. Wheeler, who is prohibited by a court order of protection from having contact with Bondhus, arrived at the home. Wheeler forced his way into the home and physically assaulted Grayson. The assault stopped briefly, then began again. Grayson, who lawfully possessed a handgun, fired one shot, killing Wheeler.

The Polk County Attorney’s Office determined the shooting was lawful self-defense and no charges will be filed.

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OldManchu

The 79 year old sure wasted a lot of energy actually walking over to his pole barn. According to creepy Joe “bite me” Biden, he should have just fired a couple of blasts into the air.

Deplorable B Woodman

Shotguns. Fired one shot, hit both legs. The weapon of choice for self defense since gunpowder was invented.

Ex-PH2

How come these amateur writers who style themselves reporters always use the term ‘grabbed the ==gun’?

Does this have anything to do with their hidden Freudian wishes to get the Daisy Red Ryder BB gun they were denied as birthday gifts when they were children?

There’s some hidden psychological thingy in that need to repeatedly say ‘grabbed’ instead of using other terms, such as picked up, took off the rack in the living room, pulled out of a closet, etc., etc., etc.

Anyway, kudos to the septuagenarian for defending his pole barn from an invader. What did that idiot intruder think he’d find in there, anyway? If it’s a pole barn, it’s most likely got a dirt or gravel floor, possibly some baled hay or baled straw, maybe some farm equipment like a combine or a John Deere tractor, maybe some gardening tools, but not much that’s useful to a thief.

Now, if the intruder was a hobo looking for a place to spend the night, that’s really a bad idea.

AW1Ed

What did that idiot intruder think he’d find in there, anyway?

Anhydrous ammonia, perhaps.

David

Restraining orders… aka legal toilet paper.

Graybeard

Oh, I dunno David.
Say a lady has a restraining order against a guy, and guy shows up anyway at her residence, and she proceeds to enforce the restraining order with a series of lead injections until said guy is no longer moving or breathing.

I suspect that with the restraining order, she has a very good defense against anyone who might want to claim that she didn’t need to nullify the threat in that manner.

5th/77thFA

Cable Men, contractors for TV Cable probably don’t have a job by now. AT&T, Cox, Comcast,Charter, ect do not allow their techs to have weapons on the job site. Company policy gets real stupid at these places sometimes. Michigan oldster, would’ve aimed a little higher. My pole barn has a paid for F150, turbo charged skate board, misc tools and yard tractor. All not worth your life dumb ass, stay the f off my property. Iowa case sounds like home boy just couldn’t let Miss Thang go. Lived up to his initials I.O.W.A.N. (Idiot Out Walking Around Now) My apologies to the good, patriotic, hard working folks of the State of Iowa, some of whom are kin.

Roh-Dog

I’ve got a feel good story: it’s National Airborne Day!
Now all you nasty legs, do push-ups!!

Deplorable B Woodman

No. Not only no, but HELL NO.

Deplorable B Woodman

I’m signal. You don’t want to irritate me.
“You can talk about me but you can’t talk without me.”

Roh-Dog

I know how to fill a RT-1523E and use a satfone.
When all that fails, bang on it til it works. Just like that FBCB2 I went all Infantry on. That day was it’s last failure to boot.
One less comm-monkey, one less person to pull security for.
Kidding. Have a good National Airborne Day!

Wireman611

I’m a Bubblehead.