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Just had my neighbor try to knock down my door and threaten to kill me

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ShinNL

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JohnnyPhatsaqs said:
Another good reason to own a hangun. Fuck. That. Maybe it's the Texan in me, but I would have opened that door and fucked that guy up

I have not read this thread. Watched the video an commented. No way I'd allow someone to disrespect me, my home and my family like that. No. Fucking. Way.
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JohnnyPhatsaqs
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Something about all the bolded and your avatar just cracks me up.
I'm sure you'll take this offensively, but I'll ask anyway: How old are you :)?
 
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JohnnyPhatsaqs

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shanshan310 said:
And you're crazy, but carry on. If guns were involved one or more people could be dead by now. Instead no one is. Things can be solved without resorting to ending someone's life over banging on a door. Its a scary situation, but there are other solutions.
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Not saying shoot the fucker through the door. But if he had broke the door in and attacked him, I guess it'd be better for him to have been a victim than defend himself.
 
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marrec

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JohnnyPhatsaqs said:
You're a d-bag. But carry on
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Some mornings I wake up and I think:

"I won't even get on NeoGAF this morning, I'm past my prime, it's not my time anymore."

But then Juniors like Johnny come around and remind me of why I do this, day in and day out.

Thanks Johnny.

Kong Fisso said:
So you were gonna let him disrespect you and your family from outside the door?
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He sure didn't let me disrespect him, he called me a pussy on the internet! He'd obviously shoot someone.
 
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TommyT

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JohnnyPhatsaqs said:
Another good reason to own a hangun. Fuck. That. Maybe it's the Texan in me, but I would have opened that door and fucked that guy up

I have not read this thread. Watched the video an commented. No way I'd allow someone to disrespect me, my home and my family like that. No. Fucking. Way.
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Even in Texas, you're doing it wrong. Now if he busted the door down and came into your home with the same threatening manner...

edit: Oh jeez, clearly this isn't going to end well. Fair thee well fellow Texan.
 
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AbortedWalrusFetus

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I sincerely hope OP files a complaint about the way the police handled the situation. The police are supposed to take every call seriously, even if they think it may be bogus. It doesn't sound like they did and there could have been terrible consequences because of that.
 
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EatinOlives

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ChanHuk said:
Oh hey it's Australia. What's your neighboring country? Is it a country that has drug cartels running their country? Do they smuggle drugs into your country with men as armed as some small countries?
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Wow. Just wow.

This thread is a comedic gold mine.

Hero_of_the_Day said:
As far as I've seen in this thread, NOBODY said this man should have been shot. There were those saying Reggie should get a gun in case the guy got in his house. If you disagree and would rather pin your hopes on the cops arriving in time, that is fair enough. But pretending like this thread was full of Americans suggesting Reggie should have opened fire when the guy knocked on his door is misunderstanding at best, and fabricated bullshit at worst.
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Well, aside from the nut who just came into this topic saying exactly that (after your post. Neat irony there), the fact that certain people here bring up "OMG GUNZ R AMAZING" without any solicitation of such gun-touting crap is good enough for plenty of people to tell what kind of attitude they have in regards to that little subject. Plenty people here still continue to argue how amazing guns are despite the fact that Reggie can't even get one where he lives, but don't let such silly facts like that get in the way of loudly proclaiming your love of firearms, huh?

This obsession with guns and their ownership is completely foreign and honestly pretty scary to many other cultures. If your only real solution to this is "OMG GET A GUN", then yes, you're exactly the kind of person I'm talking about and making fun of. Whether he should "open fire" on him or not, that's really an irrelevant point. Pretending that I said that this "thread is full of Americans who say he should've opened fire on him" is the real fabrication of bullshit, because it completely ignores everything else I said and focuses on a non-point.

My point still stands. I can't think of any other culture that would jump to the "GUNZ NAO" solution so easily. Nothing in this topic has really done anything to disprove that.
 
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LordCanti

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JohnnyPhatsaqs said:
Another good reason to own a hangun. Fuck. That. Maybe it's the Texan in me, but I would have opened that door and fucked that guy up

I have not read this thread. Watched the video an commented. No way I'd allow someone to disrespect me, my home and my family like that. No. Fucking. Way.
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That's your issue with a psychopath (or else a drugged up loony) pounding on the door and screaming that he's going to kill you?

Being disrespected would be the least of my concerns. Don't get me wrong, I'd be waiting gun in hand in case he crashed through the door, but I wouldn't open the door and force a confrontation. I definitely wouldn't do it because I'd been disrespected of all things.
 
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Freeza Under The Shower

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So uh, guys, have you noticed that the thread starter hasn't posted for a while?

what a horse


seriously though: I hope all is well and mr. crazy gets help and reggie some well deserved 'no crazy person at mah door' time.
 
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gabbo

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Zeitgeister said:
So uh, guys, have you noticed that the thread starter hasn't posted for a while?

what a horse


seriously though: I hope all is well and mr. crazy gets help and reggie some well deserved 'no crazy person at mah door' time.
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Isn't it like 4 or 5 in the morning reggie-time?
 
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Hero_of_the_Day

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EatinOlives said:
Well, aside from the nut who just came into this topic saying exactly that (after your post. Neat irony there), the fact that certain people here bring up "OMG GUNZ R AMAZING" without any solicitation of such gun-touting crap is good enough for plenty of people to tell what kind of attitude they have in regards to that little subject. Plenty people here still continue to argue how amazing guns are despite the fact that Reggie can't even get one where he lives, but don't let such silly facts like that get in the way of loudly proclaiming your love of firearms, huh?

This obsession with guns and their ownership is completely foreign and honestly pretty scary to many other cultures. If your only real solution to this is "OMG GET A GUN", then yes, you're exactly the kind of person I'm talking about and making fun of. Whether he should "open fire" on him or not, that's really an irrelevant point. Pretending that I said that this "thread is full of Americans who say he should've opened fire on him" is the real fabrication of bullshit, because it completely ignores everything else I said and focuses on a non-point.

My point still stands. I can't think of any other culture that would jump to the "GUNZ NAO" solution so easily. Nothing in this topic has really done anything to disprove that.
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Well, we knew a nutjob had to show up at some point, we're on the internet. But, so far everybody has made fun of him, and are waiting to see if he gets banned for his childish name calling.

So your point is American's love guns? Noted, and fascinating.
 
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ChanHuk

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Lol, returning to give the OP actual advice. If they're legal, get some pepper spray or a taser if you can. Pepper spray is cheap and "non-lethal" to an extent same goes for a taser, it's "non-lethal" (its not gonna stop them from banging their head on the ground though). If you encounter a PCP user, you're screwed, they just don't give a fuck. Medics tell me stories about how they rip through restraints and cops tell me about tasing them with no effect leading you to physically subduing the assailant.

Am I a gun nut? I'm a gun enthusiast. I own my firearms for sporting purposes, I know I will probably never have to use my firearm in self defense, especially being in an urban area. Police have a response time of about 3 minutes here, I hope that's enough time for me to barricade myself from the perp.

As to my comment about drug cartels, my point being is that you don't have to worry about a law abiding citizen with a firearm. Criminals will get their hands on weapons no matter the legal status. This is going to go back to anti-gun vs pro gun. Why should a law abiding citizen's rights be taken away due to a criminal who doesn't care for the law fuck it up for everyone else? Examples: hi-cap mags, flash hiders, collapsable stocks, pistol grips, SBR, etc

Gun ownership is an entitlement, US citizens are entitled to owning a firearm, you'll never be able to take away an entitlement. Its like taking away your universal healthcare or social security here in the States. There's gonna be a lot of pissed off people.
 
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Wildesy

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reggie said:
I didn't get much information myself. I think the police charged him in regards to when he attacked them at the first arrest. When it was time for my case it was just them setting the conditions of the AVO. He didn't get to say anything and I didn't either. Like I already said, he's now on a curfew - has to report to the police every day, is now living with his mother, and is not allowed back near the residence. I think he pleaded not guilty. We go back to court in June. It all happened so quick, and I know nothing about how the system works, so I apologize for the terrible details.
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It's cool dude, I appreciate the effort. It just seemed like you were only giving us little snippets, when in reality you were actually telling us everything you knew (which happens to be very little).

Anyway, good luck, and stay safe. If you need a hand, I'm down in Melbourne so just give me a call and I'll ride a kangaroo up there and whoop his arse.
 
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J@hranimo

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I've been reading this thread since it began.

1. Stay safe reggie and find a blunt weapon just in case the worst happens.

2. Your cops suck ballsacks

3. These horse heads are so ridiculous it's hysterical! I gotta get me one of those.

Keep us updated on stuff reggie. We don't want crazy stuff happening.
 
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SRidge52

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Yoshiya said:
Yes, because guns clearly have an amazing protective effect against violent crime. I'm not necessarily saying they cause violent crime, but they don't ameliorate whatever is the cause either, clearly.

You sound like a child.
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WELL YOU SOUND LIKE A THAT BAD WORD FOR A FEMALE DOG, MISTER.

ALSO, NO U.
 
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Silphonica

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If someone came to my door like that, they wouldn't last long. I don't come from a very violent family, but we do have an aggressive side when standing up for out principles.

The principle here is, no-one deserves to feel unsafe in their own home and theres no way in hell i'd let some fucking idiot try and do that so I'd probably have just went after him. This isn't always the best solution and you did the right thing OP. Unfortunately thats just my take on it, it runs in my family.

Example, some little cretin stole my mums purse months ago. She lost £50, she chased the 4 boys back to their flat and got the police involved and it went to court, they got away and didn't have to do shit, so my mum went after them with a metal bat twice, out of principle (they live near). She was asked to pay £250 compensation, out of principle, she won't pay because the justice system basically bent her over and fucked her, so shes happy doing a month in prison, because thats just the way it is.
 
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Utako

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Silphonica said:
She was asked to pay £250 compensation, out of principle, she won't pay because the justice system basically bent her over and fucked her, so shes happy doing a month in prison, because thats just the way it is.
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That really, really sucks, but she shouldn't go to prison out of principle. That accomplishes nothing.

She should have appealed and sued.
 
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EatinOlives

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Silphonica said:
If someone came to my door like that, they wouldn't last long. I don't come from a very violent family, but we do have an aggressive side when standing up for out principles.

The principle here is, no-one deserves to feel unsafe in their own home and theres no way in hell i'd let some fucking idiot try and do that so I'd probably have just went after him. This isn't always the best solution and you did the right thing OP. Unfortunately thats just my take on it, it runs in my family.

Example, some little cretin stole my mums purse months ago. She lost £50, she chased the 4 boys back to their flat and got the police involved and it went to court, they got away and didn't have to do shit, so my mum went after them with a metal bat twice, out of principle (they live near). She was asked to pay £250 compensation, out of principle, she won't pay because the justice system basically bent her over and fucked her, so shes happy doing a month in prison, because thats just the way it is.
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Septimius

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I was curious about what the hell could be going on in this thread at this point.

Silphonica said:
If someone came to my door like that, they wouldn't last long. I don't come from a very violent family, but we do have an aggressive side when standing up for out principles.

The principle here is, no-one deserves to feel unsafe in their own home and theres no way in hell i'd let some fucking idiot try and do that so I'd probably have just went after him. This isn't always the best solution and you did the right thing OP. Unfortunately thats just my take on it, it runs in my family.

Example, some little cretin stole my mums purse months ago. She lost £50, she chased the 4 boys back to their flat and got the police involved and it went to court, they got away and didn't have to do shit, so my mum went after them with a metal bat twice, out of principle (they live near). She was asked to pay £250 compensation, out of principle, she won't pay because the justice system basically bent her over and fucked her, so shes happy doing a month in prison, because thats just the way it is.
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C.Dark.DN

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Silphonica said:
If someone came to my door like that, they wouldn't last long. I don't come from a very violent family, but we do have an aggressive side when standing up for out principles.

The principle here is, no-one deserves to feel unsafe in their own home and theres no way in hell i'd let some fucking idiot try and do that so I'd probably have just went after him. This isn't always the best solution and you did the right thing OP. Unfortunately thats just my take on it, it runs in my family.

Example, some little cretin stole my mums purse months ago. She lost £50, she chased the 4 boys back to their flat and got the police involved and it went to court, they got away and didn't have to do shit, so my mum went after them with a metal bat twice, out of principle (they live near). She was asked to pay £250 compensation, out of principle, she won't pay because the justice system basically bent her over and fucked her, so shes happy doing a month in prison, because thats just the way it is.
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She told you that? She probably bounced checks or something.
 
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Silphonica

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Utako said:
That really, really sucks, but she shouldn't go to prison out of principle. That accomplishes nothing.

She should have appealed and sued.
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That was tried, but the judge claimed her case was thrown out because when the police found her purse in the boys flat they never stated they were taking it in as evidence, and therefore couldn't be used as evidence.

My mum would rather do the month in jail that pay the £250. £250 is roughly a week of my wages, if I didn't have a job (she doesn't) i'd probably just go to jail too.

Edit: Deathnote, I was there at the initial court case. They can't forcefully take money from her because shes on disability and not allowed to work. Because shes not allowed to work, she cant do community service, theres not much else that can be done.
 
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Vilam

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Yoshiya said:
Yes, because guns clearly have an amazing protective effect against violent crime. I'm not necessarily saying they cause violent crime, but they don't ameliorate whatever is the cause either, clearly.
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So you don't have a plan, gotcha. Not a single person has actually responded to my posts because they don't have a reasonable argument against my points. Not a single person has said how they would realistically defend themselves against someone they couldn't win a fight against.

Yoshiya said:
I, nor anyone I know, have never been victim to these savage acts of random violence you seem to be alluding to. Nobody carries a gun. Nobody needs to. The slight exception might well be the mutually aggravated drunken punch up, which I have seen, but injecting a firearm into that situation hardly seems like an improvement.
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You're right, nobody has ever been raped or murdered in a home invasion. Good to know. Ignorance is bliss.

Dead Man said:
I find a baseball bat upside the head works. The other guy (in Australia) will not have a gun during a break in, a bat or crow bar is sufficient.
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And the nerdy guy with a baseball bat posting on GAF is going to take on the hardened criminal breaking into his home with a baseball bat. Sure, good luck with that.

shanshan310 said:
Considering he can't GET a gun because of his geographical location, it seems pretty important from where I'm standing. The culture is totally different dude.
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What does that have to do with anything? It isn't about Australia, it isn't about regional laws, it's simply about how having a gun is a good idea for protecting yourself in a home invasion. Just because a ban exists in some corner of the world doesn't nullify the argument, maybe they should think about changing their laws to swing the outcome in favor of the victim.
 
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Fusebox

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Silphonica said:
Example, some little cretin stole my mums purse months ago. She lost £50, she chased the 4 boys back to their flat and got the police involved and it went to court, they got away and didn't have to do shit, so my mum went after them with a metal bat twice, out of principle (they live near).
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Lol, your mum is a fucken chav dude!

And the 'get a gun' mob are fucken mental in this thread, we live in Australia, not Darfur.
 
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