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Johns Hopkins Student Armed With Sword Kills Intruder

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Botolf said:
Experienced criminal invades house, attacks homeowner, finds himself playing hanky panky with the other side of eternity.

The Sympathy Bus is all out of gas.
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But you´ll have to agree that reaching page 3 and no "leave the poor burglar alone" post is somewhat strange for Gaf.

Burglars had already stolen two laptops and a Sony PlayStation from the student's home Monday, according to Guglielmi.
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Well, clearly he was looking for cutting edge things.
 
Only people I have any sympathy for here (and in similar cases) are possibly the parents of the thief. If they aren't shitty people themselves of course. It will haunt them wondering if they could have somehow stopped their child from ending up a career criminal bleeding to death on the floor of some garage. Then again the parents could be useless twats too.

This is why I used to take my an old antique cutlass with me when I'd investigate noises late at night.
 
Youta Mottenai said:
*scrolls thread*
*not one "bu, bu, but the poor burglar..." or similar post*
*ponders if this is Bizarro-Gaf or wtf is happening*

Oh, and OT:

Victoly!
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Yeah, I expected a huge backslash against the student too.
 
At first, I read the title as "kills instructor."

Then, I saw it pop up again and I read it as "Student Armed With Words Kills Intruder"

-_-
 
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are we certain that the burglar lunged at him? maybe the student lied to cover up his attack? how can we trust someone who still has as sony playstation? good god man, at least get a ps2!
 
There is nothing but fear reflected in your sword. When you dodge, you're afraid of getting killed. When you attack, you're afraid of killing someone. Even when you try to protect someone, you're afraid of letting them die. Yes, your sword speaks to me only of absurd fear. What's necessary in a fight isn't fear. Nothing can be born of that. When you dodge, "I won't let them cut me." If you protect someone, "I won't let them die." If you attack, "I will kill them." Well, can't you see the resolve to kill you in my sword?
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----Urahara
 
Police are conferring with the State's Attorney's Office to determine whether any charges will be filed against the student wielding the sword.
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This wouldn't be the first time a gamer got in trouble for hacking.
 
Youta Mottenai said:
But you´ll have to agree that reaching page 3 and no "leave the poor burglar alone" post is somewhat strange for Gaf.
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Eh, the title didn't have me expecting much "poor burglar" stuff.
 
Youta Mottenai said:
But you´ll have to agree that reaching page 3 and no "leave the poor burglar alone" post is somewhat strange for Gaf.
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This story features a samurai sword being used as a sword. That takes precedent over all things.
 
Zeliard said:
This story features a samurai sword being used as a sword. That takes precedent over all things.
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Pretty much, he used a FUCKING SWORD to defend himself, that is badass shit no matter how you spin it. The Clan MacLeod is proud lol.
 
Unfortunate the burglar died but other than that, who gives a fuck. I'm not about to shed tears for criminals who compulsively commit crime. It'd be different if the criminal was stealing food for his/her starving family but this wasn't the case. Fuck him.
 
sarcastor said:
are we certain that the burglar lunged at him? maybe the student lied to cover up his attack?
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Unfortunately this is up to state attorneys office to pursue. If so evidence will be brought to a grand jury panel to determine if the homicide was justifiable. The kid is not in the clear yet and could easily get screwed.

Will be hard to prove that the burglar didn't lunge at him though, something easy to claim and it would be self defense.

A similar case happened in Florida where a burglar was downstairs and in the garage, man went to investigate with his gun downstairs and ended up shooting the burglar. Burglar lived and ended up suing and winning against the home owner. Reason why? Because the man went downstairs with his gun to encounter the burglar instead of calling police while he was safe upstairs. Even though the law lets you defend yourself and the whole castle thing, if no one is in immediate danger you can not actively go towards the source of "concern" with a weapon as to provoke the encounter.

In other words... if someone breaks into your place.... kill them.
 
Zeliard said:
This story features a samurai sword being used as a sword. That takes precedent over all things.
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I was thinking exactly this while writing my post, but then I went "No... The sword... No, can´t be because of that." and changed it. :lol
 
You'd think after, say, his third arrest for the same crime, it would have been clear that the thief needed rehabilitation before rejoining civilized society. Instead, he's left to his own devices after not 5, not 10, not even 20, but "upwards of 29 arrests for burglary." Christ on a trike. The only detail in this story more bizarre than the man's undeservedly awesome death by samurai sword is how completely the justice system mishandled the case of a person so clearly out of control.
 
The screwed up thing is the kid will probably get sued for wrongful death or even charged with manslaughter. There's the whole my home is my castle legal precedent, but the law is also very clear about when you can legally kill someone in self defense. Basically you have to believe you are in immenent danger of serious bodily harm or death to kill someone in self defense. An unarmed burglar who lunges at you might not be considered a lethal threat legally. To be clear I don't think that's fair per se, that's just what I know from my limited understanding of the law.
 
Also for everyone wondering why he is walking the streets after 29 burglary arrests, sadly that's the way our justice system works. 90 percent of cases never go to trial. In most cases the state offers the criminal a plea deal. I wouldn't suprised if half his burglary arrests got knocked down to misdemeanor petit larcenies. He spends a few days or months in jail, is ordered to pay restitution he will never pay and is back on the streets again until he ends up dead, overdosing, or kills someone else.
 
GillianSeed79 said:
An unarmed burglar who lunges at you might not be considered a lethal threat legally.
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Fuuuuck that. If a burgler lunges at me, why should I have to fight him evenly? Are we dueling? No, this guy just broke into my house and now he's trying to attack me. I'll use whatever force necessary to stop him. He's lost all privilege to sympathy or rights, in my mind.

Besides, the guy cut off his hand, not his head. Surely that earns him points.

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This actually reminded me that I've got a club in my room that's main purpose is to improve my golf swing. It's designed to simulate a real driver, but is half the length with a large weight at the end. So, in other words, easy to swing and with a pretty deadly tip. It would mess someone up pretty bad, though I don't think I'll ever have to use it.
 
Exactly. I'm not agreeing with the law, i'm just stating how he could be charged. The burglar should have been in prison anyway, since many states have 3 strikes and you are out rules.
 
GillianSeed79 said:
Exactly. I'm not agreeing with the law, i'm just stating how he could be charged. The burglar should have been in prison anyway, since many states have 3 strikes and you are out rules.
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Yeah, if it wasn't clear I was just using your sentence to express disgust at any possible ruling in that manner. It'd be very unlikely, though.
 
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