I was just broken into !!!!!!

[Psycho Ward]

Colin this pisses me off! But I'm very happy you and family are ok, sometimes things get ugly!

I've always had a fear someone will steal my basses, but the perfect revenge is when the pawn broker says, "Hey fool, all of these are left handed, they're worthless! Get outta here!"

You had a close call Colin, secure your home!

 

[bovinehost]

As someone said, the main thing is that everyone is safe.

How did they get in? If you tell me your door was unlocked, I'm going to hunt you down personally and talk to you about this.

Yes, Texas is a bit more liberal about what homeowners can do to defend property but jesus, guys, you don't want to blow someone's head off in front of your kids (unless absolutely necessary to secure safety of said kids).

Jack

 

[Colin]

How did they get in? If you tell me your door was unlocked, I'm going to hunt you down personally and talk to you about this.

the guy had been sitting in the back yard watching us. When my 9 year old opened the back door to put some rubbish in the bin, he burst in grabbed the stuff and ran out. We always lock the doors

 

[bovinehost]

Not much to be done about that, then.

Bastard. I hope he's off somewhere, slowly choking to death on a tiny little fish bone.

 

[Stratty316]

Shoot first, ask questions later!

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

Most definitely not. Any type of violent confrontation with kids in the immediate vicinity has to avoided if at all possible.

I also don't think it's worth the moral, legal or spiritual cost to kill someone over a material object. However, my attitude changes if it involves intrusion into my home. We're kid-free now and my wife and I discussed and decided that such a situation would be met with the maximum amount of violence we can muster.

In such a situation, there's no time or room for error to decide whether the intruder just wants to steal our stuff or cause us harm.

Simply put, if someone breaks into your home they are not doing so because they want to give you a hug, they are there to do one of two things - either cause harm to you and your family, or steal/destroy your property. CT is very much a liberal state that tries to protects criminals from innocent people as much as possible (yes I worded that correctly), but after the Cheshire home invasion in July 2007 views about CT castle doctrine changed and the .gov now says "shoot to kill, no warning necessary" if someone breaks into your house - previously it was "run and hide/barricade in a room, call police, give perps anything they want" While I certainly would try and hide the kids in another room if I had them, I won't willingly become a victim. The castle doctrine may seem a bit crazy, but it seems to work in Texas!

 

[JayDawg]

Simply put, if someone breaks into your home they are not doing so because they want to give you a hug, they are there to do one of two things - either cause harm to you and your family, or steal/destroy your property. CT is very much a liberal state that tries to protects criminals from innocent people as much as possible (yes I worded that correctly), but after the Cheshire home invasion in July 2007 views about CT castle doctrine changed and the .gov now says "shoot to kill, no warning necessary" if someone breaks into your house - previously it was "run and hide/barricade in a room, call police, give perps anything they want" While I certainly would try and hide the kids in another room if I had them, I won't willingly become a victim. The castle doctrine may seem a bit crazy, but it seems to work in Texas!

Same with here in Colorado. We have the "Make My Day Law." which basically says that if someone breaks into your house, you can shoot them dead without any laws being broken. As a Corrections Officer, I see this as a great law. For all I know, one of my inmates when released, could find out where I live and want to pay me a visit or even a family member or friend of theirs. If I ever need to protect my family, it is nice knowing that the law backs me up!

 

[Colin]

Guys I respect everyone's opinions here and thanks for all the well wishes. But lets not turn this thread into something else. My kids are are safe and I guess my real intent was to remind everyone to be vigilant as these things do happen. Please look after your family and be safe.

 

[EvilGuitarGuy]

Unlucky. My mate's car got broken into and my Albert Lee model was taken along with with my strat, tele and takamine acoustic