Beaumont Man Fires Shots at Intruder

[Paladin]

http://www.kbtv4.tv/news/default.asp?mo ... ws&id=8747

Beaumont Man Fires Shots at Intruder
( Air Date: 6/2/2005 )

A 63-year-old Beaumont man fired 2 gunshots through his bedroom window early Thursday morning to fend off a burglar. James Hodges says he pulled the .25 caliber pistol from his bedside table when he heard someone break his window then put their arm through it, holding a flashlight.
The intruder fled on foot but a bullet hole on a nearby tree marked the scene of the crime.
Beaumont Police say Hodges` actions were legal, citing that a person has a right to use deadly force if they reasonably fear their life is in danger.

[rickb308]

[quote="Paladin]
James Hodges says he pulled the .25 caliber pistol from his bedside table when he heard someone break his window then put their arm through it, holding a flashlight.
The intruder fled on foot but a bullet hole on a nearby tree marked the scene of the crime.[/quote]

Just follow the squishy stink trail. :D

[txinvestigator]

http://www.kbtv4.tv/news/default.asp?mo ... ws&id=8747

Beaumont Man Fires Shots at Intruder
( Air Date: 6/2/2005 )


Beaumont Police say Hodges` actions were legal, citing that a person has a right to use deadly force if they reasonably fear their life is in danger.

I hate it when the media says that. Chapter 9 never allows for that.

Under the proper conditions, one can use Deadly Force to prevent the imminent commission of a burglary. Or one can use deadly force to protect himself against the other's use or attempted
use of unlawful deadly force; or to prevent the other's imminent commission of aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated robbery.

All require that you resonably belive the DF was immediately necessary.

There is no defense to reasonably believe your life is in danger.

[gigag04]

Beaumont Police say Hodges` actions were legal, citing that a person has a right to use deadly force if they reasonably fear their life is in danger.

(emphasis mine)

As Anti as the media is, I think the reporter was just quoting a source. The problem lies elsewhere.

-nick

[stevie_d_64]

Just look at the situation up in Lufkin recently...

I posted a thread on it just now...

Seems to me that there is just this segment of our culture that expects you to just lie down and enjoy being a victim...And that "HOW DARE" you defend yourself from criminal activity!!!