Michigan Is Also Not New Jersey

And self-defense works. Police: Intruder shot and killed by Grand Rapids homeowner.

So this guy decided to break into a home at a little after 2:00 Wednesday morning.

A man went into a home and was confronted by the homeowner. Police say a fight broke out between the two men, which lead to the shooting.

The homeowner shot the intruder in the chest — he died on the scene.

Police are being a bit cagey, but it sounds like an ex-boyfriend/ex-husband breaking into the home were his ex now lives. The “How dare you live without me!” attitude never works out in the long run.

Self-defense Is Legal in Philadelphia

And the prosecutors hate that. A Philly woman killed the boyfriend who’d threatened to put her ‘in the grave.’ A jury found her not guilty.

“You touch any of my s—,” he wrote, according to text messages read in court, “I guarantee your daughter will be missing two parents, because I’m going to jail and I’m going to put you in the grave.”

An hour later, Roye was dead. Ramseure had shot him five times, then called 911.

And on Thursday, a jury acquitted her on all charges.

The defense attorney gets the last word.

Coard, who in his closing arguments refused to identify Roye as a victim, called the prosecution “an outrage and an injustice,” and a waste of public resources. “Here’s a woman who had the [expletive] beaten out of her, she had a [Protection from Abuse Order], the guy comes into her house and she shoots him with his own gun. Why are we here? If that’s not the Castle Doctrine, what is?”

The Media Admits That a Court Order Isn’t a Magic Spell

They still miss a lot. Restraining orders ‘just a piece of paper’ without a plan, advocates say. Still, they told the truth, even if it was by accident.

A sad story of a woman and her children killed by her estranged husband after she spent a day getting a restraining order.

The day before she was murdered, Rosario spent hours at a San Diego courthouse getting a restraining order against her spouse, Jose Valdivia. She’d threatened to get one before, Rosario wrote in court documents, but Valdivia told her it wouldn’t do her any good.

And it didn’t.

The article quotes people in the victim-support-industry about the need for plans.

Advocates say plans are tailor-made for each individual, but some common components include: putting together a list of emergency contacts, making copies of important documents and giving them to someone you trust, creating new habits — like shopping at a different grocery store — that aren’t familiar to an abuser, changing wireless and cellphone passwords and limiting location sharing on social media.

Self-defense? Pepper spray? A firearm? Anything? Of course not. The victim-support-industry is not interested in getting abused spouses to refuse to be victims. They have shelters to fill, and lawyers to pay. Giving important documents to a friend or relative will not keep you safe. Having a list of contacts will not keep you safe, unless you write it on the inside of a bullet-proof vest. And then you wear the vest.

As for “shopping in a different grocery store” that misses the biggest issues. To and from work. Picking up and dropping off kids at school and daycare. Attending religious services. All of these activities involve being in a known location on a set schedule, and all of those places are “gun free zones” so the potential victim is disarmed. For whose safety? “You don’t need a gun in church!” is a statement I have heard made by folks on the Left. They don’t have a violent stalker. And they aren’t religious anyway…

Then again, this was California, so she couldn’t purchase a weapon if she tried. Or she could, but she would have been dead before the waiting period was up.

A gun may not have saved this woman. “There are no guarantees in this life save for death and next winter’s snow.” But the system did nothing for her, and even if it worked perfectly, was probably never going to save her from this guy. That isn’t what cops do. They are not your personal bodyguards, unless you are an elected representative of the people. Cops show up after bad things have happened and try to figure who did what. In the few seconds to minutes when bad things are happening, or about to happen, you are on your own. You should plan accordingly.

Use The Weapon You Have At Hand

And if that happens to be a bearded battleaxe, well then… Victim uses battle axe to fend off home invader.

He was mad that his former girlfriend was dating a “nerd” who played video games. Or something. Except it isn’t just about video games.

The suspect knocked on the door repeatedly, then kicked it in, while Ball was in his apartment playing video games and watching Rick and Morty.

Ball said he had reason to believe the suspect had a firearm.

“(The) door opened, (I) grabbed the axe, (then) step, step, hit.”

The video goes on, and on, but it does include a nice picture of the axe.

The suspect spent a night in a local hospital with “substantial wounds” before being taken to the county lockup.

Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Jim VanDyken said avoiding confrontation with a robber is usually the best course, but he says people have a right to defend themselves, especially in their own home.

Good Guys 1, Bad Guys 0. (Hat tip to hellinahandbasket.net and The Right Way.)

Self-defense in Washington State

Washington hasn’t quite turned into New Jersey. Armed intruder killed after breaking into McCleary home.

The suspect was confronted by the reporting party and a struggle ensued. A 36-year-old female who was also present retrieved a firearm and shot the suspect, killing him. The suspect had a protection order prohibiting him from contacting the female who shot the suspect, said [Undersheriff Brad] Johansson.

So in the end, the order of protection did no protecting, and a firearm was required to keep the good people safe from the bad person.

The investigation continues, but police are calling it self-defense.

A Restraining Order Is Just a Piece of Paper

“The System” is all about hearings and rulings, and not about safety. In wake of murder-suicide, R.I. Family Court proposes added screening for restraining orders.

A District Court judge found her husband, Oscar Hudson, guilty of violating a restraining order against her and issued another.

But Hudson appealed his conviction, then killed Bogran and himself a month later.

Maybe we should pass a law making it illegal for someone subject to a domestic-violence restraining order to possess a firearm. Oh, wait a minute…

As for safety?

“Everything worked the way it was supposed to,” [Family Court Chief Judge Michael B.] Forte concluded, “but it was still a disastrous result.”

I would say that if you have a dead person on your hands, you should stay away from phrases like “Everything worked the way it was supposed to.” But then I’m not a lawyer, and I’m not worried about bureaucratic procedures and ass-covering.

They are going to look into offering “services” to both parties in future disagreements. Those won’t include a Glock, a case of ammo, and all the instruction the abused spouses want or need on how to defend themselves. That wouldn’t be civilized, or something.

Some People Have Difficulty With the “Ex” Part of Ex-boyfriend

The “How dare you live without me!” attitude never works out in the long run. Police: ‘Domestic situation’ leads to man’s deadly shooting in east side home.

Friends and witnesses who live in the home say an ex-boyfriend broke into the house and tried to kill his ex-girlfriend. That’s when the intruder was shot and killed.

Police would only confirm the case appears to involve a domestic relationship.

The investigation continues, but self-defense is a human-right. Good Guys 1, Bad Guys 0.

A Restraining Order Is Just a Piece of Paper – UK Edition

But in the UK she has no chance of defending herself. Thug Denver Harris who beat girlfriend black and blue on the run after ‘cutting police tag off’.

He beat her. He kept her locked up in her in her own house for 2 days. He violated a restraining order. He was sent to jail but he was out on “license” (that’s British for “parole” I’m guessing). He was given an ankle monitor, which he cut off. Cops have been looking for him for over a month.

When he first went on the run at the end of September, a spokesman for the MoJ said: “We are working closely with West Midlands Police to find Harris who faces going back to prison once caught.”

It said his victim, Leanne Barrett, had been notified and officers are working with her to keep her safe.

I would say the best thing they could do would be to give her a 9mm, a case of FMJs, 2 boxes of hollow-points, some instruction and all the range time she wants, but that will never happen in the UK, where they are too “civilized” (read that as domesticated) to allow self-defense, and certainly not armed self-defense. Maybe they can put up a sign that reads, “No domestic violence allowed on these premises.” That is sure to work, at least as well as can be expected.

And if he kills her this time? Well, the powers-that-be in the UK will just wring their hands and say they did all they could do. Aside from empowering her to defend herself, that is.

Truly a defenseless victim, in a defenseless-victim zone.

A Defenseless Victim in a Defenseless Victim Zone

She is disarmed for her own protection. Domestic violence victim begs police to do more to help her as she releases terrifying footage of her violent ex head-butting her friends’ car window in an angry confrontation.

The cops in the UK have plenty of time to investigate hate crimes, and verbal slights, but actual violence? Well, they’re disarmed too, for the most part.

Ms Carter claims Smith has repeatedly breached a restraining order but says police advised her to move house, change her car and park it down the driveway

Sounds like that restraining order is really useful. About as useful as the cops.

Ms Carter said: ‘After that he received a community order and a restraining order that banned him from coming from within 50 metres of me. For a few months that worked, until he started just completely ignoring it.

It’s just a piece of paper after all.

So she can’t defend herself. That’s completely illegal in the UK. And the cops won’t do anything useful.

Restraining Orders Are Useless – UK Edition

And in the UK she is disarmed for her own protection. Or something. Man jailed after ripping girlfriend’s tooth out in horrifying attack.

Kurt Wright, 33, squeezed the tooth so hard that it broke off and the mum-of-three had to cough it back up after “half-swallowing it”

A restraining order was in place when he attacked her.

And the citizens of the UK are so completely disarmed that now they are talking about outlawing “pointy knives.” Because why should you ever need a weapon? He didn’t need one. In that place where Great Britain used to be…

Cops And Domestic Violence

They usually get a free pass.

First up, a story from Oklahoma. New details in OKCPD officer arrest for domestic abuse.

According to the records, the victim told investigators Maldonado said things like “I’m gonna kill you, you’re dead, I’s [sic] gonna kill you tonight, your white privilege is over.”

Innocent until proved guilty… It is somewhat amazing that he was arrested.

Next up a case from California. LAPD officer accused of repeatedly beating, severely injuring girlfriend. The most interesting part of the story is what they don’t say.

So. Three times he’s accused of beating her since April. Only the most recent incident, that resulted in “great bodily injury to the victim,” got the attention of prosecutors. The two previous assaults were not interesting.

LAPD has a “statement” about how this kind of thing won’t be tolerated. Except it apparently was tolerated since April. I’m a bit surprised he didn’t kill her, or that any part of the system acted before he killed her. Of course the story isn’t over yet.

For my view on how cops are generally given a free pass by other cops, see Were there two sets of rules regarding domestic violence? That is about the story of Drew Peterson, a cop from Bollingbrook, Illinois, who wasn’t called to account until after his 4th wife died. And they never did find any evidence about her, but after she disappeared, they reopened the investigation into his 3rd wife’s death, and convicted him. There were calls to 911, but no reports and no arrests. Multiple. Calls. To. 911. But the cops were not going to arrest one of their own! You don’t think the rules apply to cops, do you? Rules are for the Little People.

5 Years or Life? In the UK It’s Hard to Tell the Difference

So what happens to a person in the UK found guilty of a heinous attack and attempted murder, and then sentenced to life in prison? ‘Our justice system’s a joke’ – Fury as Richard Austin could be free in five years after stabbing ex-wife.

Because the UK is too “civilized” to actually send people to jail for a long time.

He repeatedly stabbed his ex-wife, then called the cops and waited for them.

Austin was ordered to serve a minimum of just five years at Birmingham Crown Court for what police branded a ‘dangerous and callous attack’, but he could be released after that period.

So he’ll be free in 5 years. She’ll still be dealing with the results of the “life changing” attack, and won’t be able to defend herself from him. Allow the serfs of the UK government to defend themselves? Don’t be ridiculous. You must depend on the state for everything, even those things it cannot supply.

The “How Dare You Live Without Me Attitude” Never Turns Out Well

Some people can accept that, “It’s over,” and get on with their lives. You should plan accordingly. Police: Shooting Suspect Found Dead.

So the ex-boyfriend goes to the home where the girlfriend and the new boyfriend are. They call police times, but he doesn’t have the stomach to deal with cops, so he runs.

The man said that when the ex-boyfriend came to the house a second time, he said something to the effect of ‘They were all going to die.’ The man said that he then heard gunfire from outside the home but no one was injured.

A neighbor reported 4 gunshots.

Police were looking for the suspect’s white Chevy and told Newswatch 16 they made contact with the suspect in the hours after he allegedly shot at the Oak Street home. He told police, “I’m not going to jail for this.”

They haven’t said it is a self-inflicted wound, but that’s my assumption.

So the relationship was over. Go try to down your sorrows, or maybe teach them to swim. Whatever. No one has to lose their life over it.

Texans Are Still Armed…

Bad guys are still getting shot. Fisher County Sheriff: Stalker shot, killed by victim’s son.

He was “involved” with the homeowner a long time ago, but like so many, he was caught up in the “How dare you live without me!” mentality, and had a history of stalking and threats. Threats to kill both his ex and her son.

They called cops on him, but he disappeared. But he came back and confronted the 22-year-old son. Things didn’t work out the way he anticipated.

Clark said Castillo confronted the victim’s 22-year-old son who was outside smoking.

The victim’s son shot Castillo in the upper torso.

Castillo was flown to University Medical Center in Lubbock where he died

Self-defense is a human-right.

Floridians Are Almost As Heavily Armed As Texans

But it seems that bad-guys haven’t gotten that memo. Homeowner shoots, kills man breaking into his Hillsborough County home.

There was a family history of domestic violence between the guy who got shot, and people who live at the place he was breaking into.

Deputies responded and found an adult man dead in the home.

The homeowner told deputies he confronted and shot the suspect who had broken a glass window in the rear of the home to gain entry.

No one has been arrested, and the cops don’t make decisions about charges.

Self-defense is a human-right, and in Florida, it is mostly your legal-right. Good Guys 1, Bad Guys 0.

How Old Do You Have To Be To Defend Yourself?

Because the Left wants to limit kids’ access to the tools of self-defense. 15-year-old shot dad in self-defense in Cass County, police say.

The juvenile, who police did not identify, shot his father, James Hodges Jr. 37, in defense of himself and another person, Cass County Sheriff’s Department said in an updated press release on the incident.

The case is still under investigation, but cops have no plans to arrest the kid.

UPDATE: As I noted in the comments, this is a “domestic situation.”

The “How Dare You Live Without Me” Attitude Strikes Again

It didn’t work out well for him. PD: Woman shoots ex-boyfriend trying to break into her East Price Hill home.

Don’t expect the national media to be trumpeting this, because they don’t like it when domestic-violence is handled by the intended victim.

The man broke into the woman’s home through a front window, and she shot him in the abdomen, Sgt. Andrew Fusselman said.

So what does the Gun-hating Left think should happen? She should be reduced to fighting him hand-to-hand?

The guy who didn’t understand the “ex” part of ex-boyfriend was taken to a local hospital and is expected to be OK.

The investigation is continuing. Self-defense is a human-right.

More on the incident. Police: Mother of 5 with license to carry shoots ex-boyfriend as he breaks into her house.

I’m beginning to have some real respect for Joe Deters, the Prosecuting Attorney for Hamilton County (where Cincinnati is located).

“Thank goodness she had a Concealed Carry Permit and was able to defend herself and her five children,” said Prosecutor Joe Deters in a news release. “It is hard to imagine what might have happened to her or her children if she had not been able to protect herself and her family.”

She also had an order of protection out against the guy she shot. (A piece of paper issued by the courts is still a piece of paper.)

Did He Think He Was In New Jersey?

This is Texas. Officials identify intruder shot after argument with girlfriend, breaking into home.

He had an argument with his girlfriend. He went to a home and fought with some residents. He left, and then went back to fight some more.

The intruder returned to the residence a second time and was shot when he tried to fight residents again, police said.

Cops found him a short time later, took him to a local hospital, and then took him to the county jail.

The residents of the home where he was looking for a fight won’t face charges, because self-defense is your legal right in Texas. And it is a human-right.

Crazy Ex’s Come In All Flavors

Current biases – on the part of everyone from feminists to media – hold that men are the only crazy ex’s. But it is really more complicated than that. Utah woman upset over breakup breaks into ex’s house, stabs him, charges say.

The man told police that about 3 a.m., Zhang entered his house “and woke him up, confronting him about a new female friend he had. They began to talk and then she pulled out a kitchen knife and stated she wanted to die with him. She touched the knife to his chest and then stabbed him, creating a small puncture wound,” the charges state.

After the knife, she pulled out a gun, and a shot was fired (into the floor).

What’s that old saying about, “Hell hath no fury?” The truth is that crazy people are dangerous, and they come in all sizes and shapes.

He Apparently Doesn’t Understand The “Ex” Part of Ex-boyfriend

It nearly cost him a lot. Lexington homeowner shoots at suspect.

The ex-boyfriend shows up at the home of the current boyfriend at 4:30 in the morning and starts banging on the door. Things go downhill for him from there.

The homeowner came out and started arguing with the suspect.

That’s when police say the homeowner fired several shots at the man in self-defense.

It isn’t clear if he was hit by any bullets or not.

He could have been wounded. He could have been killed. All because of the “How dare you live without me” attitude that all too many people, both men and women, seem to embrace.

Self-defense is a human-right.