[Freakinoldguy]

Gunnair Gunnair:

andyt andyt:

He's not very smart. Neither is the second kid who came downstairs - didn't he hear the gunshots?

$1:

Minnesota law allows deadly force to prevent a felony from taking place in one’s home or dwelling, but one’s actions must be considered reasonable under the circumstances.

Sounds like they have it right in Minnesota. We should copy them in Canada

Well, the main thing is that he's safe now.

Given his elaborate setup designed to facilitate the perfect kill of an intruder it's quite apparent that this sick fuck was more worried about payback than safety.

[xerxes]

xerxes xerxes:

Not scary enough for Sean Hannity who has a man crush now on this murdering scumbag.

Here you go.

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/05/hannity-finds-new-cause-defend-cold

It's a lefty site I'll admit, but the video is straight from FOX news.

[Freakinoldguy]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

The way this case is spoken about in the media, you'd think the two felons simply took a wrong turn and mistakenly walked through one of his windows and somehow fell in his basement.

The shooter needs to spend the rest of his life in prison, no doubt. But don't tell me the two cousins were innocent victims, they were a couple of budding career criminals and this wasn't their first B&E. One of them reportedly had hit Smith's house at least once before.

Thanos is right in that they simply ran up against someone not only nastier but someone with job skills that would make him the bane of any common crook. If the guy could do embassy security, defending a home in suburbia would be child's play.

Yup Bernie is one large scumbag but those kids were also culpable in the act and if I was to hazard a guess this wasn't the first time these two committed burglary.

This statement also bothers me
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$1:

She said Smith seemed like a “sour, angry old recluse who felt he was above the law.” She added she was sorry his house was burglarized, but said Kifer and Brady should have had the chance to grow up and learn from their mistake.

Where was the family in all this? Did they know what their "kids" were doing at night or did they even care? Byron may be a sour angry old recluse but, this family had better take long hard look in the mirror and accept the fact that their parenting skills were probably instrumental in raising a couple of thieves who were killed because of it.

[xerxes]

So B&E is worthy of death now? This story is the NRA's wet dream; a guy taking matters into his own hands.

This why we have laws. To make sure sickos like this don't feel empowered to dispense their own justice.

[saturn_656]

xerxes xerxes:

So B&E is worthy of death now?

No, that's why Smith is in prison.

[desertdude]

I think he watched one Charles Bronson movie too many. B&E is against the law so is becoming a vigilante and taking the law into ones hand. He did embassy security, I'm sure he could have secured his own house against theft. I'll have to agree this looks more like a case of getting even and revenge.

[xerxes]

More than that. He was looking to kill and he thought he would get away with it.

[Gunnair]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

xerxes xerxes:

So B&E is worthy of death now?

No, that's why Smith is in prison.

And yet he seems to have plenty of support here.

[saturn_656]

Gunnair Gunnair:

saturn_656 saturn_656:

xerxes xerxes:

So B&E is worthy of death now?

No, that's why Smith is in prison.

And yet he seems to have plenty of support here.

Just from who you'd expect.

[desertdude]

BTW that tape was some real cold blooded shit, sounds like he's done this before or seen and experienced some real hardcore crap in his life time.

[xerxes]

Like you said DD, a wannabe Judge Dredd.

[Gunnair]

xerxes xerxes:

Like you said DD, a wannabe Judge Dredd.

Seems to get a by, though.

Oh well...

[Freakinoldguy]

Gunnair Gunnair:

xerxes xerxes:

Like you said DD, a wannabe Judge Dredd.

Seems to get a by, though.

Oh well...

Only on the forums. In real life he's probably gonna spend the rest of his sordid sick time on earth in Prison, where he belongs.

[Thanos]

As opposed to Bonnie & Clyde/Charlie & Caril-Anne/Sid & Nancy/ Billy-Joe & Bobbi-Sue, it appears (considering that he was permitted to work security at diplomatic houses) that Smith didn't have a criminal record prior to the shootings. Maybe it's a case of a guy waiting to explode but then again it's also just as likely as "the two young lovers with nothing better to do" simply had bad luck in who they chose as their next victim.

You guys can call me an asshole all you want. I don't see it written down anywhere that Smith was obligated to sit back and take it, like him filing a burglary report with the police and his insurance company after the fact makes everything A-OK. A couple of tweakers/pill-heads on a spree of their own were the ones who set this entire sequence of events into motion. Once again, they choose NOT to behave that way and they don't end up on a metal tray in the county morgue. Leave him alone and don't break into his house and, with no prior criminal record evident, there's more than enough reason to believe that Smith keeps to himself until his time on earth is over. Seriously, there's better people out there to feel sorry for than a couple of high school rebels who finally pushed their luck too far.

[Strutz]

desertdude desertdude:

BTW that tape was some real cold blooded shit, sounds like he's done this before or seen and experienced some real hardcore crap in his life time.

I had similar thoughts after hearing that audio.