Woman kills intruder during 911 call
by James on Dec.11, 2009, under News
From CBS News, an Oklahoma woman, Donna Jackson shot and killed Billy Riley after he forced his way into her home. She had heard him trying to break in. She called 911 but there was no chance of the police being able to get there before Riley was able to break in through a glass door.
She had a shotgun though and when the intruder came in, she shot and killed him. Below is a recording of the 911 call that she made.
While talking to the dispatcher, Donna said, “I don’t want to have to kill this man, but I’ll kill him graveyard dead, ma’am.”
So many people when they think of firearm owners tend to view them as violent, antisocial, or otherwise maladjusted. More accurately, though, they are like this woman. We aren’t out to find people to kill but are willing to defend ourselves and our families if need be.
I find it odd that so many people believe that that particular duty should be offloaded onto the police. They say that it is the polices job to protect us from those who would do us harm. That is simply not true.
This is not to say that the police do nothing for the community as a whole, just that they are not capable of providing protective services to each and every individual.
The police cannot be everywhere and simply put, they are a reactionary force. This means they show up after things happen. Rarely ever to violent crimes last long enough for the police to intervene unless they were extremely close when it began and the odds of that are very slim.
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