Another Reason Why It’s a Bad Idea to Break Into a Texas Home: Armed Elderly Man Kills Home Intruder
An armed elderly man in Dallas shot and killed a suspected burglar after finding him trying to break into his Dallas home this week. However, he was also forced to defend his actions after the would-be robber’s family showed up at his home.
The homeowner, a repeat burglary victim, found 33-year-old Deyfon Pipkins attempting to climb in the house through the window and fired at least one shot at the criminal, hitting his target.
Dallas police Sgt. Calvin Johnson told KDFW-TV that the homeowner is covered by the so-called “Castle Doctrine,” which provides legal protection to gun owners in Texas and other states who are forced to use deadly force against a home intruder.
“It means they don’t actually have to retreat once someone comes in their home,” Johnson said. “You have the option of using deadly force if you believe your life is in danger.”
KDFW-TV
Once police identified the suspect as Pipkins, officers notified his family. Some of those family members showed up at the house and expressed their anger at the homeowner for not issuing a “warning.”
“He could have used a warning,” Lakesha Thompson, Pipkins’ sister-in-law, said. “He could have let him know that he did have a gun on his property and he would use it in self-defense.”
The suspect reportedly had a extensive criminal record and had served time in prison. He was previously convicted of theft, possession of a controlled substance and criminal trespassing.
Police have not charged the homeowner with any crime, but Dallas police will now refer the case to the Grand Jury to determine whether he followed the law when he killed the home intruder.
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wilbstal
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:14pmthat family probabl;y sent the crook down to the old guys home to rob, They toild him hes old go rob him Ill bet they are involved also.
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oldguy49
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:26pmsorry……..thanks to lideral’s ammo is so expensive………no warming shots
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Advection
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:37pmThe only warning that an intruder deserves is the sound of shell going into the chamber just before the report, which the intruder might not hear.
And the old guy should get a retraining order on that whole family, for their protection.
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000degrees
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:50pmCrooks really should value their own lives a little more…..
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Baddoggy
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:51pmIt was a warning shot…a very well placed on in his skull….Should have invited the fanily in for a chat too…
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Jaycen
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:53pmSounds like the apple fell right next to the tree.
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OldSurfRat
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:00pmHeres all I hear when I see these stories
BOOB OUT GO THE LIGHTS!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtsClj04oIE
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Balpit
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:07pmIf it’s not your property, that should be enough warning to keep out.
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katy
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:08pmoldguy49
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:26pm
sorry……..thanks to lideral’s ammo is so expensive………no warming shots
BWAAHAA! So true, The law of unintended consequences. Libs just never learn!!!
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muffythetuffy
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:27pmIF AL SHARPTON LEADS A MOB IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HOME OWNER WILL BE ARRESTED.
What kind of sound did the body make when it hit the ground?
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muffythetuffy
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:30pmTHAT MAN’S BLOOD IS ON THE HANDS OF THE JUDGE
The Judge let that criminal out of prison numerous times. If that vicious monster were in prison, he would still be alive.
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vadale
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:34pmOne absolute result from this incident. The crime rate on this crooks route will be a bit lower from now on….one shoot too….sweet.
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yiska8
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:44pmThe family members must be new to Texas. This isn’t DETROIT. You come where you don’t belong with bad intentions and there probably won’t be a WARNING. Well, I wished Deyfon had WARNED the elderly man he had planned to break into his home, then maybe the old man would have WARNED him of the consequences.The dumbest thieves and home invaders in the world live in TEXAS.The Castle Doctrine will stand in this case. God Bless this elderly gentleman.
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azsurvivalmom
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 9:03pmThe family shows up at the elderly man’s home to complain??? They’re lucky they didn’t get a “warning” shot of their own.
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banjarmon
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 9:20pmIs the family a Katrina transplant??
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texasbornandraised
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:07pmOne shot one kill… What if the robber had a gun too the warning chould have let him get his gun out and shoot the owner of the house. But the fact is he was a crimnal that was in the prosesses of breaking into the mans house. The robber took at chance and he lost BIG TIME.
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1_Smoot_Tall
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:24pmA locked window IS a warning.
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1_Smoot_Tall
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:28pmEvery Facebook-er and Twitter-er,etc should announce right now,
“If you try to hurt, kill, or rob me, my family member(s), or neighbor(s); I am going to shoot you to death. Consider yourself warned.”
In fact, take out an add in three local papers and sign it Citizens of …”.
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TotallyNotATroll
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:31pmHere ya go criminals: warning, if you break into a house the owner might have a gun. Oh wait, they already know that don’t they.
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TH777
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 11:49pmHe had his warning. That warning is: It’s against the law to break and enter into a home that is not yours!! No other warning is needed!
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fedupwithobama
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 12:45amHe has a right to protect himself. By the sound of his family, he also removed another line of idiots from the gene pool.
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pdw
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 12:53amI remember when I use to pick up slips of paper in my store that said, “Steal if you can, buy it if you have to.” I worked in what was called the “shotgun district.” They came in with trench coats on even in the summer, wearing a sawed-off-shotgun. You could see the shell sticking out past the end of the barrow. Been robbed at gun point 3 times, knifed once and assaulted three time. Ended up with one eye and too many scars. People just get tired of; its not my fault, you should not kill me just because I failed in my attempt to kill you. When the “leadership”? in this country stop the hate and race-baiting game just maybe things will get better. Until then when they come to kill or injure they no longer have any rights.
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 4:35amI got you warning..HEY !!!! BOOM ..outta’ ma’ Bro !!!
Good Shot…..some just have to learn the hard way..
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 4:54amA good warning is the sound a Remington 870 makes when
you slide a round in the chamber, that’s my warning. If
your close enough to hear that, you’re in the wrong place !!
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Phattdad144
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 5:39am“He could have let him know that he did have a gun on his property and he would use it in self-defense.”
This is TEXAS. It is implied that a home owner has a gun and will use it. Not knowing if a home owner has a gun or not is to deter crime. Much better deterrent than wondering if the police will happen by while you commit your crime.
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yougottabekidding
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 6:01amFirst warning my house!
Next warning the ominous sound of a 12 gauge 00 being racked, then
you may hear the boom
Stock up – sounds like the family will be back!
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yougottabekidding
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 6:09amActually the robber should have moved to New York
Gun owners are being penalized, and if he could read he would
know which houses to hit.
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naughtycal
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 7:05amSomeone needs to tell the criminals family the old man wouldn’t have shot thier family member if he was trying to steal what this old man worked hard his whole life to build. The only person responsible for the criminals death is himself. No one else
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naughtycal
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 7:11amDeyfon Pipkins has spent a lot of time in the Dallas County jail over the past decade, having been arrested a half dozen times on theft charges since 2003
If the criminal justice system was actually about rehabilitation this won’t happen. Time to look at make prisons so bad that criminals won’t want to go back.
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redfish52
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 7:17amOne shot…Dirty Harry Style….good shooting old man. Hollow Points are expensive…dang shame to waste one without wasting one.
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 9:01amAh, the armed Texas home, one of the few places that Texans won’t be arrested and prosecuted for open carrying a firearm. :)
I was open carrying my Ruger Blackhawk chambered in .45 Colt, unlicensed, down the streets of Columbus Ohio quite recently, reflecting on how much it must suck to be so restricted in one’s freedom to bear arms, such as they are in Texas. Why, they even have to worry about “printing” when concealed carrying. But hey, at least on their own property, they don’t have to worry about being arrested if somebody sees them carrying a sidearm peacefully. ;)
It’s kind of funny that Beck considers that the epitome of liberty. But then he’s only lived in commie hell holes most of his adult life, so I guess he doesn’t know better. Heh.
It is good that this intruder was shot though, three cheers for that!
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 9:02amWell, technically, a warning shot, sorry.
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mikem1969
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 9:08amamen oldguy. I shoot to stop, if stopping you kills you, well you should not have been trying to break into my house anyway. If I were him, I would file a harassment suit against the family, they had no business there.
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LiberalsH8me
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 9:23amGive a warning for what??? So he could come back out power the homeowner, kill him and steal the gun?
F-that. You act like trash, you get taken out like trash.
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zorro
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 9:24amThere are about 918 things that this man could have done to prevent taking a life; none of which he’d have to consider if the dead man had simply not tried to rob him. I pray for all involved.
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Matt2051
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 10:08amHey Lakesha here is the warning you asked for before you get yourself shot like your cousin.
Don’t break into other peoples homes.
Is that clear enough? I don’t want any of your family members to think I didn’t give you a fair shot not to get yourself killed breaking the law.
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term limits for congress
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 10:46amIf the old man’s gun was registered, Deyfon would have known not to come through the window.
The old man will get in trouble to having an un-registered gun – I betcha!
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GBT2012
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 10:48amYou are probably right, WIBSTAL. That’s how they get by after they’ve spent all of their Obama money on drugs.
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texastommy
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 12:13pmTerm Limits: Don’t have to register guns in Texas and if you use one legally, which it appears he did here, you can not be sued for damages by anyone. We’re serious about the Castle Doctrine down here. You know, like the rest of the USA used to be.
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AZRACISTBIGOT
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 12:29pm“Deyfon Pipkin” If Obama had another son………
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decendentof56
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 2:36pmDid Defon warn the homeowner?
Let me tell you something right now. The Blacks in this country have been fed so much racial anger food for the last 50 years that they actually believe the crap we are reading in this story.
I had breakfast with two co-workers 25 years ago. One was Black and one was Puerto Rican. They brought up a story in the paper that day about a man (White) who fatally shot an intruder who had gotten into his home. The intruder was, naturally, Black and they, naturally, took the side of the minority intruder.
I let them both have it about the fact that the color of the intruder was why they were upset, and that if it was a White breaking into a Black home that they wouldn’t say a thing. I’m fed up with the Blacks who believe racist hatred is justified!
I don’t even know if the shooter was White or Black, and it doesn’t matter to me. The homeowner was completely justified.
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decendentof56
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 2:41pmThis is why Black communities are so dangerous! I lived next door to a local cop who told me that whenever they went to a call at a Black residence no one ever saw or heard anything. There is no co-operation with law enforcement because Blacks know they will be targeted by Blacks if they Snitch.
Our faithful Democratic media will never bring these things out.
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desertspeaks
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 3:11pmThe CASTLE DOCTRINE IS THE WARNING, the man breaking in was the criminal and the law put him on notice,.
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turkey13
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 3:24pmHere out in the sticks in Oklahoma a car came up my driveway about an hour ago. My 2 labs met the car as they were turning around and I walk up with a Winchester .32 lever action. I asked the 2 girls if I could help them and they said they were at the wrong (How did they Know). I asked who they were looking for and they said, after pausing they said, Angie Wilson. I told them I never heard of her. They went out of my driveway like a bat out of hell.I couldn’t get the license number since someone had thrown mud on the plate. I assume that if we wern’t home and I didn’t have 2 good watch dogs we would have been burgeled.
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Bum thrower
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 4:14pmGreat shooting……I nominate him for the 2013 “Joe Horn Award” for ‘communit service;
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grimmster
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 5:13pmThe only “warning” shot you will get coming into my home, will be the one you get in the guts,so you can think about what you did wrong, while you slowly blled to death.Oh yes,i’ll call 911, IF, i can find my phone……
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anestat
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 7:35pmI won’t make the mistake of blaming the victim. When someone is crawling in your window, obviously they are up to no good. This elderly man didn’t know if he had a gun or knife or other weapon, therefore he felt that his life was in danger, and the burglar was probably much younger and stronger. I would have done the same thing. Other would-be thieves or killers had better take a lesson from this.
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Jase
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 8:52pmOh, you people are so insensitive. All blacks should be allowed to break into a white person’s home and take whatever they want, anytime they want.
Where is Desse Dackson when we need him?
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sURFNmADNESS
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 9:21pmGive him a warning??? Umm, how about the fact he just broke the guys window out. You don’t think he would already know he was breaking the law, let alone risking his life breaking in? The warning was the fact the family failed to get him help. Maybe they should be locked up for not helping him since they knew him best.
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blackyb
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 12:54amMaybe the family wants some.
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Obama_In_Zee_PeePee_By_Glenn_Beck
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 4:36am“Another Reason Why It’s a Bad Idea to Break Into a Texas Home: Armed Elderly Man Kills Home Intruder”
AMERICA: Show me the race.
THEBLAZE: You want the race? You can’t handle the race!
AMERICA: SHOW ME THE RACE!
Could you guess, even though TheBlaze didn’t show a picture? (Again? What’s with that?) Yep, when TheBlaze gets skittish, you know it’s another (big hulkin’, this time) níggá.
“Pipkins mother, Catherine, said she had been called to the scene by her daughter-in-law and said the crime sounded like something her son would do. ‘Yeah, it’s something he would do’ ”
And are we talkin’ “níggá crime family”? Like “Yo, bitch! Need some drugs. Be rippin’ off whitey. Stay cool.”? Well, we report (what TheBlaze doesn’t) and you decide:
“Pipkins mother, Catherine, said ‘… Somebody called me and said my son got shot that’s the reason I’m standing here,’ said Catherine Pipkins. ‘Somebody called her [her daughter-in-law] and told her he had got shot. She said, “Momma you need to sit down, they said BJ just got killed.” That’s the reason I’m here.’ The woman said her son did not live at the home.”
NBCFW – Homeowner Shoots, Kills Man Climbing Through Window
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Homeowner-Shoots-Kills-Man-Climbing-Through-Window-191753621.html
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rconder
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:10pmWhy do the family members all think it was the elderly mans responsibility to warn the intruder? Why do they not claim that the criminal was responsible for his actions? How come the perpetrator was not obligated to warn the homeowner that he intended to break in. All I heard the family of the criminal say was the home owner could have done this or should have done that. What responsibility do they take for their own? Idiots will always learn the hard way.
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CherDash
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 9:14pm@fedupwithobama: I hope that the criminal hadn’t procreated.
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Thighmaster
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:14pmI’d argue that he did fire a warning shot, let that be a warning to anyone else too lazy to work for what they want. Strange names I might add….
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Gregb
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:32pmand the intruder did not give warning that he was coming in to rob the place
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shakedowncrews
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:42pmmy thought exactly
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I_AM_HARRISON_BERGERON
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:04pmHe did have a warning… The lack of an “Open To The Public” sign !!!
If you break into a home, you have to expect that someone just might defend themselves or their property.
Also, at least a partial description of the perpetrator was a foregone conclusion well before the names were stated. When the headline stated that the family was protesting at the house of the victim (elderly homeowner) , nothing else needed to be said. And before anyone starts screaming about what a racist I am… I don’t care one single bit about race! I am not a racist, nor does this have anything to do with race! This has everything to do with culture!!! Far too many people bled, burned, hung, and died for your civil rights for you to devolve into a bunch of snarling hyenas! You do nothing but shame your race and reduce them in the eyes of mankind!
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vadale
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:40pmDon’t that take the cake…this idiot breaks in without any warning, and the family thinks he should have received better…just taking what whitey owes em.
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henryKnox
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 11:02pmExactly, the robbers need to get to the point that they assume the home owner is armed. That is called a deterent.
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MK2
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:14pmDue the rise of ammo price no warning shots will be fired make the fist shot count,good job old timer.Watch your back the apple don’t usually fall far from the tree.
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BoyScout_Mom
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:13pmThere was a discussion on local radio last night about this case. Several callers point out something very important missing in the article. A “warning shot” in Texas is illegal, and if you discharge your weapon without aiming at a target you intend to hit, you will be arrested for endangering the public.
This “intruder” is a 7-time felon and 9-time convict.
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Leveraction3030
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:26pmWe don’t warn thugs. We just bury them out back in the swamp or feed them to the hogs.
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 5:10am@BoyScout_Mom
But, But Uncle Joe Biden said, if I hear a strange noise around my
house, I should just go out on my porch and POP OFF a round or
two………….FUNNY !!!
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Mr. H.
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 12:56pmWarning shots are needlessly dangerous and destructive. Fortunately most gun owners know to watch their line of fire. I seriously doubt that the first round is a blank, so that warning shot is going to hit something. Residential construction is such that even 22LR can go through walls, so knowledge of your line of fire is moot. It is far better to unquestionably solve the problem with the first round than to postpone it to another time. I hope this gentleman did not shoot too soon.
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hostiletimes
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:14pmwarning shots in TEXAS? 9 out of ten aint going to happen! another 47% complain they have been wronged. WHATEVERRRRRRRRRRRR. home owner might need more rounds ,hope the cops didn’t take his weapon
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Baddoggy
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:52pmIn Twxas? The cops won’t take his weapons, they might give him a medal however. That’s how we roll in Texas.
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FISH_BONE
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:13pmIf this were in Colorado, the elderly man would have been instructed to first piss his pants and then attempt to vomit on the burglar.
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RightThinking1
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:24pmYou left out ‘blow a whistle’.
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FISH_BONE
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:29pmWhen Deyfon saw the old guy coming with a gun, he yelled “But I’m menstrating – don’t shoot!!”
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starman70
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:31pmROFALOL!!!!! This elderly man did what he hade to to protect his life and property. He acted properly and followed Texas law. How was he to know if the intruder had a murderous intent or nor. This intruder has a long criminal record and wouldn’t have thought twice about beating the homeowner within an inch of his life.
He now had better watch his back because it seems that his family now has a grudge against him and from the way the family acted, they must all be a bunch of violence prone people.
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Skeeterhawk
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:36pmFish
Not true. Colorado has one of the strongest castle doctrines in the country. The stature states, “that any occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force, including deadly physical force, against another person when that other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that such other person has committed a crime in the dwelling in addition to the uninvited entry, or is committing or intends to commit a crime against a person or property in addition to the uninvited entry, and when the occupant reasonably believes that such other person might use any physical force, no matter how slight, against any occupant.” So, Deyfon would most likely have found himself in the same situation out here. Even as Colorado slides to the liberal hell of gun control.
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FISH_BONE
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:37pm“they must all be a bunch of violence prone people.”
I’m witholding my “racist” comment at this point.
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poetopoet
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 4:27am“At this point” and not at the end of a barrel? And I do not mean tar baby!
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electroencephalographic
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:13pmCome on OLDSURFRAT I need my fix.
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VetMike
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:13pmOkay, the perp has a long criminal history. He breaks into this older man’s house. The man puts him down. He was within his rights under the “so-called” Castle Doctrine ” but the police are still referring this to the Grand Jury. And the perp’s family shows up at the man’s house demanding that he should have issued a warning. Well, let’s see. Deyfon was a professional criminal. Lakesha needs to accept that Deyfon was a criminal and he broke into a home. No warning was needed. The case doesn’t even need to go to the Grand Jury but the police are afraid that they will be called racist and riots will ensue. Give it three days and Al and Jessie will be in Dallas leading marches.
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Thighmaster
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:22pmWhy would you assume Deyfon was black ? Sorry, I couldn’t type that with a straight face…
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Ned Flanders
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:26pmall homicides are at least referred to a Grand Jury in Texas, but there will be no charges.
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:37pmHeck, I gave Deyfon the benefit of the doubt, until I read his sister’s name, Lakesha. Then I knew. What a laughable family. “You should have old him you had a gun” “You should have fired a warning shot.”
If, in Deyfon’s extensive criminal record of B $ E, he should have known the perils of his bad habit.
This should not go to a Grand Jury. The Dallas police are wusses and bow at the altar of racism.
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castuslonginus
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 6:06amIf the home owner had warned the burglar that he had a gun in his house,he would have came back later when the man wasn’t home, and stole the gun.
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joeslick
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 4:47pmVet,
I don’t know about Texas, but in Georgia, when the police or civilians are involved in self defense shootings, the case is taken to the Grand Jury. After it is “No Billed” twice, it can never be brought up again. It protects the good guy. It may be same in Texas.
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Wedge
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 2:55pmI agree, once the *family* showed up, how did we know he was black? Its just not fair for whity to shoot you without warning… I was only trying to take what WAS NOT MINE! I see by his past criminal record that he didnt understand the warning the last 16 times.. so why bother now? I sincerly hope this guy doesnt have to sit at his window with a gun in his lap the rest of his life, but you know he will, they’ll get a gang together and hound this poor guy to the grave
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uncleherbert
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:12pmEvery citizen needs to learn gun safety. It is their responsibility to proptect the constitution.
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ChildofTheSixties
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 9:34pmI 2nd the Motion for the rightful exercise of the 2nd Amendment. The RIGHT to OWN, USE, ENJOY, DEPLOY, DEFEND, KEEP, BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED! AND neither shall the castle of the American citizen who exercises this RIGHT!
MOLON LABE!
Mr. Burglar, Meet The Lord Jesus!.
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Kyle Schroeck
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 8:07pm7 time felons don’t get to meet Jesus. They get to suffer for eternity.
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TheHalfrican
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:12pmThis is chicken soup for the soul. When Democrats get shot down like this you know the system is still working.
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RightThinking1
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:25pmNice.
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cowboy578
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:12pmSend them to my house and I will explain it to them
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wilbstal
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:12pmsee crooks have more rights
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beeboop
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:12pmOne of Obamas ‘Sons’ at it again.
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Bodacious_Boedi
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:12pmAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!
Sweet!
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bumfuzeled
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:09pmsorry, no time to comment, have to drive to Dallas to serve on this hero’s grand jury. Too bad about Deyfon and Lakeshia but the castle doctrine does not require a verbal warning. Let me provide a verbal warning to all would be criminals, MOST PEOPLE IN TEXAS ARE ARMED AND NOT AFRAID TO PULL THE TRIGGER. There you criminals have all been warned.
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dontbsme
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:35pmThe LOCKED doors and windows were a warning to stay the (expletive deleted) out!
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AlansTigg
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:42pmThere was a time when the warning was understood, you do bad things, bad things happen, you try to harm others harm will befall you…sadly we’ve gotten it all twisted to where the victim is supposed to warn the attacker of the possibility of the things following their natural course. You don’t want to be shot, don’t break into people’s houses, it’s really pretty simple
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stumpy68
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:12pmdontbsme
A while back someone said they had a sign that said
this door is locked for your protection not mine
i’m still looking for one.
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Jase
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 9:39pmStumpy-
You mean like this one?
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/DOOR-LOCKED-FOR-YOUR-PROTECTION-NOT-MINE-GUNS-NRA-VINYLGRAPHIC-DECAL-STICKER-/181055018627?pt=Decals_Stickers_Vinyl_Art&var=&hash=item2a27b85683
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stumpy68
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 1:17pmJase
Thanks thats it
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cowboy578
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:09pmSend them to my house I’m sure I can explain it
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MK2
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:08pmWell I guess his rap sheet won’t get any longer now.
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paulhawk
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:58pmI think there is a big black line drawn under it
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Bobj_1960
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:12pmone final entry on his rap sheet: “end -30-”
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OpenTheDoor
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:07pmThere is no honour or shame amongst thieves.
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wilbstal
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:06pmWhat in the hell does a man have to do to protect his home kiss the burglers ass??? This is junk the cops down in TX have **** for brains.
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TOUGHTEXASMAMA
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:21pmThe Grand Jury procedure is required, but is also to protect the homeowner by disarming the man’s family of possible civil action against him. Sort of closes the loop holes and nails down the facts in a legal way. They are actually doing the old guy a favor!
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BobtheMoron
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:06pmGood guys 1 Bad Guys 0
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Fubared
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:06pmNext.
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bekhiet
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:06pmWell, he had every right to defend himself. The burglar could have come into his home and killed him, and to give a warning first is ridiculous. That would be enough time for the man to attack the elderly man. The home owner is the victim.
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progressiveslayer
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:06pmHe could have used a warning,” Lakesha Thompson, Pipkins’ sister-in-law, said. “He could have let him know that he did have a gun on his property and he would use it in self-defense.
Why does the homeowner have to give a warning when someone breaks into his house? You’re an insult to humanity and your attitude is offensive.
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bekhiet
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:06pmYes, the homeowner is the victim, not the burglar!
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MrObamablows
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:09pmNext it will be a verbal warning in English Spanish German French Ebonics when will it stop! Just saying
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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:11pmSeems to me that Lakesha and family got the warning. The only question now is whether they’ll be smart enough to recognize it as a warning.
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TheHalfrican
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:11pmVery well put
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spirited
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:19pmADT puts notices at properties they monitor to (hopefully) deter break-ins.
“Beware Of Dog” signs on gates or doors serves as a warning, courtesy, for insurance purposes…
The thieving ba$tard’s family wanted a warning?
ATTENTION: Post “WARNING” on the front door, aim and shoot!
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BlueStrat
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:18pmDreyfon was just trying to “spread the wealth”.
Maybe others who espouse “spreading the wealth” should heed the warning before they suffer a similar fate.
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Wedge
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 3:03pmLakesha, like her brother.. were both raised that its ok to do whatever the hell you want.. period. This is exactly right, a disgrace to there race …
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CanteenBoy
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:04pmWarning? Warning?
You don’t get no stinkin’ warning!
Inexpensive Justice.
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Lovesmesomeglennbeck
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:04pmTexas is the state to kick some booty.
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tuppergun
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:03pmHe got what he deserved!
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MrObamablows
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:03pmHey Mom raise your thief’s not to crawl though people’s windows! And they might have another birthday! Just saing
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Welcome Black Carter
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 1:32pmLakesha, your son/brother was a waste of oxygen. With the high cost of amunition, all warning shot have been terminated. All lowlife thugs breaking into houses will also be terminated.
Parade and rally for lowlife thug in 3 2 1…
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