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Police: Man shot at 2 teens who egged his truck
Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 | 4:27 p.m.
Christopher Brunelle
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A Henderson man who allegedly took matters into his own hands and shot at two teens throwing eggs at his truck has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, Henderson Police said.
Officials said Christopher Brunelle, 22, called 911 at about 11:50 p.m. Sunday and said he fired two shots at a Jeep Cherokee after its occupants had thrown "projectiles" at his truck. Brunelle was sitting in his truck in front of his Dalsetter Drive home near Anthem Highlands Drive at the time of the incident, police said.
Police said a glass or bullet fragment struck one of the teens in the upper right shoulder. The other teen, who was driving the Jeep Cherokee, wasn't injured. Both are 18 years old.
Police said Brunelle told them he intended to hit the Jeep's tires, but he didn't fire at the Jeep until it was about 20 feet away from him as it left the neighborhood.
When police arrived, they found the egg remnants on Brunelle's truck. The teens, who didn't know Brunelle, told police they had been throwing eggs at cars in the neighborhood.
Officials said misdemeanor vandalism charges are pending against the teens.
Henderson Police urged residents to call authorities about vandalism before acting on their own.
"Self-defense cannot be used when a threat no longer exists or there was not a real or perceived threat," police said in a statement.
Police on Monday booked Brunelle into the Henderson Detention Center on two counts of attempted murder.
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Throw the book at this idiot.
Another John Wayne wannabe. Enjoy the next 10 years.
The idiot teens also made their own bed here...
Kids will never learn. While the gunman was wrong in what he did, at least he stood up for himself in the latest episode of "kids expressing themselves." Good lesson for the egg throwers, next time think about what you're doing and the possible consequences before you decide to do something so stupid. Nowadays, you don't know what kind of people are out there that are not having a good day and will snap at the littlest things or actions. Again, simple solution, commit a crime, do the time. Those vandalism charges should be enforced. This could all have been avoided.
Here is a good example of a 22 year old who lacks the experience to use a firearm and definitely cannot make good decision. He should of just followed the Jeep and got its license plate number, the only think he did correctly was call 911. These two teens need to pay for all the vehicles they egg and be charged with a misdermeanor so this will be on their record. Having a police record has a teen has consequences,and they are not good.
Those kids will never throw eggs or anything else again. Lucky their safe but they learned a very valuable lesson they'll never forget.
Attempted murder though? I don't know, doesn't matter I don't want that guy around my freinds and family so although the punishment MAY be harsh (don't know his true intentions) thats what happens when you do stupid stuff....he's lucky Metro didn't kill him.
Death sentence for throwing an egg? What type of weapon did he use? If it was a handgun, did he have a concealed weapon permit? If it was a rifle, he must be a pretty bad shot to aim at the tires and hit the kid (20 feet away..less than one car length). Vandalism charges should be persued as well as the attempted murder charges.
Don't bring a gun to an egg fight.
Lucky this isnt Saudi, those kids would have lost an arm, and I'm all for it.
@Tommcc
Lol, on the other hand, don't pick a fight with a man armed with a real gun.
18yo's driving around egging cars? Sad immature punks for sure. As for the guy who shot, yeah, he should be charged but not with attempted murder.
Throw all them in the same cell.
Those boys throwing eggs must have 9 lives.
You pistol packing gun lovers have to like this guys reaction !!!
The kids throw eggs, same as kids have been doing probably since eggs were invented.
The adult goes all Second Amendment remedy and attempts to kill them with a lethal weapon.
Who is more sane and sensible here?
What a bunch of stupid kids.....I would have loved to see the expression on their face when he started lighting up their Jeep.
S711
He should've said the eggs made a "furtive movement".
We are all picking on this guy who shot at those punks but try putting ourselves in his place. I wonder how many of us can hold our temper if we witness these punks vandalizing our precious property. It is late night, most likely dark, and someone hurled something (he thought was a projectile) at your direction. My car was vandalized once with an egg containing acid and it cost me a fortune to repaint my vehicle, I would have shot at someone myself if i found out who did it.
These "Teens" are adults, they are 18. How about posting their pictures also.
Should he have shot at them, no. Should they have been out throwing things at peoples cars. No.
They both did stupid things, one more stupid then the others.
Everyone wants to blame government for what America has become, no need, it is Americans like this that are the problems with this country.
Mabey the shooter did something to egg them on,if not mabey he just got a little too eggcited,but in any case his reaction is not what I would have eggspected.I guess I can't be too hardboiled about all this because people have hopely learned some lessons because now they know its not over easy.
Whew, good thing Shooter had his CCW paperwork in order prior to shootin' out tires. This clearly is an example to justify the need to carry. Who knows when you may have egg on your face...
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In terms of gun ownership, the mature, level head person with common sense I'm not worried about. The Christopher Brunelle's who want a gun...I am worried about.
It's a right that should be backed up with smarts, intelligence, skill and a level head...sadly too many don't possess those attributes.
TomD;
Unfortunately smarts, intelligence and a level head are not required for a CCW. More often a CCW permit is simply to extend the length of the male anatomy. There are those that legitimately hold a CCW however they are not the ones shooting up this city.
Good for him for standing up to the hooligans. First you throw and egg and it's OK. Next you graduate to rocks..and then what? Those kids are both 18 therefore adults. why are their names and photos not in the article?
Since when does throwing an egg, or even a dozen at a car constitute the death penalty. Brunelle is a jerk!
If someone throws an egg at my car-I think i'll skip the 10 years in jail & all the lawyer fees and simply head to the nearest carwash.
The idiots that threw the eggs aren't much higher on the IQ pole than Brunelle. 18 years old and throwing eggs??
Send them to boot camp to learn how to throw grenades. Then to Afghanistan to lob grenades on those that executed the 12 medical workers.
Once again the level of stupidity, ignorance and just plain idiotic behavior never ceases to amaze me....and Brunelle owns guns to boot.
It is really annoying to have your car egged - it has happened to me several times this past year. And I own a gun too. However, even if I saw it happening, I would never consider bringing my gun out. I may get in my car and follow who did it so I can report it to the police. It is a real annoyance, but shooting someone with a gun over it? How stupid is that?
roguerunner, you make an eggcellent point!
Based on the picture of Brunelle, if I'm in charge of issuing a gun permit/license of any kind....I think my reaction would be "next"
I mean...look at the guy. You're issuing a fishing permit to this guy???...let alone a gun permit/license.
I wonder if these are the same kids that egged my car about a month ago off of Silverado Ranch Blvd? I did not see where the egg came from, but it is quite frustrating trying to remove it. Karma, it always comes back to haunt...
Why did this idiot call the cops on himself exactly?
Right said, Shykid, me too.
Many people have already thrown eggs at me, while I am doing my part-time job as a debt collector for the State of Nevada. So, if you owe the State of Nevada some money, I will take this as my personal invitation to your house/flat/apartment. One fine day when you'll hear me knocking at your front door, don't thow eggs at me, please.
He is a law abiding gun owner. He has owned weapons for some time now and learned from a young age how to take care of them. He called 911 himself. He was outside having a cigarette. Who knows with pepole driving around late at night what their true motives are? Until both sides of the story are heard one should not jump to conclusions so quickly. I don't think he should have reacted so quickly but sometimes when you don't you end up dead or hurt. People end up dying in drive by shootings quite often, maybe he was scared and defending himself and the people in his home. These so called egg hurlers are not teens but adults and should be treated as such. Who knows if they would have noticed him and turned around to drive by again, this time with a much more dangerous weapon. It sounds silly to some but an egg is a weapon(blind you, allergic reaction, etc) Just as a baseball bat, tire iron,screwdriver, wrench,gun or fists can all be dangerous weapons. Each can do major damage. How was he to know how many were in the vehicle or if others were driving nearby? One charge to harsh another to light.
Gee, How well would you look in a mug shot? This so called idiot makes 45,000+ a year and has 2 vehicles. He was watching a movie and went outside to sit in his truck which was parked out in front of his home. He went out to have a cigarette,his door was open to his truck and before any stupid comments, he did not run in the house and grab a weapon. He keeps his legal, registered weapon in his truck. He lives in a very nice neighborhood on a cul-de-sac and a car pulled in music blaring, flipped around the cul-de-sac, stopped at his vehicle, rolled down the window and all he saw was something coming at him at almost midnight. He was scared and did what any person would do: reacted. What if you were coming home or leaving for work, had children in the car and this happened to you?? Honestly these are not teens but legal age adults who come to find out had been throwing eggs for quite sometime and damaged vehicles. A Land Rover came on to the scene before the police and asked the 22 year old if he saw anyone egging vehicles. So obviously it was done more than once. Anyone in that area should report it. These so called teens need to be charged with more than simple vandalism. Malicious destruction of property, assault if it hit a person. The eggs did not fall into their lap so it's premeditated crime in my opinion. If he is watching them from his open truck door maybe they thought he saw them do something wrong and went by to threaten him or who knows what? I am all for protecting yourself and those inside your home. As far as calling the police, he thought he was doing the right thing, not trying to hide or pretend it did not happened or know nothing about it. A common problem in this country. Really, good luck with following a car full of people, that might be trouble there. The police rarely show up when a car follows another car, even if drunk driving is suspected. Another point one report published their names they are: Brenna Schmid-Webster and Cameron Mackey both 18 and adults. We will see if any one has the guts to come forward if their vehicles were damaged or if the system has enough guts to charge them with the crimes they committed instead of what the news reports say that vandalism charges are pending, making no sense especially when they were caught with the evidence and confessed. I know innocent until proven guilty, that should be for all parties involved. Don't you think?
Being a cop, we only catch the 'dumb ones',,, and there's a ton of them.
and,, Sandy.. EGGS give me a 'FURTIVE MOVEMENT' every morning.
Lvjewel (must know Christopher Brunelle),
You make it out that a person makes ex-amount of money and owns property makes this person good? Money and property is not everything.
Lets use John Wayne Gacy he owned a contracting company,cars,homes etc.. does this make John a good person? I think not.
How about common sense? It is obvious that neither party was using common sense. But a GUN? You go on to say "He has owned weapons for some time now and learned from a young age how to take care of them" Caring for a firearm and having the knowledge of when / how to use it are two different issues. Maybe our Government should look into educating people more on when / how to use a firearm.
It amazes me how something that costs $1.50 a dozen can do so much damage.
unclegig - I agree with you 100%. They are punks. I'd lose my temper as well. The acid in eggs and god knows whatever else does serious damage to your cars finish. I just bought a brand new vehicle that I've worked really hard to have. I am proud of it and it is beautiful. I'd shoot at someone messing with it.
shykid - it is too late to take it to the car wash after it has been egged. The acid and other junk in the egg has already done the damage. The paint, top coat, wax, finish - are ruined once the egg hits your car.
Why don't you try to read both of my posts? Other posts were calling him and idiot and look at his picture. Not many people look great in a mug shot. He holds a full time job and has accomplished a lot in 22 years. More than I can say for some older people. Again comparisons are being made between a 22 year old man and children, which according to the law they are not. If the man really wanted to do some hurt, it may have happened. If I am in fear of my safety NRA all the way!!! Let's compare being a cop just for the fun of it. Your quote,"We only catch the dumb ones and there's a ton of them" but I think a far greater number of "dumb ones" get away than you give yourself credit for unless you count the jaywalkers, shoplifters and those traffic citations and is that not a bit stereotypical? Let's see smart, levelheaded, safety wise and trained people shoot each other everyday. We hear stories quite often about cops, military or others who are skilled who shoot family members or themselves. Now that's an emotion decision. I am quite tired of the comparison of adult and kids, adult and teens, wake up they are all adults. The bored adults throwing eggs are the sad immature adults who need something better to do than drive around on a Sunday at midnight causing problems. Not being a threat to an adult sitting in their own truck, in front of their own home. It's nice to feel safe in your own space and not having two adults invade it.
Why assume I know the accused? I am talking about the adult defending himself, so I automatically know him now? Pending charges against the other adults need to be brought forward, then let the courts decide. I believe in the innocent until proven guilty test. Let's see if they can pass?
My daughters car and a neighbors car were egged a few weeks ago in Silverado Ranch. Is this a current trend for bored teens or was it the same knuckleheads that got shot at?
I hope the shooting scared these boys straight.
lvjewel
How else would someone know:
1) How much Christopher Brunelle makes?
2) The property Christopher Brunelle owns?
3) Experience Christopher Brunelle has with firearms?
Also for someone that was shooting at the tires needs to know where the tires are.Which are on the ground NOT 36 to 52 inch OFF the ground. And this is someone that has been around guns most his life.
Just saying that it shows both parties are at fault. I do not believe a gun should have came into play. And yes I am a life-time member of NRA.
See if they pass? They have said that they did throw the eggs. By no means do I think the two egg throwing adults are innocent.
I dont remember my friends and I suddenly going from misfits and punks to resposible citizens on our 18th birthdays.It took the military to accomplish that.
As far as the 22 yr old goes,his gun got him into more trouble than it got him out of.
Mr. Brunelle should have took the high road on this incident and went to wash his car don't bother following them in a chase either some other person will be hurt just wash the car and chuckle at the knuckleheads.
Bundy5
I agree. Christopher Brunelle (an adult) made that choice to pull a gun and shoot at a vehicle that was driving away.
If the guy was sitting in his vehicle he could see that it was eggs that hit the vehicle, not a bullet. So why a gun?
I wonder if Mr. Brunelle will be served eggs for breakfast at the metro Hilton. lol
<The kids throw eggs, same as kids have been doing probably since eggs were invented.
The adult goes all Second Amendment remedy and attempts to kill them with a lethal weapon.
Who is more sane and sensible here?>
GOod post and sums it all up in 3 sentences. No need to pontificate that the kids should have known better or the guy (another wannabe Wyatt Earp) shouldn't be charged with attempted murder. He shot at kids throwing EGGS - not shooting at him with a 9mm!!!
Hopefully all parties learned a lesson.
I doubt these boys will ever throw eggs again.
TomD1228
I enjoy and also appreciate your posts. Always level-headed, intelligent.
Don't bring an egg to an gun fight.
Next time Mr. Brunelle wants a cigarette - he should go on his patio in the back of the house and not in his truck. Then this way he won't get scared when another car drives by.
These punks are riding around and keying cars to.
What ever happened to people parking cars in their garage? It amazes me how many people have so much stuff in their garage that they have to clog up streets and driveways with their cars. Yes, these adults were wrong but lets not tempt the stupid by leaving your stuff outside.
Charles1
Most trucks won't fit inside a garage unless you have an extended version built and very few builders have that option. The regular size garages are about 2ft too short to put a truck inside.
I used to egg cars when I was younger. I grew out of it, thankfully no one killed me when I was doing it.
I am a CCW holder and I think this fool should go to jail for a long time and never own a firearm again because he obviously cannot control his temper or use sound judgment.
Strange that metro hasn't hired him yet.
The current economic conditions and their attendant hardships are prompting people to do things that they never in a million years would have done. I was chased by a guy a few months ago who almost hit the rear of my car at one of the infamous Summerlin roundabouts. And, no, I didn't yell at him or give him that well known salute that newspapers always refer to as "an obscene gesture." I hardly even had time to glance at him because I was attending to my driving. In the ultimate tragic irony, the agrieved driver followed me into the Summerlin Costco parking lot. I drove around for what seemed like hours but was probably more on the order of two minutes. I was in the process of dialing 911 when the driver sped by me, rolled down his window, yelled that phrase we are all familiar with indicating that I should perform a sexual impossibility and screeched out of the parking lot. I was scared. I was armed. I have a concealed firearms permit. I have also had both knees replaced and am 65-years old. In my youth I would have been out of the car and he and I would have engaged in some parking lot fellowship; but I have learned in these kinds of situations that discretion is the better part of valor and I'm not going to shoot someone or run the risk of getting shot, stabbed or beaten with a bat over something that doesn't amount to fifteen cents. Even though I'm legally able to carry a firearm and have spent literally thousands of dollars and invested thousands of hours in various defensive handgun training courses, I NEVER want to allow myself to be drawn into a situation in which my only two options are to shoot someone or get hurt. I later rationalized that the guy might have just been laid off from his job or had his house foreclosed by his lender. Maybe he'd just been served with divorce papers because of the financial stress on his marriage. These are the times that try men's souls and there are those among us who are hanging by a thread from the ragged margins of society. It behooves us all to have a little empathy and understanding for our fellows and not be drawing weapons at the slightest provocation.
bobglover
good post and yes cool heads will prevail.
Shooting at egg throwers,just a bit too much,but these two 18 year olds are not kids anymore.Too many of their type in this area are always pushing the envelope.
"Self-defense cannot be used when a threat no longer exists or there was not a real or perceived threat," police said in a statement.
Sheriff Gillespie should use the above statement for his next "sticker campaign" they should be placed in plain view in each LVMPD police car.
environ - we actually agree!! these kids brought this upon themselves. the guy may not be the brightest, but if you don't wanna get shot at, don't throw eggs at people.
i approached the eggs and tapped them on the shoulder. At which time the eggs spun around and reached for their waste band.
Myself and my partner shouted "GETDOWNDONTTOUCHITFREEZEHANDSUP"! but the eggs lifted their shirt and I could now see the waste band of the eggs. At the same time the eggs pointed a gun at me and my partners.
So we busted a few caps into the eggs vehicle. You do not bring a 911 call to an egg fight!
This is so very "Henderson"
That place makes Mayberry look like a think tank.
I would suggest that these 2 egg throwers have their car seized and drivers license revoked. No one should be throwing eggs at anything and these two idiots are more than old enough to know that.
The issue with Brunelle is knowing when something is a real threat to your life and/or just two idiots with nothing better to do throwing eggs.
Whether you know it or not having easy access to a firearm brings GREAT responsibility on you. Knowing what is a real threat and what isn't falls on you. Thinking that you see a flash out of the corner of your eye means "pull my gun out and start firing" is going to get you or someone else killed. This guy could have missed, hit the house across the street and killed some innocent person sitting in his living room.
I could give a rats ass about his wealth, how many cars he owns, where he lives or what his gun training background is. He reacted in a stupid manner. Now he pays the price. No more guns, felony on his record and probably scared neighbors...if he gets out anytime soon.
Start using your damn head and think before you act. Having a gun in your possession requires that.
I suspect if all juveniles committing vandalism were fired upon there'd be far fewer incidences of vandalism.
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it's like the latest road rage story out of LA: one guy gives the other guy the bird and gets shot in the face for it.
< Federal law enforcement has abdicated and left us responsible for our own safety against ILLEGAL INVADERS. So we must be prepared to defend our lives and property without assistance. If you have dark hair and brown skin WATCH OUT. We will DEPORT you and your children forever and ever >
SICK SICK SICK!!! Sheesh!!! Albeit a bit too old for such a prank, but these kids were throwing EGGS!!!! NO MENTION WHATSOEVER of their skin color or nationality. You're one paranoid person. Time for you to go live in Montana. By yourself.
PS Normally these types of pranks are done by bored Caucasian teen age boys.
If someone throws something at me or my vehicle, then they better be prepared to have something thrown back at them, whether it be a rock, egg or in this case some lead. I agree that they will think twice about doing something this stupid again.
I say give the guy a medal.
Now this idiot will get EGGactly what he deserves...
Vandalism is out of control, the public is fed up.
Make sure the punks with the eggs are prosecuted too. Their parents should be ashamed of them, but probably not.
These idiots egged my car as well. I was not home until today, so the eggs baked in th esun all day yesterday. At least i know who they are now. They have ruined the paint on a new car. They dont deserve to be shot, but they need to be held accountable.
who started this commotion of evil deeds? oh, I see, these two 18 YR OLDS. Kids? hmmmmm. Well why not let the parents of these kids pay for car washes to the victims, I mean all the works, at least that, top it with emotional distress of $200 per car.
As for the other guy, as far as I am concern, he is a HERO for me. Send him to school of the legalities of self defense. If he fired at them sooner, it could have been self defense. You will never know if these two kids have guns too or will throw a grenade.
USA, JUVENILES CAN GET AWAY W/ MURDER, These what makes them think, they are almost untouchables.
Charge the teens with attempted murder also.
The eggs sounded like gun shots when they hit the side of the truck.
This man was only defending himself.
He was under attack.
As I said before, you don't know who's got what these days, so be careful about doing something illegal, even if it's just egging someone's car. You might get a cap busted in your @$$!!!.
Yes these were 18 year old throwing eggs yes it is wrong and should they be treated as adults yes but they were not robbing a store or stealing a truck there was no threat to bodily harm.
Yes I have weapons my self and I would like to think that I am also a responsible gun owner that believes in the right to hold and bear arms I also agree that Mr. Brunelle should be charged with at least firing into an occupied vehicle.
Some people think that Mr. brumelle should be hailed as heroic. I do not Mr. Brunelle is the reason that I can not be a member of the NRA although I think the NRA is a wonderful organization and all of there members don't act like Mr. brunelle but sooner or later someone like him will do something irresponsible like kill in a similar situation in the name of the NRA and the the real good members will also have a black eye.
It's simply a matter of understanding the responsibility that goes with gun ownership. It isn't a toy. It isn't a show-off piece. It isn't something to impress your friends. It isn't something you can break out if someone throws something in your direction.
In other words...basic common sense. Brunelle has none. Like it or not he has just forfeited his right to gun ownership. Probably a good thing.
Cost of a full car wash and detailing: $30
Cost of a defense attorney to get you off 2 charges of attempted murder: Actually I have no idea since I've never had to hire a defense attorney for anything, but I'm sure it's a heckuva lot more than the cost of a car wash.
More vandals need to get shot. If by age 18 you have not developed any sense of respect for other peoples property, you'll best be removed from the gene pool.
The article said that projectiles were thrown at him, not eggs. The police said egg fragments were found and the young adults admitted throwing eggs. IF Brunelle knew they were eggs and not something he percieved to be harmful to himself, he was wrong in shooting.If he thought that someting was being thrown at him could harm him, he was correct in shooting. Even an egg being thrown at 50-60 miles an hour could put out an eye. Maybe the little scumbags had a gun and using the eggs to provoke people before shooting them. I'm sure that the cops who ambushed Scott at Costco thought he had bought eggs and percived him armed and dangerous.
I think that there should be a law passed that you have to be twenty one to buy eggs(apparently 18 is not old enough)take classes on how to handle the eggs and the danger of eggs, and of course pay metro a fee to carry your eggs in a concealed bag and not out in the open so as not to scare people.
are people really dumb enough to leave a weapon in their vehicle? red flag number one right there.
Any one who thinks that Brunelle is a hero should never own a gun. Defense of property, being startled or "fed up" are not legitimate reasons to shoot at someone.
Regardless of what he THOUGHT the vandals had thrown at him, he was still shooting in a densely packed urban area, at a FLEEING VEHICLE. What if he had actually hit the tires or disabled the driver? He could have easily caused an accident and killed a neighbor or other motorist or you or I.
It is easy to applaud someone who we perceive as "standing up to crime" but applauding reckless stupidity is the epitome of ignorance.
TOG, I was waiting for you to show up and make a metro reference, surprised it took you so long. Cocky, a-hole know-it-alls with CCWs and an attitude towards law enforcement is the reason "innocent" people get shot.
Everyone else should be made aware that the sulfur in eggs eats away at paint if it is not removed immediately causing hundreds if not thousands of dollars in damage, it's a lot more than a carwash fix. Having said that, he shouldn't have shot at a fleeing vehicle... that was a shot at revenge, not self defense or even defense of personal property. I may have reacted the same way but I'm smart enough to not own a handgun.
i typically will say this is the act of a moron, but personally, why do people that egg others cars, vandalize, and do other meaning less crimes that cost ME MONEY to clean up or fix get away with this crap
A MISDEMEANOR!!! A MISDEMEANOR IS MEANINGLESS! IF U PUT A FEW MAN HOURS INTO IT YOU CAN GET IT EXPUNGED!
so when some peabrain eggs my car at random for fun, im the one that has to hope my paint is not damaged, and spend an hour or more cleaning it up, and then depending on how long it has been sitting now its caked into my driveway!
this man is a hero. maybe not the way he tried to stop them, but these teens needed a beatdown at the minimum. too bad he didnt kill them both and send a message. im so sick of dirtbags getting away with stuff like this and i cant touch them. its stupid, if i egg your car and you catch me i expect to get my rear end beat.
i own a hand gun and as much as i would love to shoot punk idiots like this i cannot afford to go to jail for someone elses stupid acts. but dammit i love seeing other people take revenge.
yea, get the tag and call metro or your local PD, watch how fast they react to such a worthless, non priority call. where i grew up i knew where each cop car was posted at, and how long it would take that lazy cop to respond to a call of kids being loud. at least 15 minutes. by then those people are long gone.
vandals and punks like this should be considered felons. or open the law for people to start kicking butt if you catch them. shooting them, as much as i think they should be shot can be considered extreme and in a logical eye, overkill no pun intended
Way to go Chris! TO bad he didn't get one of those little punks!
i actually saw this event occur, while leaving a local resturant, i saw the cops with lights speeding. as i got closer to home, saw a second car speed by me. then around the corner there they all where. The cops had their guns drawn, the guy was on his knees with arms up. I did see a cop handcuff a girl and escourt her across the street and sit her down on a concrete slab by a power box. no mention of her in article...an intense scene..
Put me on the jury. Shooter may be technically guilty, but he will never be convicted. Not bright, but sympathetic. No real damage to anyone that did not deserve it. Classic case for "Jury Nullification".
yeah i didn't think of that... these punks will probably sue this guy and get rich off their stupidity now.
In these turbulent times one cannot underestimate the need for a strong response to possible danger. What if the kids were throwing eggs only to get him out of the vehicle into the open so they could shoot him? We won't know that because the story matured a different way. These days you cannot assume anything is what it appears to be and a strong first response is usually the best defense. But I'd probably draw the line at shooting at a fleeing vehicle, they may shoot back.
I wish the aholes egging my garage door some time ago would have gotten shot before. Cleaned it all up, and the discoloration is still still. I get to repaint my garage door because of some stupid f'in kids ? No sympathy here. 10 year olds do stupid stuff like that. 18 year olds ? Get the noose. They be a pimple on the azz of society for the rest of their life.
Once again to my Republican friends:
Look at the idiots you defend including many of the posters here.
Wow...the same people who are appalled that the police killed a woman who attempted to kill an officer in Henderson are wishing that this loser who shoots at egg throwers actually should have killed them? I know the answer to my following question but I'll ask it anyway: Are you seriously that stupid that you will justify murdering these vandals for throwing eggs? Yep...the right to carry is alive and well. Too bad all you who wish the guy had hit the vandals weren't in his position - I'm fairly sure all the chest pumping and toughness that has been written would suddenly result in the typical tail between the legs. Hopefully this would be the result because as members of an intelligent society you would have the brains to realize that murder is somewhat of an "overkill" for spots on your paint. Good news is that you wouldn't have to worry about the paintjob for 5 to 10 years as you pondered the stupidity of your actions.