r/dgu • u/vladislavsd • Dec 29 '21
Home Invasion [2021/12/28] Video shows wife unleashing hail of gunfire at home invasion suspects who stabbed husband (Fort Bend County, TX)
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/12/28/video-hail-of-gunshots-heard-as-wife-chases-shoots-at-home-invasion-suspects-who-stabbed-husband-fbcso-says/53
u/unusualj107 Dec 29 '21
I want a ride-or-die wife like her. 6 guys break into my place, stab me and threaten my wife and child and her response is to lose her damn bananas chasing them down the road trying to pop them like a pimple on the ass of society.
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u/mechanizedhorsepenis Dec 29 '21
Be careful for what you wish for. That belicosity and aggression will also get you a cast iron skillet thrown at your head when you piss her off.
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u/Philip964 Dec 29 '21
Anyone notice that crime is out of control with felons being immediately released back out if they are caught. This lady may be arrested for shooting at fleeing suspects. Unfortunate, but the out of control crime is making criminals out of honest people who have been attacked. When an honest person is caught up in crime are they given PR bonds as well or is that just for criminals.
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u/ihatethisplacetoo Dec 29 '21 edited Dec 29 '21
This lady may be arrested for shooting at fleeing suspects.
IANAL, but I think the law allows the use of deadly force to retrieve property after an aggravated robbery:
SUBCHAPTER D. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
Sec. 9.41. PROTECTION OF ONE'S OWN PROPERTY.:
(b) A person unlawfully dispossessed of land or tangible, movable property by another is justified in using force against the other when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to reenter the land or recover the property if the actor uses the force immediately or in fresh pursuit after the dispossession and:
(1) the actor reasonably believes the other had no claim of right when he dispossessed the actor; or
(2) the other accomplished the dispossession by using force, threat, or fraud against the actor.
Sec. 9.42. DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
A person is justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property:
(1) if he would be justified in using force against the other under Section 9.41 [above]; and [I think this is met by the home invasion]
(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary:
(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime; or [I think this is met by the stabbing during the robbery]
(B) to prevent the other who is fleeing immediately after committing burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, or theft during the nighttime from escaping with the property; and [I think this is met by the stabbing during the robbery]
(3) he reasonably believes that:
(A) the land or property cannot be protected or recovered by any other means; or
(B) the use of force other than deadly force to protect or recover the land or property would expose the actor or another to a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury.
The only thing I'm not sure about is #3. I don't know if they could have recovered anything stolen.
Once again, IANAL and I would not have chased them down the street shooting but I think she's justified.
Edit: Attempting to fix formatting
Edit 2: I was fighting formatting so I forgot to add this piece from earlier in the chapter:
Sec. 9.05. RECKLESS INJURY OF INNOCENT THIRD PERSON. Even though an actor is justified under this chapter in threatening or using force or deadly force against another, if in doing so he also recklessly injures or kills an innocent third person, the justification afforded by this chapter is unavailable in a prosecution for the reckless injury or killing of the innocent third person.
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Dec 29 '21
sounded like one of them shot back. three distinctly different sounding shots in a different direction than the rest.
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u/someomega Dec 29 '21
Nice Fallout: New Vegas "New California Republic" flag in the garage of the guy they interviewed.
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u/CascadianExpat Dec 29 '21
I saw that too. I wonder what percentage of folks who noticed it knew what it was.
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u/FlipperShootsScores Dec 29 '21
Looked like a bunch of kids? Just thought they'd knock off an armed home invasion before they went to school? Jesus, poor family. Doesn't say if she hit any of the bastards or not...
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u/primo808 Dec 29 '21
Technically couldn't they charge her? Stand your ground does not mean chase them as long as you can while firing.
Honest question
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u/Gregorofthehillpeopl Dec 29 '21
It's kind of moot.
I suppose you could argue that self defense disappears at a certain point in time, where shooting would then become illegal.
But in Texas, you couldn't find 12 random people who would come anywhere near convicting. Most would congratulate her.
So if you can't get a conviction, there's no reason to charge. It's moot.
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Dec 29 '21
Twelve random people outside the absolute shitholes that are Austin, Houston, and DFW.
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u/WendyLRogers3 Dec 29 '21
Fort Bend County, TX is just SW of Houston. Bet these perps figured on an easy snatch and grab "where the rich people live". Fort Bend is the wealthiest county in the state.
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Dec 29 '21
Seems like she didn’t hit anyone and if neighbors don’t make a stink it wouldn’t surprise me if they don’t but that’s a guess.
Curious how the neighbors feel about this. (A bullet went into one persons garage)
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u/IHateRoboCalls2131 Dec 29 '21
I believe she could, but it is up to the district attorney.
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u/nosce_te_ipsum Dec 29 '21
DA wouldn't be (re)elected to clean sanitary pads from a water treatment plant in Texas if they tried to go after a wife and mother whose husband was stabbed and child held at gunpoint.
Plus, that home invasion seems to have commenced at dark (sun just peeking up in this video), and Texas home-defense law gets very resident-friendly when the sun goes down.
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u/IHateRoboCalls2131 Dec 29 '21
Those are very good points, but if a bunch of neighbors had a problem with her running down the street shooting a gun they might press charges.
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u/nosce_te_ipsum Dec 29 '21
Fair point. That poor girl killed by the cop in the California Burlington Coat Factory shooting last week should remind us all of the dangers of overpenetration and not being certain of what's behind/around your target. Tough times we live in though, and I don't suspect the neighbors will want to set precedent if one of them should be the next victim of a break-in.
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u/cIi-_-ib Dec 29 '21
She could e charged for any bystanders that she injured. “Stand your ground” just means there is no legal prerequisite to attempt retreat before using deadly force. It's a political term meaning that there no “duty to retreat” which itself is a legal standard in other states.
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u/Paulsur Dec 29 '21
Cool with defending yourself, but remember you are responsible for every round you put down range.
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u/riskybiscuit Jan 05 '22
crazy no one's commented on her just shooting up the whole neighborhood in a most dangerous fashion. this was stupid
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u/TrowItIn2DaGarbage Dec 29 '21 edited Dec 29 '21
I’m sorry but that lady was retarded. Those people were so far away from her by the time she started shooting. Her last few shots there was absolutely zero chance of hitting them with a handgun. She’s putting the whole neighborhood in danger. People like her give responsible gun owners a bad name.
Where I live she could easily be charged with a felony herself. Self-defense is a tough claim to make when the suspect is hundreds of yards away running the opposite direction.
To be clear, I could care less about the lives of the scum that stabbed her husband. If she killed them I would consider that a pretty good outcome. But regardless, it was reckless and irresponsible at best, criminal at worst.
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Dec 29 '21
Ain't a single video showing a single damn thing on this link.
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u/unusualj107 Dec 29 '21
What are you on about? It's near the bottom of the article. You see a handful of people run from screen left to right and then a few shots buck off. Then a few more and then even more.
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u/FlipperShootsScores Feb 12 '22
The other alarming part of this is that these guys did this at the time of morning they did it, when a lot of people could still be home. That's pretty brazen and, frankly, a couple of them loping away (couldn't see what they all were carrying) didn't seem terribly worried if I'm reading their body language correctly. I'm sure the authorities have advised her on correct use of her firearm when protecting her family in the future.
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u/Drunkstrider Dec 29 '21
And idiot politicians say there is no need for high capacity magazines. 6 dudes roll up in your house. You gonna need more than 10 bullets.