stew_b_10 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 this is clearly old, but i found it hilarious all the same. hopefully wasnt posted already: -------- FROM "THE HOUSTON HERALD NEWSPAPER" IN HOUSTON, TEXAS MARCH 5th, 2009 Last Thursday night around midnight, a woman from Houston, Texas was arrested, jailed, and charged with manslaughter for shooting a man 6 times in the back as he was running away with her purse. The following Monday morning, the woman was called in front of the arraignment judge, sworn in, and asked to explain her actions. The woman replied, "I was standing at the corner bus stop for about 15 minutes, waiting for the bus to take me home after work. I am a waitress at a local cafe...I was there alone, so I had my right hand on my pistol, that was in my purse that was hung over my left shoulder. All of a sudden I was being spun around hard to my left. As I caught my balance, I saw a man running away from me with my purse. I looked down at my right hand and I saw that my fingers were wrapped tightly around my pistol. The next thing I remember is saying out loud, "No way punk! You're not stealing my pay check and tips." I raised my right hand, pointed my pistol at the man running away from me with my purse, and squeezed the trigger of my pistol 6 times!" When asked by the arraignment judge, "Why did you shoot the man 6 times?" the woman replied under oath, "Because, when I pulled the trigger of my pistol the 7th time, it only went click." The woman was acquitted of all charges. And she was back at work, at the cafe, the next day. -------- True story? Maybe, maybe not. but if it is, that guy picked the wrong woman. Link to post Share on other sites
Samm Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 You don't happen to work in tourism do you? Link to post Share on other sites
RC-1138 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 ....oh boy..... not sure if I should cheer, facepalm, or start wearing my PC in public.... Link to post Share on other sites
Wayneard3413 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I will provide my answer for that one Cadet Cheer that there is one less shitbag on the street...Facepalm that this woman did something that in most other jurisdictions would have landed herself in prison... And don't worry about the PC unless you plan on swiping a womans purse later haha Link to post Share on other sites
Roecar Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Bravo, bravo! Another reason why most gun laws in the US are backwards. More so in Socal. And hell yes... one less douche bag on the streets Link to post Share on other sites
Punkypink Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I would have aimed lower and made sure he lived, but missing bits. Link to post Share on other sites
Gorf Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 ...True story? Maybe, maybe not. but if it is, that guy picked the wrong woman. Well there's no such article in The Houston Herald on 5th March 09 Still funny though. Link to post Share on other sites
thewallhitme Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 heard variations of that story so many times, leading me to believe its not true. Link to post Share on other sites
Abelius Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hard to believe you would just get away with it after shooting a sob SIX TIMES in the BACK. Unless the USA really is so different from Europe. Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Nah its ok, guy was black Link to post Share on other sites
kojak Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 During the required class for my concealed carry permit, the instructor advised us that it's better to shoot someone while they are trying to break into your house. Once they get inside you must be threatened with deadly force to respond with gunfire. It was also implied that self-defense shooting cases run much more smoothly when the recipient of your bullets is not around to twist the facts. I live in a much more civilized state now, where only criminals and cops carry guns. Link to post Share on other sites
Silent_Assassin Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Reminds me of an old anecdote I heard a few years ago. An SAS member is being debriefed after a raid... Officer: "Why did you shoot that terrorist 27 times?" SAS Trooper's reply: "Because I ran out of bullets, sir." Still makes me smile. Josh Link to post Share on other sites
manik Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I live in a much more civilized state now, where only criminals and cops carry guns. California? or DC? LOL Link to post Share on other sites
RC-1138 Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 I will provide my answer for that one Cadet Cheer that there is one less shitbag on the street...Facepalm that this woman did something that in most other jurisdictions would have landed herself in prison... And don't worry about the PC unless you plan on swiping a womans purse later haha lulz, although I may wear a PC in public after going to the local shooting range... boy are there some bad shots out there and Nah its ok, guy was black ....... ......... Link to post Share on other sites
bbondaloose Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 The story sounds too fake... with the witty comment from the woman to the judge and such. Link to post Share on other sites
stew_b_10 Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 in case anyone was wondering, the guy in my avatar is me. nice black jokes though. edit: all that is aside from the fact that that the style in the article is nothing like a news story. for example, sense when do reporters use exclamation points when quoting people? that would be interpretation, not fact, and therefore not permissible under normal circumstances i'm pretty sure. Link to post Share on other sites
Roecar Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 California? or DC? LOL Must be DC, but California isn't too far behind. Link to post Share on other sites
ChewbacaChunx Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 in case anyone was wondering, the guy in my avatar is me. nice black jokes though. edit: all that is aside from the fact that that the style in the article is nothing like a news story. for example, sense when do reporters use exclamation points when quoting people? that would be interpretation, not fact, and therefore not permissible under normal circumstances i'm pretty sure. its okay stewb, ASC still loves black people, myself included. are you still on that site? Link to post Share on other sites
GuzziHero Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 in case anyone was wondering, the guy in my avatar is me. nice black jokes though. I think he was saying that the law is racist. It was meant to be sarcastic. Link to post Share on other sites
Jagdraben Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 During the required class for my concealed carry permit, the instructor advised us that it's better to shoot someone while they are trying to break into your house. Once they get inside you must be threatened with deadly force to respond with gunfire. It was also implied that self-defense shooting cases run much more smoothly when the recipient of your bullets is not around to twist the facts. I live in a much more civilized state now, where only criminals and cops carry guns. In my state, we have a castle doctrine. So if someone breaks in (or somehow makes a copy of a key and comes through the front door), we can shoot him or her, without warning. Of course, I'm not so rude as to do that. I would offer them at least a small opportunity in time to lay down on the ground with their hands on the back of their heads. Also: As Mas Ayoob says, don't kill the BG if you don't have to. Because if you do you'll be in a world of hurt greater than the one that previously existed (because modern forensics has advanced to the point where they can tell that a bullet passed through the BG's skull into the ground at a downward angle after you shot them while they were on their knees). Link to post Share on other sites
Hoppum Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Racism isn't welcome here, even if it's 'just a joke', next one will earn a suspension. And if you see something breaking the rules, use the report button to bring it to the moderators attention. Link to post Share on other sites
chas Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 You guys must be kidding: that is straight-out murder. The guy was running away, he didnt pose a threat to her, she coldbloodedly decided to murder him. Where's the death penalty now? You see, the problem in the US isnt guns: its psychos like you, who love people getting killed. Link to post Share on other sites
AceOfSkulls Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 i would agree with you chas, if the guy wasnt a criminal. Nowadays prison and such things dont deter criminals. So maybe the occasional shooting will! i used to care when i saw things like this but its got to the point (especially in the UK). Where you read about serial offenders getting off with barely any sentance for serious crime or just not carign about what they do get. I think the law abiding citizen rights are far more important then people who break the law in this way. Druggies/dealers couldnt care, car tax dodger couldnt care ect ect but when your crimes effect someone else and it doesnt stop you,like mugging, rape, peadophiles, theft, Cant say i have any sympothy at all for those people. Link to post Share on other sites
stew_b_10 Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 there is a reason why this is posted in humor and jokes. Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticMag Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 It's not a real news article. No self-respecting journalist would publish this ######. It's not even particularly funny, I enjoyed the old aspect of this thread more as people seemed to be having a good time tweaking each other. Link to post Share on other sites
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