You don't need permission from some phone monkey to defend yourself against criminals.

Good on her for protecting her child. There really isn't any other argument to be made here.

She stayed on the line for a terrifying 21 minutes and asked the dispatcher if it was all right to shoot if the men forced their way in.

It took them 21 minutes to kick the door in? In the middle of the day? With her threatening them with death should they succeed? I think these assholes win Dumbest Criminals of 2011.

MeinRS6: You don't need permission from some phone monkey to defend yourself against criminals.

Grapple: Good on her for protecting her child. There really isn't any other argument to be made here.


This and that.

BurnShrike: How old was her husband?! She's 18, he was what... 60?

The photo on the GMA story this morning looked like it was from the early 80's. My guess is around 50.

Geez, she's had it tough between losing her husband to cancer, left with a young baby, and having to kill an armed intruder in her home.

I hope she gets a complementary crime scene cleanup from the local provider of such.

/Dead intruders aren't particularly cleanliness conscious.
//Particularly after dying from a shotgun blast.

"I can't tell you that you can do that, but you do what you have to do to protect your baby," the dispatcher told her

Exactly why couldn't the dispatcher tell her to shoot the mother farkers?

Quite a big difference between this picture and the gal in the video.

BurnShrike: No one breaks in to a house to hurt/steal a child. They wanted money, valuables and maybe a little rape. The kid was fine.

I'm not saying she shouldn't have defended herself, but to say she was protecting her baby is just drama.

The guys breaking in where not the brightest bulbs ever.
They may very well have thought it would be a good idea to shut the baby up while raping the woman.



I'm a liberal. Even an extreme liberal in some cases. According to some Republicans I would be the most liberalist socialist commie to ever be liberal.


I have no problems with shootings like this or even that kid stabbing the bully.

netizencain: "I can't tell you that you can do that, but you do what you have to do to protect your baby," the dispatcher told her

Exactly why couldn't the dispatcher tell her to shoot the mother farkers?

Liability in the inevitable lawsuit from the criminals' families? That's all I can think of.

/sad that I can think of anything like that.

Police say that McKinley was justified in taking action against the intruders once they entered her home.

"The Oklahoma laws are clear on the home and the right to your home are absolute,"


good.

Grapple: Good on her for protecting her child. There really isn't any other argument to be made here.

Stick around and watch it be made anyway.

BurnShrike: How old was her husband?! She's 18, he was what... 60?



Approves.

/Feel dirty for posting a pic of Courtney Stodden pic.
//Off to take a shower.

If someone's forcing entry into your residence, you DO NOT call 911 until after the perp(s) are dead on the floor.

Your phone will not save your life in a situation like that.

markie_farkie: If someone's forcing entry into your residence, you DO NOT call 911 until after the perp(s) are dead on the floor.

Your phone will not save your life in a situation like that.


She had 21 minutes before they got in.

She had time to call 911, order a pizza, get the pizza, eat the pizza, wash the dishes, and do a load of laundry before they got in.

Frankly I think the real outrage has to be the police response time. Maybe she was out in the boonies or something, but I would think a 911 call with a break in happening that police would have made that a priority and been there a lot quicker.

The_Sponge: BurnShrike: How old was her husband?! She's 18, he was what... 60?

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Approves.

/Feel dirty for posting a pic of Courtney Stodden pic.
//Off to take a shower.

Ugh, that girl. 16, but covers up in so much makeup, she makes herself look 40.

The reason the 911 operator didn't just tell her to go ahead and shoot was because of liability. I also agree with everyone asking why the cops couldn't get there within the 21 minutes she was on the phone to 911. Extended donut break?

BurnShrike:
No one breaks in to a house to hurt/steal a child. They wanted money, valuables and maybe a little rape. The kid was fine.
I'm not saying she shouldn't have defended herself, but to say she was protecting her baby is just drama.

Rowlett burglary suspect caught who nearly killed mom, baby Link (new window)

Toddler Shot and Killed During Suspected Mesa Home Invasion Link (new window)

Police: Child, 2, Abducted, Killed In Erie Link (new window)

Has the derp brigade from the stabbing thread come here to blame the woman for using excessive force yet?