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Blogland: I almost get the nerve to shoot some tweaker
IkeTheGeneric:
--- Quote from: Ceist on September 16, 2017, 12:31:18 AM ---He was drunk.
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doesnt matter. if the police arrest u against killing a guy, unless there' like evidence of him threatening you, you're gonna go to jail for murder
Ragequit:
op are there security cameras in the halls
Blockomaniac:
--- Quote from: Ragequit on September 16, 2017, 01:23:11 AM ---op are there security cameras in the halls
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no i made sure of that
PhantOS:
--- Quote from: Ceist on September 16, 2017, 12:25:56 AM ---Maybe, I live in a stand-your-ground state and he was threatening to hurt me.
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Threatening to hurt someone isn't legally hurting anyone. If you had tried to shoot him he could actually shoot back, since he would be using self defense. Loading your gun was definitely a smart choice, you know, just in case he enters your own house or actually tries to attack you, but given the current situation, you're very lucky you didn't shoot him, because not only could you have gotten killed by him, but he could've been acquitted of any murder charges too
Ceist:
--- Quote from: Mega-Bear on September 16, 2017, 12:40:44 AM ---This. You sorta escalated the situation. If he was there in search of drugs, or carrying drugs, or was actually drunk (you say he drunkardly walked down the hall), and didn't live there, he'd either forget off or get carted off when the police arrived. He's on what I presume is private property late at night yeah? Why do all the gun loading and stuff talking, putting yourself in danger, when you could call the cops and chill safely??
There would have never been a chance for him to pull a weapon on you if you simply didn't engage with the drunk fool. He basically pulled you down to his level of idiocy.
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In the OP I stated that he buzzed my apartment. I later checked the halls because there was a lot of noise coming out of there, it's 10 at night. I'm not gonna just call the cops right off the bat. My initial intentions were to make sure things were cool, not get into a pissing match with some drunk idiot. I loaded my rifle but kept it hidden in my apartment so he wouldn't see it. It was for my protection as well as my mother's.
This isn't some internet argument you can apply levels of stooping too, this was a real-life situation where violence could've occurred. If this occurred anywhere else, it's not my business, but you're near my home and acting like a fool.
In hind-sight, if I kept him talking while the police were on their way, they could've nabbed him in the first place.
--- Quote from: Ragequit on September 16, 2017, 01:23:11 AM ---op are there security cameras in the halls
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No.
For some perspective, I live in a small town that's deeply affected by by drug-smuggling. Mostly meth, weed, and ecstasy. Every other month there's a bust involving one of them. Most violence in the town revolves around people getting drunk. Very recently too, there's been a few kidnappings, all resulting in the victim found dead.
--- Quote from: PhantOS on September 16, 2017, 02:16:30 AM ---Threatening to hurt someone isn't legally hurting anyone. If you had tried to shoot him he could actually shoot back, since he would be using self defense. Loading your gun was definitely a smart choice, you know, just in case he enters your own house or actually tries to attack you, but given the current situation, you're very lucky you didn't shoot him, because not only could you have gotten killed by him, but he could've been acquitted of any murder charges too
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I suppose so. Again, bravado getting the better of me, and nerves alike.