When I run dry

When there’s nothing to blog about, the news never fails to spark some interest. A small piece from Kentucky is today’s winner. With a photo caption that reads Wrong Door, the related story describes a break-in and shooting at a private residence.

Two thugs kicked in the door of a 79 year old man at 5am, only inside they found no ordinary retiree or convalescent. This Grandpa fired his .357 Magnum and made short work of the intruders.

Older people with guns is about as scary being stuck behind their Buicks in traffic, but the real question: what’s up with the caption under the photo and the quote from the neighbor – the bit that says Wrong Door. What would have been the Right Door? A wheelchair bound woman who had no means to defend herself? How about a single parent of three? Actually, this was the Right Door, and this gentlemen did his neighbors a favor.

Maybe the real tragedy here is that they didn’t pay him a “visit” earlier.

3 thoughts on “When I run dry

  • July 11, 2005 at 12:34 pm
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    i like the way u think sam ;^)

  • July 11, 2005 at 2:17 pm
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    Good find Sam! I hope the old man isn’t jailed for his defense of habitation. A friend defended a blind man once for shooting and killing a subject that invaded his home. The blind man even got his revolver back. The old man simply went back to sleep after killing him. Wrong door, indeed!

  • July 12, 2005 at 8:32 am
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    thanks ahn then and hippie.

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