So who can blame this guy for defending his hard earned money and property. Please note that he didn't shoot at people. M

'Vigilante' gets revenge on metal shop thieves
Wed Jun 4, 8:18 PM ET

The owner of a machine shop where thieves stole $3,000 worth of scrap steel, iron and aluminum wasn't going to let it happen again. After Saturday night's theft, Joseph Lord loaded his shotgun and laid low, expecting the thieves to return. They came back on Tuesday, in broad daylight.

When Lord saw their 2008 F-250 pickup truck, he shot out its tires and windshield and blasted its radiator, Kennebec County Sheriff Randall Liberty said.

The startled thieves took off on foot, but investigators quickly tracked down the truck's operator, who will be charged with theft, Liberty said. Charges are pending against an accomplice, the sheriff said.

Liberty said he discourages the use of guns to protect property. In this case, Lord told investigators he wanted to disable the vehicle so the criminals couldn't escape.

"I can understand the frustration that Mr. Lord must have been experiencing," Liberty said. But, he added, "We don't want to see anyone get hurt over property."

'Vigilante' gets revenge on metal shop thieves - Yahoo! News

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Wise man!
And in California I hope the farmer's who are being ripped off for their diesel fuel use the same wisdom.

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Yea can't keep the words of your great leader.

Prophet Muhammad - “Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.”

I'd only have a problem if he had actually shot the burglars. Since he only shot the truck, I think it's kinda funny. Smart thinking on his part.

It's a good example of the distinction between simply stopping the crime, versus unilaterally exacting final revenge, like that Texas neighbor who murdered two possible burglars on his neighbor's lawn.

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"Oh, bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round...

Finally, someone else policing the community.

Of course if the burglars posed a threat he could've wasted them there.

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"I find no black men appealing, they look like giant monkeys." -LilithIshtar (some member of another forum I used to be part of)

You could do this if California actually allowed anyone to own a gun other than a airsoft gun pretty much.

"I can understand the frustration that Mr. Lord must have been experiencing," Liberty said. But, he added, "We don't want to see anyone get hurt over property."

And that tells me it is not Mr Lord's property.

Why don't we start a national campaign to mail this guy shotgun shells?

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Hmmm, scrap metal? What about electrifying the stock with a bare wire as a burglar alarm?

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"Well done Dubya. You freakin' imbecile." - ViolaLee

i got plenty of extras... But for only shooting the vehicles.

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Yea can't keep the words of your great leader.

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The problem with electrifying the metal over night would be the electricity bill and then he might come in to work one morning before the caffeine kicked in and electrify himself.

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Now thats a good story.


That man is a hero for standing up and taking action, and good he was smart enough not to shoot anyone.

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