A serial burglar was spectacularly slain with a katana after he broke into a man’s home; the man hacked off the burglar’s hand and slashed his neck, killing him.
Police have not charged the killer, as he was judged to be acting in self-defence.
The man whose home was invaded was a medical student at the esteemed John Hopkins University in Baltimore, living with several other students; he had recently reported a similar break-in in which laptops and a PlayStation were stolen.
Being confronted by another intruder, a 40-year-old career criminal just released from prison, with a long history of burglaries, he was in no mood to back down.
The burglar was discovered breaking in via their garage, and whilst police were summoned the burglar was confronted by the student, who was armed with a katana.
Police describe the burglar lunging at the student, who “then retaliated by striking him with a samurai sword, severed his left hand and gave severe lacerations to the upper torso,” fatally injuring him.
Police politely skirt about his unusual choice of weapon in a nation which prefers to commit homicides with firearms:
“I think everyone has the right to first of all defend themselves and defend their home and if this individual felt that a samurai sword was an appropriate tool to do so, I’m not in a position to say that’s good or bad.”
Self-defence and the right to bear arms, whether sword or otherwise, are of course highly cherished liberties in the USA.
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The USA is still largely a good place to live.
The right to defend one's self is a right every one in the world should have.
In before USA fuck yah.
I agree, but it's tempered by the fact that you are likely to need that right at some point, and that's if you survive that long.
"it's not always the bullet with your name on it..."
Burglar jumps at you, weapon or not, seriously, what the fuck are you going to do?
Let him do what he wants? I say, the moment he invaded your privacy, he should have known he was going to get his head [or in this case, hand] handed to him.
You people who are all for 'nobody deserves this' garbage needs to be anally raped, seriously, you can't say you've never been in a situation where 'it's them or me' and then simply nod, turn your 'other cheek' and let them fuck you up. In that regard you don't deserve to live...
Evil wins when good citizens do nothing... Kick the SHIT OUT OF EVIL! Amen...
This post is win.
Amen!
#8-]
Amen!
USA superior!
And Justice has been served...
America fuck yeah.
In my state it is not only legal to kill in self defense as he did, but under "castle's law" you can assume a man wants to kill you if he breaks into your home and use lethal force.
America has a LOT of crime and armed citizens save more lives then they cost. Look at the swiss.
Baltimore is one of the most disgusting, crime ridden areas I've been to in the US. I know statistics are statistics but http://www.city-data.com/city/Baltimore-Maryland.html
I've driven through areas that are the stereotypical ghettos with cardboard windows and the like. It's seriously nasty. Kudos to this student for offing an obvious degenerate.
Sounds like someone (you) has a problem with sword wielders. I take it from your sarcasm and but-hurt comments, that mommy must have anally violated you with her broom handle once too often. Here's some advise, shut your cocksuckin' mouth before someone shuts it for you.
There was a case similar to this one in Mexico a few weeks ago. The "mexican samurai" was actually an olympic kendo champion
Bringing the mother-fu***ng death by Konami!
Oh, I'm so fu***ng hard right now...
Nicely done, by the way. The self-defense I mean...
+ 1 for hellsing reference
If you are using nonlethal force you don't have a legal leg to stand on.
Unless you are in fear for your life, you should not be using force, says the law in it's eternal wisdom.
Even hunting ammo in a shotgun is suspect.
I love this story.
I'm probably going to Hell for laughing at the burglar's predicament, but....
.... would that mean that, had the would-be burglar survived, he wouldn't have a leg to stand on, legal or otherwise? XD
And I'd encourage everyone else to be empowered and take control of your own safety - and the safety of your own families into account - rather than become another statistic. That's all those silly legal problems over this are about: control. Simple as that.
FUCK YES! I fuckin love this country!
Here in Sweden, if someone breaks into your home and trips on your carpet, you have to pay them damages.
sad but true, no matter how many awesome metal bands you guys have.
Ehm what? No, you don't pay damages in that case.
Here in Sweden you can't use excessicve force and get away with it. Sometimes the laws might be a little too strict in that regard, but what the heck. It's still better than in US, where you apparently can kill a burglar and the police even tell media afterwards you had the right to do so. That's fscked up.
Fucking A
"Self-defence and the right to bear arms, whether sword or otherwise, are of course highly cherished liberties in the USA."
I'm not the religious type, but I have to say Amen to that.
Ahahah, this guy is a hero to weeaboos and katanafags everywhere. Not that this will change any of /k/'s or other operator forums' opinions at all.
Self-defense is not homicide either in a legal sense or a moral one.
new technology : surgery/operations using katanas !!
Always with the katana? How about "keris"?
damn you indonesian..
Nobody cares.
Hahaha.
Butthurt Indonesians. Just shut up and enjoy our Overlord Nihonese culture.
<-(Actually an Indonesian himself)
Dude, he's not talking about "buluh runcing"..
Damn Malaysian for claiming keris!!
Duuude. Malayu (not MalaySIAN... Malayu culture do exist in Indonesia too, and its influence is particularly strong in Aceh, Southeastern Sumatra [Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu, Bangka, & Lampung], Riau & Natuna Archipelago, and parts of Kalimantan) culture had keris at approximately the same time Javanese adopt it. Their keris is straight and more dagger-like than the crooked "Luk " which are more famous in Java. Java had its fair share of straight keris too actually, but the crooked ones are more identifiable and famous. So saying that Malaysians snitched Keris from the Indonesians who invented it is a bit stretching the facts.
*this Anon is a Javanese actually*
You Indonesians and your butthurt. Protip: search "Mamula Moon" on YouTube. Lulz will ensue
"Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6" as the saying goes. ;)
But really, for home defense, your number one choice is a fine firearm that 1) wastes them in one shot and 2) even if you miss, the boom is so friggin loud that the guy craps his pants and runs away. (i.e. 44 Magnum aka "ol' painless" or a 6-12 gauge) :D
The magnum's pushing it a little, But I REALLY hope you mean 16-gauge.
Unless your home invaders come mounted on elephants?
I am moving to US. Here, in EU, if you hurt criminal, you will go to the jail and he will be set free (if surives), because in the end he haven't managed to steal or broke anything and got injured from you.
in Mexico they don't even care, they just put both in jail, forget about them, and never let them out
if the guy hadn't been killed he probably would have gone to jail or at least paid all of the criminals bills, If you defend yourself in America you basically have to kill them or they can end up in jail.
Firstly I live in Towson Md about 5mi from were this happened I think it's awesome that it made SC. Next in the US the thing about killing an intruder is that you HAVE to make sure he dies if this guy had lived he could have sued the guy and probably would win. lol my countrys so fucked up.
where's the problem?
Swords will fucking cut you wide open.
an American samurai is fine too.......
Johnny (Guilty Gear) comes to mind
The only way this could be better is if the action was captured on camera... so all burglars out there can watch what they are in for.
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we had the same case here, a Kenpo Teacher and his wife were tied by burglars who entered their home. the teacher manage to escape the ropes and proceeded to confront the burglars with a sword, 1 burglar escaped the 2nd one was no more.
Well, I have to agree that the guy shouldn't have been charged. He was simply protecting himself from an intruder at the point where he used the sword.
Personally, if I was the intruder, I would have RUN unless I had a fucking gun after I saw the sword! Just sheer STUPIDITY to try and take on someone armed with ANYTHING when you are unarmed, criminal or not.
Oh look a little Asian with an aluminium sword trying to scare me. Also any blackbelt is stupid for taking on some guy with a bat?
If I saw that guys arm go off with the first blow. I would have just said FINISH IT!
fail anon. its
FINISH HIM!
lol..
any asshole that breaks in my house and I happen to be there, better hope like hell I don't get the ups on him. 'cause if I do, I can promise ya, that'll be one less fuck the world'll have to worry with.
got what he deserved if ya ask me...
Wow, someone NOT going to jail in the U.S. for killing someone in self-defense? Rare moment.
There's nothing rare about it.
July, there was a kid high on shrooms who invaded a person's home. The resident shot him to death in self-defense.
http://www.kfvs12.com/Global/story.asp?S=10818777
The southern U.S. states are pretty good about letting you defend your self and home with deadly force.
Even sometimes when it's not justified.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiro_Hattori
I wasn't aware Maryland considered a southern state. Learn your Mason-Dixon line.
Actually, to most people in MD especially the Eastern Shore it is very much a southern state as well. If you want more historical facts consider that a large portion of Maryland's various local and state governments were thrown in jail as "Southern sympathizers" especially the Eastern Shore's. Most large towns such as Baltimore had garrisons of soldiers to suppress Southern rioters and had to be used. Today it's more of what side of the bridge you're on whether you consider yourself living in a Southern or Northern state.
Depends on which Mason-Dixon line you're talking about...either way though, Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia can hardly be considered Southern in their case law.
I wasn't aware of that case, before. Truly appalling.
Thanks for the link.
Wow, this is the first article I'm ever sending to DrudgeReport. It's made of win.
The problem with that statement is that the Drudge Report is made of fail.
FOR THE EMPEROR!
how old was the student again?
he'll probably get appointed into surgeon soon enough... heh
Scum!
three slashes become visible,he sheaths his katana and his hair falls,drenched in blood.
sweet
Silly image, that's not how blood works.
It's called blood bending.Haven't you watched CSI and Avatar the Last Airbender?
avatar is fail.
The creators get cool points from me, if for no other reason than being completely annoyed at the extreme fan-types.
Also, I'll just leave this here:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/400142
I'm a huge anime fan myself and loathe many American cartoons. These just get worse over the years. But Avatar: The last Airbender was actually done pretty well. At first I didn't like it cause it was just another American cartoon but I gave it a chance and watched it and found it to be pretty good.
You're shit.
It's a shit cartoon.
You're shit. Avatar rules.
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Samefag. Could you be any more obvious...it's shit.
Shit is shit.
Avatar is made in KOREAN.
You guys know nothing.
I watched it was good, I'm not going to proclaim to the world that its the awsome most epic thing ever but thats just me, I liked it thats all I'm going to say.
but yah, the guy since being a , med student would know exacly where to strike.
Avatar is ANIMATED in Korea numbnuts! just like most Anime that is commercially produced today.
Avatar's original language was english, they're dubbing it in japanese
avatar was okay but i wish there was the original japanese voice acters
fuck dubs everything should be kept in its original language
They're coming actually in Nickelodeon Japan. And it was dubbed in english first.
Take that back! TAKE THAT BACK!
Avatar owns!!! You will suffer for eternity in the burning depth of hell for that statement!
so are you.
It's better than the crap that's usually on TV today.
I'm not one to defend american cartoons, but AVATAR is good no matter how you look at it, story is certainly on Japanese quality level, it's merely catered for the American audience.
avatar is massive amounts of fail
Avatar is a shitty cartoon.
this is getting childish
at least it looks good though?
Katana Shoujo, not Katawa Shoujo... O~kay~
wasn't his pun
I want to try cutting someones neck too...someone, come try to steal my things...please?
Lame pun, Anon...
HA! Good thing I have a sword. If these damn Democrats ban guns, I'm still in the WIN!!!
*Watches spectacle from afar*
All your win are belong to fail
It's an angel of blood. Nice pic, really.
that's what I thought the first time I saw the pic.
Indeed. For the Emperor and Sanguinius!
It's supposed to look like wings whether blood splatters are like that or not.
plus 1
("Duplicate comment detected; it looks as though you’ve already said that!" what the eff, I haven't commented in weeks)
LOL, epic fail.
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