I wonder how long the authorities have been searching for him. Hope no one else gets hurt. Interesting story.
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He escaped 8/31.
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Wow. That seems like a while now. Not to make light of a serious situation, but has the makings of a story book or documentary film.
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Gotta admit the man has some survival skills
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He also has gang affiliations back in Brazil so I’m sure he didn’t flee Brazil and enter the U.S. by himself and I think he probably has whatever little help he can get through local gang members. It’s not gonna be much though. These police are closing.
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I thought they already had him closed in once and he managed to jump the perimeter? Now that he is armed it might be a little easier for him to force someone to give him a vehicle so he can jump to whole new State if he hasn’t already.
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He could go to Chicago and become a police officer. 
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That’s all true. It also gives the green light to fire back. That could make a big difference in the way the police approach the hunt. He probably won’t make it back to prison now.
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One article I read said the police have authorization to shoot him already. Not sure if/how that is different from normal.
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He did steal one vehicle already and ditched it when he got low on gas. Police expect he will try to get another vehicle.
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They just caught him.
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And Fox has been talking about it for the last 2 or 3 hours. Jeez, move on to something else! I’m going to turn it off.
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Agreed.
What’s the saying? “If it bleeds it leads.”
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Move on to what!?! More bad news!?!
. Turn it off either way!!!
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You mean there isn’t a new Trump indictment yet for the MSM to run on about?
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Seriously though, I’m just as guilty but tv takes the one thing you can’t buy, time. And now I’m not even receiving productive information.
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My approach is also from strength, I refuse to submit to today’s pussified indoctrination of run, hide, and call the cops. Cops who have one hundredth the training, firearms skill, and “legal study” that I have. Cops who have NO stake in what happens to me or my family.
None of this fear-based crap was taught in my day. I can’t justify turning over MY problems to someone else. We were, however, trained to see the situation and make split-second evaluations of what was happening. This, like anything else, can lead to mistakes in judgment or action, but life can lead to those things as well.
An example. One night, Chester, my beloved old mutt told me to get up. He didn’t do that unless there was something that needed my attention, so I dragged my butt out of bed, grabbed my firearm, and crept out into the house. As we stepped into the kitchen, a very large dog stood up against the kitchen door. After the heart attack and a new pair of shorts, I realized that I had reacted instantly, and rather than blasting the door, dog, carport, and the neighbor workshop, that I HAD reacted in the appropriate manner instantly. Over the years since I’ve found that my evaluation process is reliable and as safe as a human can be. However, the dog story is the most exciting way to tell it (G.) I also have to thank my long-expired buddy, Chester, for waking me up.
This is what we were taught “back then.” As you might have surmised, I have a serious problem with the current doctrine, almost all created in fear by LE’s faulty evaluations, lack of firearms knowledge, firearms skill, and action/reaction under stress.
I am certain that some will think I’m arrogant or foolish, for the attitude that says it is MY responsibility to take care of myself and my family since the police CANNOT do so. They can’t be there in the time frames necessary.
The worn and too oft-repeated rake, “when seconds count, the police are minutes away,” applies in real life, not just jokes.
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Yes, I take care of my family first and use my best judgment for the situation. You talk of yourself as a healthy strong person, what of those who are elderly, limited mobility, disabled ?
I shall defend myself & wife. I will not get hurt or die for a laptop or other replaceable items.
My wife, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren don’t want to loose me or my wife.
As I said, I will fight if the situation calls for it.
Oh, by the way, years ago I had to make that decision to fight. I came out the winner.
NOT A GOOD FEELING TO THIS DAY, I had no choice. Found to be justified. One perpetrator was wanted for armed robbery in three other states.
Every case, situation, happening will be different and take different perceptions of what action needs to be taken. Remember, everyone’s PERCEPTION is different also.
geoffbeneze, I understand your way is yours and respect that. Stay strong and keep training.
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I’m still struggling with methods and doctrine for the elderly, limited mobility, and disabled. The first two apply to me every step of the way and I am rapidly approaching the third. The events I describe as illustrations took place many years ago, then as a healthy strong person as you surmised, that is, sadly, no longer the case by many years.
In terms of property, that’s not worth fighting for. That’s why we have insurance. But of supreme importance is, that my family, my extended family, along with my Goddaughter and her family, will be protected.
In the same time frame, the dog story took place: an adult (amazing to me that it wasn’t a kid) threw a rock through my Dad’s windshield. I jumped out and “captured” the culprit. He decided to fight back, so the stage was set. It was not a situation that required deadly force, but it did require a decision as to how to retort. Fortunately, my Dad was not injured, else the result might have been more dramatic. Oddly, my mother was on duty in the ER and night and treated the guy. It rapidly became a family affair. I had zero negative emotional conflict from this episode.
At that point, I spent a great deal of time with a friend of mine, a doctor of psychology. I wanted to understand such decision-making and the long-term effects of such decisions. In short, the reactions one would, as the instructor said, have after a deadly force encounter: are insomnia, nightmares, impotency, and a continuing long list of symptoms. Ultimately, I wonder how many people such symptoms would actually apply to. I believe that my mind has very firmly adopted or absorbed the core belief that some people are not “humanity” and that the world and society would be significantly improved if those people were removed. My doctor friend was firm in the belief that each individual would react differently, and many of them would react as suggested in the training but others would have no problem with the “necessities” of such situations.
I believe, without a doubt in my mind, I would not suffer any of the predicted responses nor have emotional distress if I were “forced” to eliminate such a person. Moreover, I have a body of experience that tends to support this supposition.
My search has not been to convince others to adopt my methods but to find and present methods for people to try and see if they work for them, not just me.
One issue, for example. I am right-handed. My cane is right-handed. My strong hand is right, my carry gun is right. So, if that doesn’t portend a senior circus, I’m not sure what would.
Every message I read in this form gives me another avenue of thought, and it’s always worth it.
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