Student kills burglar with samurai sword

[Caliga]

I hope he shouted "BANZAI!" as he sliced the dude's hand off. 

Johns Hopkins student kills apparent burglar with sword
Suspect died at scene; he had severed left hand and lacerations to upper body

Students confronted man in their garage, police say

He lunged at students, and one defended himself with samurai sword
     
(CNN) -- A Johns Hopkins University student killed an apparent burglar with a samurai sword after discovering the man in his garage, police said Tuesday.

Baltimore, Maryland, police received a phone call shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday about a suspicious person, and an off-duty officer arrived at the scene with campus security, city police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said.

When authorities arrived, they heard calls for help and for police, he said. They discovered a suspected burglar with a severed left hand and severe lacerations to his upper body, Guglielmi said.

The suspect died at the scene, he said.

The man had entered a home where several Johns Hopkins students lived, Guglielmi said. Four students, one armed with a samurai sword, had confronted the suspect in the garage.

The man "lunged" at the students, and the student with the sword defended himself, severing the man's left hand and cutting his upper body, Guglielmi said.

Police did not release the name of the suspect, who Guglielmi said had a long criminal history, or that of the student.

Police questioned the three witnesses, Guglielmi said, and released them. It was not immediately clear whether all four students lived at the house, he said.

Authorities are determining whether the student will face criminal charges, Guglielmi said.

Burglars had taken two laptops and a Sony PlayStation from the students' home Monday, Guglielmi said.

The burglary suspect had been released from prison Saturday, Guglielmi said.

[The Larch]

[syk]

I wonder what I would have to face under German law if I killed a burglar.

[Valmy]

Seriously if you break into somebody's house and they capture you and torture you for months I do not have much sympathy.  Do not fucking break into people's houses if you do not want people to kill you.

[Caliga]

Seriously if you break into somebody's house and they capture you and torture you for months I do not have much sympathy.  Do not fucking break into people's houses if you do not want people to kill you.

Agree.  I love living in a state with the Castle Doctrine.

[The Brain]

Seriously if you break into somebody's house and they capture you and torture you for months I do not have much sympathy.  Do not fucking break into people's houses if you do not want people to kill you.

I agree.

[Ed Anger]

Agree.  I love living in a state with the Castle Doctrine.

IT IS AWESOME.

[The Minsky Moment]

There is already a case in Kentucky where a guy tried to lure someone on his propery in order to brain him and then claim self-defense.  The case went to the State Supreme Court which sustained the conviction only b/c they found the new "Castle" law didn't apply retroactively.

Some of these laws are badly drafted, and the testerone-pumping pleasure they give may not be worth the mischief they can cause.

[MadImmortalMan]

Come on. He was in the garage, not the house. No lives were in danger. I wouldn't even shoot at somebody in that situation, just scare them off.

[Scipio]

Come on. He was in the garage, not the house. No lives were in danger. I wouldn't even shoot at somebody in that situation, just scare them off.

Part of me agrees, but part of me wants to be able to shoot every shithead that litters on my lawn.

[Caliga]

There is already a case in Kentucky where a guy tried to lure someone on his propery in order to brain him

Hey, that's a great idea.

[Jaron]

Come on. He was in the garage, not the house. No lives were in danger. I wouldn't even shoot at somebody in that situation, just scare them off.

The article states though that the intruder LUNGED at the victims when confronted. Of course.. no one is around to refute the homeowners' story.

[Malthus]

Seriously if you break into somebody's house and they capture you and torture you for months I do not have much sympathy.  Do not fucking break into people's houses if you do not want people to kill you.

"Hey Ma - some sorta meter reader is in our house. Fetch me my restraints and castration iron!"

"The Castle Doctrine: making life interesting for toothless rednecks since the 1990s"

[Eddie Teach]

There is already a case in Kentucky where a guy tried to lure someone on his propery in order to brain him

Hey, that's a great idea.

Pffft, you would offer the intruder some of your homemade beer.

[Caliga]

Well, I do appreciate feedback, yes.  I suppose the shotgun blast could wait until they were done filling out the questionnaire.