Re: OR: Portland man, 71, wounds intruder

"Jerry Kraus" <jkraus_1999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1183479090.525351.152070@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Jul 3, 11:05 am, "Patriot Games" <Crazy_***@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1183173...
Portland man, 71, wounds intruder
9-1-1 - A homeowner hears a noise, gets a gun and shoots an unarmed man in
the head Saturday, June 30, 2007
A Northeast Portland homeowner who came face to face with an intruder in the
early morning darkness Friday shot him once in the head, leaving him
seriously injured, family members and authorities said.
About 4:50 a.m., Leroy Hudson, 71, and his wife, Janice, 62, awakened to the
sound of a break-in, said Walter Hudson, 49, the second of the couple's nine
children. Walter Hudson relayed his parents' account of events:
Leroy Hudson was asleep upstairs and Janice Hudson was asleep downstairs in
their home near Northeast 107th Avenue and Glisan Street. When they heard
suspicious noises from their enclosed back porch, they met in a hall and got
out a gun.
Janice Hudson called 9-1-1 to report an intruder. Leroy Hudson opened the
back door of the house and found a man standing in front of him. He demanded
to know what the man was doing, hoping to scare him off.
But the man said nothing. Instead, he walked toward Leroy Hudson, and Hudson
raised the gun and shot him. Police arrived soon after.
Police have not released the intruder's identity but think he's about 26
years old, said Officer Brian Schmautz, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman.
The man's gunshot wound was life-threatening and he had surgery at Legacy
Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, Schmautz said. No condition report was
available.
Janice Hudson had stayed on the line and told 9-1-1 operators that a gun had
been fired and someone was down, Schmautz said. When police reached the
home, they stood outside and called for the homeowners to step out. Police
then found the man lying on the back porch amid signs of forced entry. The
intruder was not armed.
The Hudsons' home was busy Friday with the couple's children and
grandchildren stopping by to offer support and help clean up.
Walter Hudson said he was grateful no one in his family was hurt but his
thoughts also were with the intruder's family.
"It's so terrible on both sides," he said.
Walter Hudson said his father served in the military about 50 years ago, but
he didn't know the details. He didn't believe his father had used a gun on a
person outside the military.
His parents and his aunt, who turns 84 today, moved into the house a year
and half ago, he said. His father hasn't told him how the incident affected
the couple emotionally, but it was a surprise to encounter such a
threatening situation in the peaceful neighborhood.
Schmautz cautioned residents about keeping guns at home. An intruder could
turn a weapon against a resident in such a confrontation, he said.
Also, Schmautz said residents should weigh the risk of personal danger
against the loss of belongings.
No charges have been pressed in the incident. The Multnomah County district
attorney's office will consider what action is warranted, Schmautz said.
And your point is, Patriot? That this society is becoming so class-
stratified

Nope. I don't see that. But even if true its not an acceptable excuse for criminal behavior.

and so unstable that it's every man for himself

Society has ALWAYS been "every man for himself."

and we should just try to kill everyone we can, anytime we can?

Well, we should limit that to CRIMINALS (and Muslims - of course).

But there were some other interesting observations....

They make the point that "the intruder was not armed." Why?

The police spokesman "cautioned residents about keeping guns at home" but FAILED to mention 911 response time.

The police spokesman said "an intruder could turn a weapon against a resident" but FAILED to comment on why the police WAITED OUTSIDE.

The police spokesman said "residents should weigh the risk of personal danger against the loss of belongings" but FAILED to mention weighing the LOSS OF ONE'S LIFE against WAITING FOR POLICE versus ARMED SELF-DEFENSE.

I conclude that this police deptarment is diseased and defective. The voters either elected the Chief of Police or they elected the Mayor who appointed the CoP. You get what you vote for.

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