Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- On 8 August, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky, at about 06:30 a.m., Shawn Michael Woods is reported as breaking into multiple apartments in an address near Martin Luther King Dr. He is said to have broken into one woman’s apartment and tried to crawl into bed with her. A business owner in the area said he had multiple problems with Woods. From wkyt.com:
Lexington police say the shooting happened around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday. The person who shot Woods lived in the apartment complex.
Investigators believe Woods was breaking into multiple apartments throughout the morning after talking to witnesses.
A neighboring business owner told WKYT he had several run-ins with Woods in the last few days.
At first, local reporting was that Woods was the victim, because he had been shot and killed in one of the residences. He is said to have lived at the apartment complex. Police investigated the shooting and determined it was self-defense, only a few hours later. The district attorney could make a different finding, but it seems unlikely. The finding by the police was quick. It was aided by multiple witnesses who corroborated violent criminal behavior before Woods broke into the residence where he was shot and killed.
A business owner, interviewed near the scene, said that he appreciated what the defensive shooter had to do. He felt sorry for the difficulties the shooter would be going through.
This case illustrates the mathematical problem of people who repeatedly violate the rights of others.
Most people do not want to become involved in violence. But violence only takes one party. Violence can come to people if they want it or not.
Eventually, perpetrators run into someone who fights back. Sometimes, the perpetrator does not survive the encounter. Smart criminals learn and decide not to continue their criminal acts. Some learn to carefully evaluate victims and choose those who are helpless or unwary. Successful burglars learn to commit crimes when no one is at home.
A lot of crime is committed by people who are intoxicated on drugs or alcohol. Judgment is reduced, actions become less inhibited. Some drugs induce paranoia and/or hallucinations. Many break-ins occur when someone on drugs believes they are being pursued and threatened. Victimization studies in the United States indicate about a third of the perpetrators were under the influence. Crime committed by people under the influence can be particularly frightening because the perpetrators do not act rationally.
It does not take a lot of criminals to create a lot of crime. In Sweden, one percent of the population commits 63% of the violent crime. I have not found similar statistics for the United States.
Removing a few criminals from society, either by shooting them or putting them in prison, can lower the crime rate significantly. Fear of arrest, jail, or of being shot can cause criminals to reduce the number of crimes they commit. The most effective way to reduce crime is to have a society where crime is not tolerated and where the rule of law is respected and expected.
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Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973. He taught the Arizona concealed carry course for fifteen years until the goal of constitutional carry was attained. He has degrees in meteorology and mining engineering, and recently retired from the Department of Defense after a 30 year career in Army Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation.
Do you know why repeat criminals and stalkers aren’t common in the South and Midwest? Because they don’t live long enough to become problems. Liberal areas that create snowflakes and gun free zones attract criminals. Statistical fact.
Suicide by DGU.
“In Sweden, one percent of the population commits 63% of the violent crime. I have not found similar statistics for the United States.” Then you’re not looking. According to FBI stats, blacks committ 51% of all murders in the US. They comprise only 13% of the total population. But…. slightly more than half of the population is women. So, that leaves about 6% being black men. About half of the black male population is under 14 and above 40. Essentially, that means about 2 to 3 percent of black males between the ages of 15 and 26 are committing the… Read more »
Fear of arrest, jail, or of being shot can cause criminals to reduce the number of crimes they commit. The most effective way to reduce crime is to have a society where crime is not tolerated and where the rule of law is respected and expected. I would add that the deeper meaning of “not tolerated” MUST include being willing to use whatever means are effective in communicating that intolerance to the putative and actual perpetrators. Per the Mother’s account above, this individual had been aware of the outrageous actions of the recently deceased criminal for some days, and proximally… Read more »
Sweden – are the 1% who commit 63% of violent crime Islamic and/or Somalis, etc? http://www.politcalislam.com
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I have 4 Pitbull/Rottweiler mixes in my home, and a loaded 45 acp for backup. Beware of DOG signs in the windows.
For some reason, I have never been broken into my home, and I really don’t expect to either.
Criminal FORFEITED his life by his own actions, no life was taken.
Love happy endings!
Barbara, I know how you and your son feel. I’m a disabled senior and some years ago I had a violent, drunken ex-con try to(as he said)kick the living Shit out of me. Luckily for him, he backed off when he saw a 9mm 3 feet from his face. He made a hasty retreat.
That’s one we tax payer want have to feed and he want commit anymore crimes