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24. Depending on the race of the homeowners. nt

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Houston homeowner kills two masked, armed men claiming to be law-enforcement with warrant [View all] jmbar2 Saturday OP

Those men were obviously burglars and not ICE DBoon Saturday #1

Sorta sounds to me popsdenver Saturday #71

The "Wild Wild West" is a myth. Lochloosa Saturday #89

OF COURSE! The most famous western gunfight in Tombstone AZ Jack Valentino Saturday #98

There was an ordinance in Tombstone Oeditpus Rex Yesterday #104

All also true, but acting town Marshall Virgil Earp's intention to disarm the Clanton gang Jack Valentino 13 hrs ago #131

Yes.. The 1870's+. The era of selling children for factory and farm work. The era of plutocracy that was gone LiberalArkie Yesterday #122

You won the internet today choie Yesterday #127

I'm with you... FirstLight Saturday #2

So that's what happened to their brains. pandr32 Saturday #38

Real or not, ICE agents have been acting like criminals newdeal2 Saturday #3

This! FakeNoose Saturday #18

Many ICE agents are the J6 criminals whom 45* pardoned. groundloop Saturday #68

Yep....or rogue cops that have been fired and now have their wet dream come true Bengus81 Yesterday #124

It's impossible to tell the criminals (ICE) from the criminals. Ferrets are Cool Saturday #4

The criminals are more honest. They tell you they want your money or whatever. Wonder Why Saturday #6

Murdering Nazis And Murdering Crooks Are Two Turds In The Same Stinkin' Crock MayReasonRule Saturday #57

Something something let God sort 'em out. Grokenstein Saturday #72

This will not be the last time. MineralMan Saturday #5

Unfortunately - you CAN "just yell and break down the door" stopdiggin Saturday #9

That requires a warrant, though, that specifies "no knock." MineralMan Saturday #33

Yes. And we both wander a little afield here ... stopdiggin Saturday #37

Frankly, I don't know what happened in that incident. MineralMan Saturday #40

Exactly. If they are masked and don't have a warrant, and end up sho, KPN Saturday #51

But it's Texas. rubbersole Saturday #69

Or your relationship with the current powers. erronis Saturday #82

Juries have found people innocent when shooting at police NickB79 Saturday #87

The police spokeswoman EndlessWire Saturday #11

The intruders did say they were there to serve a warrant (00:22) jmbar2 Saturday #16

You just expanded my vocabulary - curtilage. 3catwoman3 Saturday #31

I looked it up too. Mossfern Saturday #62

Yes, that the 2 dead people apparently shot first seems the most important part of the story muriel_volestrangler Saturday #58

The same cops that shot an unarmed woman in her bed. Conjuay Saturday #86

Armed knock politely kiri Saturday #12

The murderer of the Minnesota legislators: Melissa Hartman and John Hoffman claimed to be a police officer question everything Saturday #13

Exactly Roxi Saturday #15

Yes, exactly. Anyone can "claim" to be the police. MineralMan Saturday #36

Trump's ICE tactics will be to blame when real cops with warrants are gunned down by fearful and suspicious citizens. sop Saturday #44

Will they be blamed, though? Shipwack Saturday #60

Jurors, although a part of the system in that they are soldierant Saturday #83

That's assuming that these cases go before a jury. A judicial ruling or political interference erronis Saturday #84

This being Houston, the grand jury will no bill. cloudbase Saturday #7

As they should.. TnDem Saturday #14

Depending on the race of the homeowners. nt Wednesdays Saturday #24

Whoever authorized ICE to wear masks inspired this, Heidi Saturday #8

That simple malaise Saturday #22

They'll eventually tell them to wear white robes and white pointy hats, Bayard Saturday #55

I doubt that. They're too gutless to be so obviously Heidi Saturday #56

Oops! 2naSalit Saturday #10

That was only a matter of time. tanyev Saturday #17

I've been saying this since Krasnov got re-elected kkmarie Saturday #28

You can still be anti-gun swong19104 Saturday #19

I suppose they could have stabbed a sword through the door jmbar2 Saturday #20

Happens not only in the big cities... slightlv Saturday #45

That ship sailed Hornedfrog2000 Saturday #50

Yep TommyT139 Saturday #54

After the assailant has shot through the door? Really, Heidi Saturday #53

How about a spoon? That would be as effective. Dave Bowman Saturday #65

It can be better. See this short clip: Wonder Why Saturday #95

He could have used a large can of beans... sarisataka Saturday #66

Before or after MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #81

Not if they have a gun. nt Susan Calvin Saturday #80

Wake up call for America's Gestapo. republianmushroom Saturday #21

I like that she calls them suspects numerous times Norbert Saturday #23

"And, uh, yeah" Aviation Pro Saturday #25

What will the NRA say? multigraincracker Saturday #26

Yes, if true this could cause a great disturbance in MAGA circles. tanyev Saturday #29

The whole purpose of the 2nd Amendment Mz Pip Saturday #30

Because they have case going up the line TommyT139 Saturday #63

This kind of event might explain why ICE, et.al., don't seem to be going after actual criminals The Madcap Saturday #27

DOJ will probably go after the homeowners Bobstandard Saturday #32

Actually, that's sound logic! 70sEraVet Saturday #46

Anybody can go online and purchase a badge and official looking patches to put on tactical gear Attilatheblond Saturday #61

But going after gangs and real criminals is not the purpose. It is to terrorize the populace. erronis Saturday #85

Yeah, this IS about terrorizing and probably trying to trigger us to violence so they can bring in tanks Attilatheblond Saturday #97

MAGA loves the confusion and chaos. This is by design IronLionZion Saturday #34

Exactly, Hornedfrog2000 Saturday #48

Good point... slightlv Saturday #49

The Secret Police have arrived. thought crime Saturday #88

I suspect this is one of many incidents to come related to ICE Jarqui Saturday #35

I expected it to happen sooner, gab13by13 Saturday #39

Texas Stand Your Ground backs this homeowners decision to protect his home MagickMuffin Saturday #41

Tricky 'cause if you kill actual LEO, you'll probably end up dead yourself Kaleva Saturday #42

Well, police aint knocking at the door for real long Hornedfrog2000 Saturday #47

Yup, time to start shooting masked people Hornedfrog2000 Saturday #43

Bound to happen again. nt Exp Saturday #52

Criminals impersonating LEO isn't anything new Kaleva Yesterday #119

It seems that the two weren't actually law enforcement markodochartaigh Saturday #59

Thugs pretending to be thugs. Ping Tung Saturday #64

Sounds justfied to me. Stood his ground against thugs. Ritabert Saturday #67

Whether it is determined to be justifiable will likely depend on the race(s) Heidi Yesterday #108

This is more of a Castle Doctrine case then a Stand Your Ground case Kaleva Yesterday #121

This is plain old self-defense because they were fired at. LeftInTX Yesterday #126

Agree. I very much doubt charges will be filed Kaleva 22 hrs ago #128

If anything, I'm surprised there hasn't been more of this...but there definitely will be. When it's impossible to tell Karasu Saturday #70

Any masked up individuals trying to crash through my door would meet the same resistance. GoodRaisin Saturday #73

Any update to this story? senseandsensibility Saturday #74

I looked... littlemissmartypants Saturday #75

Thanks! senseandsensibility Saturday #77

My pleasure. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Saturday #79

If they were LE, we would have found out by now. LeftInTX Saturday #92

Not enough information yet. Sneederbunk Saturday #76

I got a handgun, training, and a license to carry right after the election. Susan Calvin Saturday #78

Here's KPRC-TV Channel 2's version red dog 1 Saturday #90

That seems like a LONG time to investigate jmbar2 Saturday #93

... orangecrush Saturday #91

My hubby approves of this version senseandsensibility 20 hrs ago #129

Don't know orangecrush 20 hrs ago #130

And so DiverDave Saturday #94

So MAGATs have succeeded in totally undermining trust in law enforcement. We will shoot them on sight in future of they Martin68 Saturday #96

Their body armor didn't help them. LudwigPastorius Saturday #99

Body armor doesn't cover the head. LisaL Saturday #100

That's what you get when cops wear masks, doc03 Saturday #101

Somebody will need a new door! Aussie105 Yesterday #102

Just another day in the fucking nightmare hellscape that is Donald Trump's America. Initech Yesterday #103

Why does it feel like we're in the fast lane toward Hell? calimary Yesterday #105

We've been here since 2016. Initech Yesterday #106

It will be interesting to learn the races of the home occupant and the assailants. Heidi Yesterday #107

I don't get the impression that people are too "shocked" by this crime. LeftInTX Yesterday #109

Wow! People aren't shocked by armed, masked, badge-wearing Heidi Yesterday #110

It's a home invasion. LeftInTX Yesterday #111

I agree that it's a home invasion. Heidi Yesterday #112

I don't think the residents will be charged and the shooters probably knew (targeted) the homeowners. LeftInTX Yesterday #113

I hope you're right. Heidi Yesterday #115

I'm in San Antonio, 200 miles away. I'm just looking at the news stories and there isn't much. Just a rehash of this LeftInTX Yesterday #116

Criminals impersonating LEO isn't anything new Kaleva Yesterday #120

That's true but do we need more of it? Heidi Yesterday #123

The zip code is 81% Hispanic LeftInTX Yesterday #117

Noted. Do you think the home occupants were targeted Heidi Yesterday #118

I have no idea, but I kinda doubt it. LeftInTX Yesterday #125

Whoever and whatever those two men were, they were in dire need of a dirt nap. Crunchy Frog Yesterday #114