Yesterday afternoon my mother-in-law called to say that the neighborhood we lived in was flooding. She was concerned about our house and safety.

After briefly checking in with the kids, catching some news online; I smugly told her I wasn’t worried. When we moved into the house in 2004, the area flooded and the water never got higher then the corner below our house.

This is going to be a picture intensive post, so I’m going to put most of it behind the fold.

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Some of you folks who have been doing this for a while have been holding out on me!

I’m sure some of you were aware of the target rich environment liberal website called Wonkette.com but didn’t bother to tell me how many nanny state, anti right advocating Other People’s Money Liberals posted there what a wonderful website it was.

Such as this great example.

If Islam is the religion of peace, a religion of tolerance as some/many adherents claim:

then why should any American have to worry about the reaction to some knuckleheads burning the Quran?

what the calendar says.

It’s Monday.

More later

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Seems to be hit or miss so far this morning. Just wanted to be assured it wasn’t something I did.

On the home front news; probably won’t post much today other then this.

She Who Lets Me Make Her Coffee Every Morning is feeling better after a couple days of feeling lousy; including Saturday which was the worst day yet.

And in some cosmic twist of irony; I either picked up a bug Saturday or I’m experienced Sympathetic Chemo Syndrome on Saturday.

The whole gamut of feeling bad hit hard, recovered much of Sunday by sleeping in and just taking it easy today.

My main task, besides taking care of my Bride, is just to enjoy the time off and together.

Enjoy your holiday.

Folks, I agree with Sparky that there is too much violence, especially in property crimes.

Saying “No”, barring entry into a house, or using non-firearm violence is resisting criminals, right?

It is  only a matter of degrees of violence between saying “no” and shooting a criminal, I think it is incumbent on those who do not want to resist criminals to do their part to reduce violence.

So I propose that we implement a new law — named in honor of MikeB30200; The Spineless Homeowner Eliminating Extraneous Physicality (S.H.E.E.P.) Act

if his intentions were not to rape and murder but just to steal the microwave and slip back out the door?

The provisions are designed to reduce violence, damage to property, risk to the criminal thugs and allow the spineless homeowners who want to enable criminals to live their principles.

It is here by decreed that those who believe “it’s not worth anyone getting hurt over property” should:

1. Place a large (minimum 3′ x 4′) sign on their property expressing their beliefs.
   Such phrases as “Gun Free Environment” or “It’s not worth dying over property” or “Just give them what they want”
   A.) A pictograph of a Sheep can be used in place of text.
   B.) For those who are unwilling to let criminals run rampant, alternate signage can (but is not required) displayed. Recommended wording “Don’t, Own Gun” or a pictograph of a DOG can be used.
2. Identify and properly mark at least one (1) entry way that will remain unlocked at all times.
   Entry way must be large enough that most property can be easily transported through it.
   A.) A Fine of not less then $1,000 will be accessed if there is not at least one (1) unlocked entry way available.
3. Please in an easily accessible location an up to date inventory of the contents of your domicile.
   Inventory must be updated within 24 to 48 hours of change — a $500 fine if not updated.
   A.) Pictures are not required by recommended
   B.) Sizes and condition on all property is required to be included on the inventory
   
4. List days of the week and the times you’ll be available to assist criminals carrying large or heavy items out of your house. (Can’t have the criminals pulling a muscle stealing your stuff).
   A.) A fine of not less than $500 will be accessed if the criminal complains you failed to help in the theft of your property.
5. All jewelry shall be required to be prominently displayed with values and sizes noted.
   A.) A fine of not less then $1,000 shall be accessed if a piece of jewelry is found to be an imitation or of lesser value then noted.
   (Side note — there will be a grace period of 90 days on this provision, for those males who need to replace fake jewelry or come clean to their significant others.
6. No resistance is to be given regardless of the demands of the criminal unless said demands are of a lethal nature.
   A.) A fine of  not less then $50,000 or a sentence of 36 months in jail will be accessed for any participate S.H.E.E.P. who resists any demands of a criminal.
   Edited to add
7. Participating S.H.E.E.P. will also be unable to avail themselves of the legal and/or emergency response system. Since calling 911 for law enforcement assistance is simply employing force by proxy, there will be up to a $10,000 fine per call to 911.
   A.) Also since the homeowner does not believe property is worth someone being hurt over, no charges will be filed by the District Attorney against the criminal. After all, going to jail would definitely harm the criminal.
8. Participating S.H.E.E.P. will also be subjected to additional penalties if they call any professional exterminators, pest control, or animal control for infestations or any animal simply acting in accordance with nature.
   

I’m tired of people like MikeB302000 advocating we live our lives at the whims of criminals and criminal enablers like themselves without, and that is the big issue, without living their values.

Here is an opportunity for those people to show the world if they truly will live their values or if they nothing but the hypocrites we believe them to be.

Please join the discussion by adding your own provisions.

Okay folks, I’ve been trying to avoid Sparky but somethings just aren’t meant to be.

First up is the comment he left here, which I’ve approved (minus the link to his site) to show that I’m not making this up.

My thoughts and prayers are with you too, Bob. Or at least they’re with your wife, for you I’m still hoping you shoot yourself in the foot – just a graze. (please smile at least, man)

Does Weer’d mean his wife is sick too? I may have seen that before but I forgot. Same goes for her. I am a believer and I believe that lots of prayers and good wishes do lots of good.

This “believer”, this husband and former Marine  tries to pass off a wish for me to injure myself as a joke. Sorry Sparky, it isn’t funny — not at all. It really fits in with the meme “Why are anti-gun advocates so violent”.

And by the way, how many people think his well wishes are sincere or just another attempt to troll for blog hits, eh?

And exactly what I have done MikeB302000 to deserve such an injury? Sought to protect my rights, protect my family, protect my wife or enable her to protect herself ? Or do you think that someone who had 4 procedures in a month, is currently undergoing chemotherapy should be forced to fight hand to hand against anyone who wishes her harm?

It shows your true nature when you can not even sincerely wish well of my wife without showing what a hypocritical piece of trash you are.

Second is a blog post he did at his place regarding a 69 year old grandmother who defended herself from a violent thug.

This young man was wounded quite seriously. He could easily have been killed. What if his intentions were not to rape and murder but just to steal the microwave and slip back out the door? In that case, and I know we can’t know that and the lady was within her rights to defend herself, but if the kid wasn’t really a lethal threat, the response was excessive. Am I right?

Wouldn’t there be a middle-ground approach too? How about telling the burglar, “I’ve got a gun on you, turn around and get out.” I know that offends all you letter-of-the-law guys who fantasize about just this kind of opportunity, but putting aside all that macho nonsense for a minute, wouldn’t it have been better if granny had scared the kid away instead of shooting three times at center of mass?

Let’s take this putrid comment in sections, eh?

MikeB302000 seems to be saying that a person’s property doesn’t really belong to them if a criminal wants it. How is that reasonable or sensible?

but just to steal the microwave and slip back out the door?

Think about that….people shouldn’t interfere with criminals if all they wanted was property. Never mind that at 69; it might be the only way she had to cook or that she would have to chose between medicine and replacing property.

Hey Sparky, is there a list of property it is acceptable for a thug to steal (TVs, DVD players, etc)  and a list of property (prescription medicines, family heirlooms, etc) that we can use violence to protect?

Nope, Criminal Enabler MikeB302000 doesn’t want people to stop thugs.

This young man was wounded quite seriously

Maybe if he didn’t want to be injured severely; he shouldn’t broken the law.
The homeowner isn’t a mind reader, she doesn’t know the thugs intentions.

Maybe MikeB302000 would rather the homeowner be subjected to treatment like this:

After Green suggested that Stewart change his life by reading the Bible, he began choking her. She said he ordered her to pull up her T-shirt so he could see her breasts, then unzipped his pants and fondled her while he masturbated.

“He choked me where I couldn’t breathe,” she testified. “I thought he was going to kill me.”

Next MikeB302000 consistently advocates for forgiveness and multiple chances for criminals while calling for single strike laws for gun owners.

These aren’t my words, this are MikeB302000‘s words — all the while wishing harm on me — not serious harm, just a grazing wound.

I really wish this was an aberration for MikeB302000 and his fellow criminally enabling, anti-rights advocating gun control friends — but it isn’t. Neither is the type of crime in either story. Thugs will seek to prey on senior citizens; both for fiscal gain and their own warped goals.
I really wish stories like the one in Fort Worth were uncommon but they are not.

Hey Sparky, can you tell everyone just how a home owner is supposed to know which thug breaking in is JUST a THIEF and which is a RAPIST or MURDER? Or does the homeowner have to wait for the thug to start the rape/murder before defending themselves?

People like MikeB302000 want to deny people the right to defend themselves — note the outcome in the two different stories.

The Senior Citizen who had the firearm – unharmed.
The Senior Citizen who had a baseball — molested in her own home

It leaves no doubt in my mind which side MikeB302000 is on  and it isn’t the side of the senior citizens looking to protect themselves.

Please join the discussion.

Edited to Add

all you letter-of-the-law guys who fantasize about just this kind of opportunity

By the way Sparky, when you owned firearms — legally, were you a “letter of the law” type who fantasized about shooting people?

Is there where you developed your extensive experience with fantasies or was did it develop when you broke the law to own firearms?