Taking The Law Into Your Own Hands

troylaplante · 09-22-2005, 08:39 AM

This was an article an poll on the Neal Boortz web site:

Now here's another phrase that twists my short hairs. We had an incident in Atlanta last week where a civilian, Shawn Roberts, saw a crime being committed, and took action Roberts was driving down a suburban Atlanta street when he saw a black male beating a white woman and trying to force her into a car. Roberts turned around to see the car driving off with the predator behind the wheel and the woman fighting for her life in the passenger seat. Roberts continued to follow the car as the female continued to fight her abductor. The car swerved into the path of a cement truck. The resulting accident killed the woman, but the !!!!!!! who had carjacked and kidnapped her was unhurt. He jumped out of the car and ran .... Shaw Roberts was right behind him. The perp had a gun and pointed it at Roberts. Roberts had a gun and used it to blow the worthless POS away. Oh .. and by the way, the perp had raped and beaten a woman in Atlanta the week before. He'll never do it again, and the Georgia taxpayers will never have to pay to feed the SOB in jail.

The poll on the site:

Was Shawn Roberts a hero or dangerous vigilante?

silentknight · 09-22-2005, 09:33 AM

I vote Hero

Stopper · 09-22-2005, 10:20 AM

doing his obligation as a decent member of society.

Shaun · 09-22-2005, 10:33 AM

I vote hero he was protecting someone when it initially occured -- its really too bad he did not have a rifle he could have stopped and shot they guy while he was outside of the car in the first place. Years ago there was a bank robbery just south of Nashville where the cops were outgunned and were taking some heavy fire from the perp. in fact he had wounded to cops. All it would have taken was a single shot from a rifle to stop the issue. Since then I keep the flattop AR in 6x45mm in the trunk with a full mag. in the softcase

mudtoy67 · 09-22-2005, 10:41 AM

That's a tough one. In my eyes he's a hero. But it's going to be tough for officials to make a decision. Ya, they want to applaud this guy for doing the right thing, but they're not going to want it to sound like they approve of everyone with a gun taking the law in their own hands. To the cops there's going to be a lot of what-ifs they would ask. Like, what if there were bystanders behind Clark, what if you had hit a person or a child? I'm glad he got this scumbag, sounds like the courts weren't doing anything to get this guy off the street with some of the awful stuff he had already been convicted of and released from jail.

That's amazing that he got the guy after just a few shots. I'm pretty good at the range, but I can't imagine being in a situation with someone shooting at me, on the run, and hitting him in a couple shots.

toolman · 09-22-2005, 11:36 AM

Hero.

Nevadagunleathe · 09-22-2005, 02:46 PM

Hero. Period. If he's a vigilante like the minutemen then Bush is the vice president of mexico.

Screw the officals. Right is right.

troy2000 · 09-22-2005, 06:16 PM

Is it a legitimate poll if there's only one possible answer? Of course he's a hero. He may also be a vigilante, but the two aren't always mutually exclusive...

Thrawn · 09-22-2005, 07:43 PM

Hero

.22guy · 09-22-2005, 09:33 PM

Hero. We need more like him. I'd shake his hand if I could.

Rave · 09-22-2005, 09:38 PM

Well,I have already been labeled as a redneck,skinhead,racist,bigot,etc.,etc.,so I am almost afraid to give the obvious answer,(hero),but the heck with it,HERO,HERO,HERO.
He done good! :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :right:

Troy · 09-22-2005, 10:15 PM

hero, that's a good man there.

rebel727 · 09-22-2005, 10:27 PM

Hero!

burd1959 · 09-23-2005, 07:51 AM

did he get the guy on first shot if so super hero

dhermesc · 09-23-2005, 08:23 AM

Not so much hero but an example of fine citizenship. If he’d saved the woman’s life he’d be a hero.

Rufus Rhastus J · 09-23-2005, 08:25 AM

Hero!

Sniper[MI] · 09-23-2005, 08:55 AM

Like, what if there were bystanders behind Clark, what if you had hit a person or a child?

Ya, why didn't he shoot 400 rounds at the perp like a few law enforrcement agencies have done in recent instances past?

I say hero, vigilante has bad connotations to it, and you can thank a few idiots and the liberal press for that.....

Big Dog · 09-23-2005, 09:15 AM

Hero. He did the 'right thing' - not his fault the lady died. I applaud his trying.

Apollyon67 · 09-23-2005, 09:15 PM

As an honest citizen, his actions should be commended. With more people like this guy, I would feel safer personally.

jamesfaync · 09-24-2005, 11:13 AM

when the government is either unwilling or unable to protect society it is up to society to protect itself. hero

09-22-2005, 08:39 AM	#1
troylaplante Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Selma, NC Posts: 2,223	Taking The Law Into Your Own Hands This was an article an poll on the Neal Boortz web site: Now here's another phrase that twists my short hairs. We had an incident in Atlanta last week where a civilian, Shawn Roberts, saw a crime being committed, and took action Roberts was driving down a suburban Atlanta street when he saw a black male beating a white woman and trying to force her into a car. Roberts turned around to see the car driving off with the predator behind the wheel and the woman fighting for her life in the passenger seat. Roberts continued to follow the car as the female continued to fight her abductor. The car swerved into the path of a cement truck. The resulting accident killed the woman, but the !!!!!!! who had carjacked and kidnapped her was unhurt. He jumped out of the car and ran .... Shaw Roberts was right behind him. The perp had a gun and pointed it at Roberts. Roberts had a gun and used it to blow the worthless POS away. Oh .. and by the way, the perp had raped and beaten a woman in Atlanta the week before. He'll never do it again, and the Georgia taxpayers will never have to pay to feed the SOB in jail. The poll on the site: Was Shawn Roberts a hero or dangerous vigilante?

09-22-2005, 09:33 AM	#2
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125 Images: 3	I vote Hero __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum

09-22-2005, 10:20 AM	#3
Stopper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansass Posts: 2,212 Images: 1	doing his obligation as a decent member of society. __________________ They should have stopped at "Congress shall make no law"

09-22-2005, 10:33 AM	#4
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,620 Images: 1	I vote hero he was protecting someone when it initially occured -- its really too bad he did not have a rifle he could have stopped and shot they guy while he was outside of the car in the first place. Years ago there was a bank robbery just south of Nashville where the cops were outgunned and were taking some heavy fire from the perp. in fact he had wounded to cops. All it would have taken was a single shot from a rifle to stop the issue. Since then I keep the flattop AR in 6x45mm in the trunk with a full mag. in the softcase __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

09-22-2005, 10:41 AM	#5
mudtoy67 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Houston,TX Posts: 72	That's a tough one. In my eyes he's a hero. But it's going to be tough for officials to make a decision. Ya, they want to applaud this guy for doing the right thing, but they're not going to want it to sound like they approve of everyone with a gun taking the law in their own hands. To the cops there's going to be a lot of what-ifs they would ask. Like, what if there were bystanders behind Clark, what if you had hit a person or a child? I'm glad he got this scumbag, sounds like the courts weren't doing anything to get this guy off the street with some of the awful stuff he had already been convicted of and released from jail. That's amazing that he got the guy after just a few shots. I'm pretty good at the range, but I can't imagine being in a situation with someone shooting at me, on the run, and hitting him in a couple shots. __________________ BDR Remington 700BDL .270 Win Grandpa's 12 gauge Winchester 63 22LR

09-22-2005, 11:36 AM	#6
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,856 Blog Entries: 24	Hero. __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!

09-22-2005, 02:46 PM	#7
Nevadagunleathe Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 30	Hero. Period. If he's a vigilante like the minutemen then Bush is the vice president of mexico. Screw the officals. Right is right.

09-22-2005, 06:16 PM	#8
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 10,025 Images: 9	Is it a legitimate poll if there's only one possible answer? Of course he's a hero. He may also be a vigilante, but the two aren't always mutually exclusive...

09-22-2005, 07:43 PM	#9
Thrawn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Okeefenokee Posts: 1,618 Images: 6	Hero

09-22-2005, 09:33 PM	#10
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,259	Hero. We need more like him. I'd shake his hand if I could.

09-22-2005, 09:38 PM	#11
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 7,065	Well,I have already been labeled as a redneck,skinhead,racist,bigot,etc.,etc.,so I am almost afraid to give the obvious answer,(hero),but the heck with it,HERO,HERO,HERO. He done good! :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :right: __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

09-22-2005, 10:15 PM	#12
Troy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manitoba Canada Posts: 2,505 Images: 3	hero, that's a good man there.

09-22-2005, 10:27 PM	#13
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,640	Hero! __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

09-23-2005, 07:51 AM	#14
burd1959 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: burton michigan Posts: 608	did he get the guy on first shot if so super hero

09-23-2005, 08:23 AM	#15
dhermesc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: East Central Kansas Posts: 1,762	Not so much hero but an example of fine citizenship. If he’d saved the woman’s life he’d be a hero. __________________ Liberty is for those that claim it.

09-23-2005, 08:25 AM	#16
Rufus Rhastus J Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West, Central Florida, Third World America Posts: 6,339 Images: 1	Hero! __________________ "They cannot be trusted.....The Romulans (our politicos) are without honor." Worf

09-23-2005, 08:55 AM	#17
Sniper[MI] Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Future 51st state, "New Hope" Posts: 3,796	*Like, what if there were bystanders behind Clark, what if you had hit a person or a child?* Ya, why didn't he shoot 400 rounds at the perp like a few law enforrcement agencies have done in recent instances past? I say hero, vigilante has bad connotations to it, and you can thank a few idiots and the liberal press for that..... __________________ FNUH!

09-23-2005, 09:15 AM	#18
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,421	Hero. He did the 'right thing' - not his fault the lady died. I applaud his trying. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

09-23-2005, 09:15 PM	#19
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,238 Images: 17	As an honest citizen, his actions should be commended. With more people like this guy, I would feel safer personally. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

09-24-2005, 11:13 AM	#20
jamesfaync Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 167	when the government is either unwilling or unable to protect society it is up to society to protect itself. hero