[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Daseal

That's a tough argument to make. These guys carry guns for their protection. I believe most criminals hope to NOT have to use the gun, but it's something that's often necessary unfortunately. When homeowners have guns, you kinda have to match that. I'm not trying to defend these idiots, but I'm trying to explain why they might do what they did.

As far as the phone lines, that's enigmatic to me. No one seems to know. At first they said the lines were cut, then I heard they weren't cut. The police said that ST's fiance had trouble operating the phone, whatever that means. Cpayne in another thread suggested maybe they took the phone off the hook and dialed a number. That would make the phone useless. If they did cut the lines, theres definitely something to premeditated argument.

They need them for their own protection because they live criminal lifestyles. SO they need a gun because the homeowner they're trying to rob might legally own a gun for legitimate self defense? How do you even type that? That argument doesn't hold water with me. You kill someone in their own home, you get executed. Not in 20 years, as soon as you're found guilty. Walk 'em outside and line em up against the wall. I know that's harsh but who deserves our sympathy? The victim or the murderer?