HOME INVASION!!!
fear4freedom
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About 10 years ago I was sitting on my couch, home alone, watching the news just after eating my dinner. I still had my dress shirt and tie on from work. I used to sell diamonds, gold, gemstones, jewelry, etc. I managed a jewelry store in downtown Pittsburgh. I had no enemies and no reason to believe that I ever needed to worry about my safety, other than myself being crazy, young and dumb. My house was the party house that everyone always visited and came to "get away". I hear the door bell ring and i got up and answered the door, feeling completely normal in all ways just like its an average evening. BOOM! 3 armed young men come in and start yelling at me and I felt a pistol being put into my chest, right into my heart! The end of the barrel of a loaded gun is only one inch away from my heart. I was more in disbelief than surprised. I noticed that these guys are very high, on PCP or something! Their eyes were hollowed out and you can see into the back of their head through their eyes! These guys were trippin on something. I kept cool while they began to demand "black baggies" from me. I said what are "black baggies?" They asked me again and again, I answered the same again and again. I said I dont have whatever you are looking for! I said you can have anything you want in this whole house, I dont care just take whatever you want! I began to back away and tried to walk them through the house and they got very nervous and looked at each other for confirmation on what to do. I stood their with my arms out and shoulders shrugged. I looked them in the eyes the whole time and decided that if this was my last day....im going out telling the truth! So they decided to leave and they walked away with their "tails between their legs". WOW WTF was that? I decided not to call the police, cause I would have had to do alot of cleaning in my house if you know what I mean! So I let it go!
I lived in the house with 3 other people, whom were all good people and had no enemies. We were good party people who everyone loved to hang out with. We noticed that over the past month there were alot of home invasions throughout the Pittsburgh region, mostly dealing with herroin and cocaine and dangerous dealers. We also noticed that there were many big busts and many of the circles were trying to find money to accomidate their needs. These people were either "fishing for money and opportunites" or someone gave them my address to set me up. I exposed myself in the city for many years, being known for partying and hanging with many different types of people. I was managing a jewlery store and going to the clubs everynight. I was in the sights of a few desperate gangbangers. Maybe they were robbed and thought I had their "black baggies"? Or maybe they thought I was a gangster myself!
Well one week later, all 4 of us are in my basement playing pool and we all decide to go to bed. Remember that our house is 3 stories above basement and we all sleep on different floors. I was laying in bed, just about to fall asleep at 2:30ish am and I hear Luke, downstairs in the living room, answer the door. I hear "WOAH", and then quiet! Nothing! HMMMM What was that? Luke is strong, big and crazy, and now quiet? Then I hear my roomate Mike go flying downstairs yelling WTF?, and then quiet! SHIT! At that point, I knew it was them. I knew that Luke and Mike were at gunpoint, held in the living room, no way out! What do I do? I grabbed my Glok 45 with hollow points and loaded it up and was preparing myself to use it if need be. But wait a minute, if someone came upstairs I couldnt shoot them, as my friends are downstairs held under gunpoint. So I had to climb back into bed and act like I was sleeping. I put my gun under the pillow pointed right past my face toward any enemy that may attack me. At this point I was preparing myself to fire the gun through the pillow, right past my face. Ok so I laid their awaiting patiently, heart beating and Im thinking every scenario through in my head. What do these people want? I did have a safe with jewelry but these guys are looking for "black baggies". I heard yelling going on downstairs and then i heard someone coming upstairs. I heard my door squeek lightly while I felt him look at me and I heard his breathing. He closes my door and proceeds upstairs to my cousins bedroom. He awakes my cousin and his girlfriend with a knife to their throat. Immediately, my cousin thought we may have been dead already for someone to be on the 4th floor with a knife to his and his girlfriends throats. The man takes them downstairs to the living room to also be held under gunpoint. My friends were all very quiet as they were in fear from the look in the guys eyes. To this day they will never forget the look in his eyes. At this point I have decided, If that man comes upstairs and pokes me or attacks me, I am going to point the gun at him and be very quiet in doing so. He comes into my room, he believes that I am sleeping, and he proceeds to go through my drawers quietly and rob me. He took my small safe, rummaged through my top drawer and stole everything he could get. I will never forget his breathing and the feeling I had of being ready to kill if I had to. He did not awake me and he left after about one minute in my room. It was as if his whole intention was to hit my top drawer and grab my safe. As he exits my room and proceeds downstairs, I was not far behind him making sure they did not shoot my friends. If they did, I was coming blazing within seconds! They did not shoot, they left and I came down to 4 faces that I will never forget! As they guys run up the street, we all talk about calling the police which we did. We then cleaned the house and prepared for the police! Well, since it was a home invasion, the FBI was first on scene and in the house! Soon thereafter, all the media outlets with vans and lights in front of my house. All the media channels want to interview us, right after our meeting with the FBI and police! WOW!
It took 20 minutes for all this to happen! Life has changed forever! I never thought I would be put in that position and I certainly never thought I would have those thoughts! Life deals you surprises, changes and instances in which we cannot control or predict. If I had pulled the trigger, or went downstairs blazing, or just fought back, life would be very different for all of us every single day after. To this day, I would be scarred from the trauma. Sometimes I dont know how I had a loaded gun in my hand, while being invaded and robbed, while maintaining control throughout! Everyone I talked to after that, told me that they would have fought back immediately, or at least up in the bedroom! To this day, I dont think anyone told me they could have done what I did. Imagine in your bedroom, hearing all that going on, and not getting up! I feared for my friends lives and had to "stand down" and 'maintain self control".
To this day I believe that I made the right decisions and I would never regret anything. Let them rob me! I never did find the jewelry that the FBI helped me look for. I lost about a years worth of salary in total. I let it all go.....gracefully.....cause I understood what might have been if....and everything happens for a reason!
To this day, I will say that at least me having that gun gave me hope in that particular situation. What also was proven is that you dont always need a gun to keep the peace! It goes both ways depending on the situation and behavior, however, what if they would have shot Luke right away? You cannot predict humans and what they will do, so in this case we are blessed to have gotten out of this one peacefully! I know one thing....the bad guys had the guns and knives.....and my friends were helpless and fearful during their experience! Speaking for future victims....Id say try your best to make it peaceful, but stand your ground!
I lived in the house with 3 other people, whom were all good people and had no enemies. We were good party people who everyone loved to hang out with. We noticed that over the past month there were alot of home invasions throughout the Pittsburgh region, mostly dealing with herroin and cocaine and dangerous dealers. We also noticed that there were many big busts and many of the circles were trying to find money to accomidate their needs. These people were either "fishing for money and opportunites" or someone gave them my address to set me up. I exposed myself in the city for many years, being known for partying and hanging with many different types of people. I was managing a jewlery store and going to the clubs everynight. I was in the sights of a few desperate gangbangers. Maybe they were robbed and thought I had their "black baggies"? Or maybe they thought I was a gangster myself!
Well one week later, all 4 of us are in my basement playing pool and we all decide to go to bed. Remember that our house is 3 stories above basement and we all sleep on different floors. I was laying in bed, just about to fall asleep at 2:30ish am and I hear Luke, downstairs in the living room, answer the door. I hear "WOAH", and then quiet! Nothing! HMMMM What was that? Luke is strong, big and crazy, and now quiet? Then I hear my roomate Mike go flying downstairs yelling WTF?, and then quiet! SHIT! At that point, I knew it was them. I knew that Luke and Mike were at gunpoint, held in the living room, no way out! What do I do? I grabbed my Glok 45 with hollow points and loaded it up and was preparing myself to use it if need be. But wait a minute, if someone came upstairs I couldnt shoot them, as my friends are downstairs held under gunpoint. So I had to climb back into bed and act like I was sleeping. I put my gun under the pillow pointed right past my face toward any enemy that may attack me. At this point I was preparing myself to fire the gun through the pillow, right past my face. Ok so I laid their awaiting patiently, heart beating and Im thinking every scenario through in my head. What do these people want? I did have a safe with jewelry but these guys are looking for "black baggies". I heard yelling going on downstairs and then i heard someone coming upstairs. I heard my door squeek lightly while I felt him look at me and I heard his breathing. He closes my door and proceeds upstairs to my cousins bedroom. He awakes my cousin and his girlfriend with a knife to their throat. Immediately, my cousin thought we may have been dead already for someone to be on the 4th floor with a knife to his and his girlfriends throats. The man takes them downstairs to the living room to also be held under gunpoint. My friends were all very quiet as they were in fear from the look in the guys eyes. To this day they will never forget the look in his eyes. At this point I have decided, If that man comes upstairs and pokes me or attacks me, I am going to point the gun at him and be very quiet in doing so. He comes into my room, he believes that I am sleeping, and he proceeds to go through my drawers quietly and rob me. He took my small safe, rummaged through my top drawer and stole everything he could get. I will never forget his breathing and the feeling I had of being ready to kill if I had to. He did not awake me and he left after about one minute in my room. It was as if his whole intention was to hit my top drawer and grab my safe. As he exits my room and proceeds downstairs, I was not far behind him making sure they did not shoot my friends. If they did, I was coming blazing within seconds! They did not shoot, they left and I came down to 4 faces that I will never forget! As they guys run up the street, we all talk about calling the police which we did. We then cleaned the house and prepared for the police! Well, since it was a home invasion, the FBI was first on scene and in the house! Soon thereafter, all the media outlets with vans and lights in front of my house. All the media channels want to interview us, right after our meeting with the FBI and police! WOW!
It took 20 minutes for all this to happen! Life has changed forever! I never thought I would be put in that position and I certainly never thought I would have those thoughts! Life deals you surprises, changes and instances in which we cannot control or predict. If I had pulled the trigger, or went downstairs blazing, or just fought back, life would be very different for all of us every single day after. To this day, I would be scarred from the trauma. Sometimes I dont know how I had a loaded gun in my hand, while being invaded and robbed, while maintaining control throughout! Everyone I talked to after that, told me that they would have fought back immediately, or at least up in the bedroom! To this day, I dont think anyone told me they could have done what I did. Imagine in your bedroom, hearing all that going on, and not getting up! I feared for my friends lives and had to "stand down" and 'maintain self control".
To this day I believe that I made the right decisions and I would never regret anything. Let them rob me! I never did find the jewelry that the FBI helped me look for. I lost about a years worth of salary in total. I let it all go.....gracefully.....cause I understood what might have been if....and everything happens for a reason!
To this day, I will say that at least me having that gun gave me hope in that particular situation. What also was proven is that you dont always need a gun to keep the peace! It goes both ways depending on the situation and behavior, however, what if they would have shot Luke right away? You cannot predict humans and what they will do, so in this case we are blessed to have gotten out of this one peacefully! I know one thing....the bad guys had the guns and knives.....and my friends were helpless and fearful during their experience! Speaking for future victims....Id say try your best to make it peaceful, but stand your ground!
Theres no time like the present
A man that stands for nothing....will fall for anything!
All people need to do more on every level!
A man that stands for nothing....will fall for anything!
All people need to do more on every level!
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Admittedly... your positions on some subjects have had me irritated; but this story you have shared with us should remind us all that on the other end of these forum dialogue exchanges is a human being with their own experiences that have shaped their mentalities.
I'm sorry you went through something like this. Brutal. I can understand why you feel gun ownership is a good thing.
The fact that the USA has the most guns, by far, than any other country... as well as the fact that the USA experiences the most homicides by guns, by far, than any other country cannot be ignored.
Remember... I'm not advocating for a complete ban of guns. I'm advocating for the types of guns typical citizens should be able to own as well as the types of citizens that can legally own guns. This model, that I encourage, will not leave you defenceless.
Thank you Thirty for being candid and understanding, I support tougher regulations and restrictions, but I will never support a ban! Schools can be more secure in ways. This is a multi level problem! Remember, the bad guys will always find ways to get guns!
A man that stands for nothing....will fall for anything!
All people need to do more on every level!
Well then we're actually not that far apart.
And, it hasn't been lost on me (nor anyone else speaking on behalf of it) that gun reform is not the 'cure all'. We all understand there are other issues that need to be addressed; but, for now, do what you can. Get behind the movement. Support the 'intent' of any legislation aimed at curbing the violence your people face and fear. Some measure of reform needs to happen and if everyone got behind it... think of how that might bridge the gap between the division that currently exists.
I love the chances to bridge divides! Sure now is a chance to do some of that! We could probably build a bridge or two right now!
A man that stands for nothing....will fall for anything!
All people need to do more on every level!