Was Housewife Too Quick To Pull Trigger?

onelongsong wrote:

"Man Shot Dead While Attacking Neighbor"
Candace J. Samolinski

Robert J. Metz made it a point to know most everyone in his neighborhood, beeping his car horn whenever he drove by anyone who was outside.

If somebody was building something, the 47-year-old construction worker was there to offer advice and often lend a hand.

But his happy-go-lucky demeanor masked a mental illness that was slowly consuming Metz, relatives say.

Maria Pittaras, 28, was something of an enigma in the neighborhood. She moved to the Turtle Lakes subdivision at the Pasco- Hillsborough counties line about a year ago, just around the corner from Metz and his wife, Carolyn, Pittaras' father recalls.

Neighbors didn't see her outside much; she did most of her real estate-related work from home. She kept her yard immaculate and occasionally entertained friends with outdoor barbecues, neighbors say.

Pittaras and Metz weren't friends, but their worlds collided early Wednesday morning. Pasco County sheriff's deputies say Metz donned a mask and crept into the woman's bedroom, awakening her with a knife to her throat.

She managed to grab her gun from her nightstand and shot the intruder; he died almost instantly. Sheriff's officials later determined the shooting was in self-defense and won't bring charges.

The violent episode, the first of its kind there, has divided a neighborhood already grappling with increasing property crimes. But the young woman's father feels no ambivalence.
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onelongsong wrote:

in a lenghty thread last week; many people stated that the law should be left to the police. and that people should not take the law into their own hands. it was called vigilante justice.
the man had a brain tumor which caused his erratic behavior. i posted this because the neighbours are divided. half believed she should've just let him rape her; while the others believe she did the right thing.
had she allowed him to rape her; the criminal justice system would have either delt the appropriate punishment or found the tumor saying he was mentally incompitent.
i didn't ask the question; the neighbours did. i'm just trying to get some feedback here.

onelongsong wrote:

in a lenghty thread last week; many people stated that the law should be left to the police. and that people should not take the law into their own hands. it was called vigilante justice.
the man had a brain tumor which caused his erratic behavior. i posted this because the neighbours are divided. half believed she should've just let him rape her; while the others believe she did the right thing.
had she allowed him to rape her; the criminal justice system would have either delt the appropriate punishment or found the tumor saying he was mentally incompitent.
i didn't ask the question; the neighbours did. i'm just trying to get some feedback here.

Uncle Leo wrote:

Last week's thread is better than this weeks thread, as I like the crunch of apples and hate peeling oranges.

NoK wrote:

Depends what type of gasoline they use.

Pj_Gurl wrote:

are you rererring to the thread last week where there was much discussion about joe horn? i don't recall reading where the burglars held a knife at his throat and he shot in self defence??
anyone that believes the lady should have just lay there and allowed that person to rape her is fucking retarded. what is fucking wrong with this world that people can believe that.