Protecting The Criminals

A couple of days ago my father found himself in a very scary situation that we as humans hope that we never have to face. He interrupted a robbery on the property he owns in which he has plans to move his business to. He was on his way to early vote and he drove past a couple of guys on his property stealing some contruction equipment. He pulled in to assess the situation and that's when things went south. He stepped out of his vehicle to confront the theives and they jumped into their pickup and attempted to run him down. Every member of our family is a gun carry permit holder and we all carry personal firearms in case we are ever faced with a life or death situation. As the men were charging their truck towards my dad, who was next to his and didn't have the option of jumping out of the way, he had a split second to make a decision to try and save his life or keep him from grave bodily injury. That's when he pulled out his gun and attempted to shoot out their rear tire to put a stop to their threat, rather than shooting the men themselves. It worked. They didn't run him down and they turned and fled the lot. My dad called 911 and the men were caught and arrested as they were trying to get on the highway.

My dad came back to the office and was obviously worked up over the entire ordeal, but felt as though he had done the right thing. He then went back to the contruction lot to see what all had been stolen. That's when the situation turned on him. The police were there to question him and they soon turned to him as the criminal. Long story, short the police are pursuing a case against my father in which they are investigating whether or not he lawfully fired a shot in self defense. I understand that they have to look at every angle, but they went on the news saying that he was only trying to protect his property. I am infuriated!! The story aired on 3 news channels here in Nashville and only Fox 17 got the story right. The other 2 channels chopped it and twisted to make it look as though my father saw them stealing his stuff and he shot at them. Words out of one news reporters mouth were "Clark saw the men stealing his property and that's when he got a gun". Are you kidding me?! Are you seriously kidding me?! First off, he didn't just get a gun, he carries it, and second of all he wasn't shooting at the vehicle because the douche bags were stealing his stuff!! His life was being endangered and he took action rather than being a sitting duck like most people in society!

What Channel 5 news failed to mention was that one of the men was listed as a dangerous gang member as well as being a convicted felon in possession of a loaded gun. Yes, that's right, they had a loaded gun with them as well. They were complete scum bag, dangers to society and to my father, but my father is the one that's being made out to be a criminal. Somethings wrong with society and it's comes down from our leaders. That's all I'm going to say about that.

Here is the news clip from Fox 17, who happened to portray the story in the most accurate light.

WZTV FOX 17 :: Newsroom - Top Stories - Police Question Whether Shooting Was Self-Defense