en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/811068 Comments by jcboston69 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369661239 If you point a gun at someone and scream, "I have a gun, leave my house now!" and that person continues to advance, you are completely reasonable in believing that that person is a danger to you (if that person breaking and entering into your house isn't enough to make you think that. And I TRULY doubt you wouldn't be scared if someone broke into your house). Tue, 29 May 2012 17:24:12 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369661239 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369660014 "How many non-drunken home intrusions per year in Boulder result in the homeowner being threatened, assaulted, or killed? " The degree of self defense you are allowed to use is not predicated upon the history of violence in the area. Many people have lost their lives because of the complacency a lack of eventfulness causes. It's what cause 9/11. No one had EVER flown planes into buildings before, so how could we justify taking measures to prevent it? It doesn't matter that most drunken home invasions do not lead to assaults on homeowners. What matters is that there is always that possibility. And since they didn't know this was some drunk bink and not someone there to murder them, and since the law state unequivocally that homeowners have an expectation of absolute safety in their own homes, this was absolutely justified. Tue, 29 May 2012 17:22:02 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369660014 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369657883 So you think drunkenness is a reasonable reason to trespass. Tue, 29 May 2012 17:17:59 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369657883 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369654520 Safer to mess with. Tue, 29 May 2012 17:11:58 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369654520 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369654331 I can tell froggie doesn't have a wife or children. He's too young. Tue, 29 May 2012 17:11:38 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369654331 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369652625 Yes, the preventative measure of not trespassing. Tue, 29 May 2012 17:08:41 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369652625 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369652239 Why lock the door when you have a gun? Tue, 29 May 2012 17:08:05 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369652239 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369651160 "Garnett is willing, as you are, to let bullies with guns get a free pass when they choose, yes choose, to behave as thugs. Sad.." Bullies and thugs actively seek out people to victimize. They don't lie in their beds waiting for people to break into their houses so they can shoot them. Tue, 29 May 2012 17:06:29 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369651160 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369649291 "Interesting that b/c of past experience with a stalker, they keep a loaded gun in the bedroom but don't lock their doors or have a security system for a lavish home." Locks may keep stalkers out of your house (or at least slow them down), but guns are great for permanently solving the problem. If you don't want to get shot, don't stalk, and never EVER break and enter into someone's house. And legally, you're under no obligation to lock your door and not doing so does not change the criminal liability of the criminal who trespasses into your home. Tue, 29 May 2012 17:02:57 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369649291 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369647654 I like just getting to the point. If you come into MY house in the middle of the night, you are getting shot....and NOT in the hip. Tue, 29 May 2012 17:00:14 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369647654 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369646999 I'd rather be shot than mauled, especially if either were to cause my death. Tue, 29 May 2012 16:59:07 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369646999 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369646310 Why would one need to "avoid killing someone" who is unlawfully in his home? I'm sure if we started delving into your moral views on various subjects, we'd discover who the real pygmy is. Tue, 29 May 2012 16:57:50 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369646310 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369645511 "Using lethal force is a privilege, not a right." You're obviously not familiar with the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. Tue, 29 May 2012 16:56:27 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369645511 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369645027 Just out of curiosity, how old are you? Tue, 29 May 2012 16:55:36 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369645027 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369643725 "A liberal is just a conservative who hasn't been victimized yet." -unknown Tue, 29 May 2012 16:53:34 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369643725 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369641656 "doesn't that require "intent"" Drunkenness is not a defense negating the intent component of a crime. The "intent" part is satisfied when you get drunk knowing that there is the possibility that you might do something stupid. Tue, 29 May 2012 16:49:56 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20710045/boulder-da-file-charges-against-zoey-ripple-cu#IDComment369641656 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_20426098#IDComment342760087 LOL! Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:11:54 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_20426098#IDComment342760087 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_20426098#IDComment342759658 "and don’t need to impress anyone" Then you never will. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:11:12 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_20426098#IDComment342759658 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_20426098#IDComment342739950 I've never met a classy pot-head. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:39:07 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_20426098#IDComment342739950 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_20426636/second-line-defense-no-need-weaken-background-checks#IDComment342737081 Erika, Please do your research before you write an article. The federal check does the same in-state colorado checks that CBI does, plus the federal database linked to all 50 states. There's no need to spend our tax dollars running the same check twice. Plus, a large percentage of the 450 "at risk " people who were stopped from buying a gun were erroneously prohibited, and then permitted after a lengthy and stressful appeal process to clear their names. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:34:23 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_20426636/second-line-defense-no-need-weaken-background-checks#IDComment342737081