Texas mom says she punched robber, ran over him to protect children (claim, women)

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by pknopp

It's like people have said before. If you are going to retaliate make sure you kill them.

Better a mistake that you can bury than one that can bury you (in debt).

Nevertheless - she was entirely justified.

Mother's instinct is strong - and she protected her kids.

Of course the left would prefer that she call the cops - which would result in them responding 20 minutes later with their children dead.

[Don Draper]

Originally Posted by Harrier

Better a mistake that you can bury than one that can bury you (in debt).

Nevertheless - she was entirely justified.

Mother's instinct is strong - and she protected her kids.

Of course the left would prefer that she call the cops - which would result in them responding 20 minutes later with their children dead.

How is chasing a fleeing criminal protecting your kids

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by Don Draper

How is chasing a fleeing criminal protecting your kids

Until a threat is neutralized - it still exists.

Are you actually condoning the man's actions?

[Don Draper]

Originally Posted by Harrier

Until a threat is neutralized - it still exists.

Are you actually condoning the man's actions?

So it's ok for a mother to chase after a threat when she has a 2 year old baby with her???

I don't know how you were raised, but that type of behavior is reckless and borders on endangerment. The guy was a low life thug, what was the mamas excuse?

[tinman01]

Originally Posted by Don Draper

So you have no problem with a mother chasing dangerous criminals when she has small children with her.

I do have a problem with it. Just less a problem with that than I do running over the criminal. Crime is a dangerous business. maybe he will learn his lesson from this.

[Don Draper]

Originally Posted by tinman01

I do have a problem with it. Just less a problem with that than I do running over the criminal. Crime is a dangerous business. maybe he will learn his lesson from this.

If she was by herself I could not have given it much of a thought, but her actions are reckless.

Her thirst for revenge outweighed her instinct to protect her kids. She is not alone.

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by Don Draper

So it's ok for a mother to chase after a threat when she has a 2 year old baby with her???

She didn't "chase after" the threat - she neutralized it.

Tell Harrier - what exactly do you think that she should have done instead?

[tinman01]

Originally Posted by Don Draper

If she was by herself I could not have given it much of a thought, but her actions are reckless.

Her thirst for revenge outweighed her instinct to protect her kids. She is not alone.

Possibly. Or She felt secure enough in her vehicle to put a rabid animal down. Better that than allow a possible repeat confrontation.
I wasn't there I don't know how badly she was scared.
Myself I shed no tear for a violent criminal hurt or killed while committing a crime. She may have felt he would pursue her in his own vehicle. She ran him down before he could do so.

[Don Draper]

Originally Posted by Harrier

She didn't "chase after" the threat - she neutralized it.

Tell Harrier - what exactly do you think that she should have done instead?

If you have a baby with you, you high tail it out of there. If you are alone, then it's up to you if you want to go hunting for thugs.

[momonkey]

Originally Posted by Don Draper

I'd call child protective services on her.

And if I were the father of those children, I would pay you a visit.