The Ultimate In Nerd Security Systems

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Dave

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Good for the kid! He didn't mean to kill the guy, though. So that's gotta be messing with him a bit.
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

A true nerd would be more likely to cut his own gonads off with a sword, wouldn't you say?

Therefore, the REAL ultimate in nerd security would be a ROBOT that wields that piece of steel. Or even better, a well-trained robot that wields swords. Or hell, a well-trained robot that wields LASER SWORDS.

Ok, the ultimate in nerd security is General Grievous.
 
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Well that guy's screwed. Here comes the waterworks from the family of the burglar, and how the punishment didn't fit the crime and oh he was just a lonely misguided boy, blah blah blah. By the end the kid with the sword will be a malicious fire-breathing monster instead of a scared-witless guy who grabbed something sharp to defend himself from who knows what.

The older I get, the more burglary bothers me. I worked hard for the stuff I have.
 
Hylian

Hylian

I really hope they don't turn this into games/comics are bad or geek goes crazy and murders someone in fit of pent up rage and confusion.
 
Draxo

Draxo

Guglielmi said the man had been arrested on charges such as burglary several times before, and had been released Saturday from a Baltimore County jail.
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Sounds like this guy had it coming to him.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

I just hope the guys gets off lightly, by all real rights he should. He was defending himself and his home. I just hope the insanity that takes place here i the UK when someone defends themselves doesnt happen there.
 
Siska

Siska

He actually cut the hand off? Wow, must have been the real thing. Usually those swords are beyond dull.
 
GasBandit

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Even stainless steel replicas can be sharpened. They won't STAY sharp for more than a couple cuts, and they will break/bend easily, but you can stab and chop somebody really good with one that hasn't chopped or stabbed anything since being sharpened.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I was at a friend's house, and I went into his room to retrieve something. There on the headboard rested a decent replica sword and a Beretta automatic pistol...

When I got back to the living room I asked if he intended to dual wield should an intruder comes a-calling.

He said, damn straight, that sword don't run out of ammo.
 
Shakey

Shakey

Shegokigo said:
With enough force even a dull blade can pierce a body...... :ninja:
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Maybe, but it won't cut off a hand. One drunken night me and a few friends tried to use a dull battle ax replica to chop off the head of a plastic cow. Didn't work very well at all.
 
SpecialKO

SpecialKO

It seems pretty darn clear cut (sorry).

He noticed that garage door open when it shouldn't be, he went to check it out with a weapon which (I think) is legal on private property, he warned the guy off, the guy tried to attack him, so he defended himself.

If he'd done that to someone he caught littering in a park, that would be one thing. But this seems straight up self-defense so far.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

TeKeo said:
It seems pretty darn clear cut (sorry).

He noticed that garage door open when it shouldn't be, he went to check it out with a weapon which (I think) is legal on private property, he warned the guy off, the guy tried to attack him, so he defended himself.

If he'd done that to someone he caught littering in a park, that would be one thing. But this seems straight up self-defense so far.
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It's going to depend on whether or not the state he lives in has Castle Law on the books. Simple put, with Castle Law, you have the right to defend yourself and your property if you feel you are in legitimate danger. This means you can shoot a burglar (you don't even need to give them warning, but it's generally a good idea in case your burglar turns out to be a cop serving a no-knock warrant), but you can't open fire on a bunch of kids egging your house.

This guy was a repeat offender who had literally been out of Jail less than a week. He knew what the risks were.
 
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Siska said:
He actually cut the hand off? Wow, must have been the real thing. Usually those swords are beyond dull.
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Even more surprising when you see the weapon used in this photo that was just released to the press depicting the defender before he struck.

 
Adam

Adam

I have a shinken made in Japan and have been training in Iaido with it for almost 10 years. Having almost cut my chest open, I can attest to the sharpness of it. So can the patches on my gi. Even my iaito are sharp enough to hurt someone, and with enough force I'm nearly certain that lopping off a hand wouldn't require too much effort.
 
Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

I have a tai chi sword, but that's not the big danger in my house.

I have about a half-dozen fighting knives stashed around the house in various cubby holes. I'm a firm believer in the 21 foot rule, and anyone breaking into my house will find that out the hard way.
 
Silver Jelly

Silver Jelly

The only "weapon" I have at home is a little tourist.souvenir digeridoo... It's not especially practical, but it can be used as a club if needed.
 
Dave

Dave

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Adammon said:
I have a shinken made in Japan and have been training in Iaido with it for almost 10 years. Having almost cut my chest open, I can attest to the sharpness of it. So can the patches on my gi. Even my iaito are sharp enough to hurt someone, and with enough force I'm nearly certain that lopping off a hand wouldn't require too much effort.
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North_Ranger

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I know I could inflict some pretty ugly damage with my two-handed broadsword, dull as it is (for practice purposes). I probably wouldn't spill any blood, but even with my feeble upper body strength a "windmill blow" to the base of an opponent's neck is certain to cause some pretty ugly internal damage.



I call her "Violet".
 
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I have an Asp and a diving knife. No guns...which is odd with a cop in the house. I'm not morally opposed to them, though. They're just extremely expensive unless you're buying some illegal Saturday night special. Never understood how so many rednecks could afford them. The Asp is fairly lethal, though...if you get close enough to use it.
 
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