Double Shooting in Greer Update – After His Guns or Really Really Stupid
Article by Evan Will
Well as it turns out the sign above was posted on the front door of the owner’s house in the Greer Double Shooting. Now personally, I’m not a fan of advertising gun ownership to the outside world. Maybe it’s my mom that always told me, “Don’t tell your friends or anyone about dad’s gun closet, people will want to come and steal them.” And she’s right. You can’t really trust anybody – especially criminals. And this is notice to all you hot shot hunters out there with that nifty Browning sticker on the back windshield of your truck. It advertises to bad guys you have guns – come break into my truck or home.
Ok…you’ll be ready but there’s something about being discreet to me that gives you an advantage. Always. As Sun Tzu said in The Art of War – let your enemy think you are weak, as for him to let his guard down and feel confident in his attack, then
strike with surprise force and vanquish him. Or something to that degree. You get the idea.
I’m not blaming the older man that died – I blame the criminal. But Tamika came armed…expecting a fight. Were they after this guy for his guns? Or just a little money. I think they were after his guns. Or really really stupid to knock on this man’s door and pull a gun on him. I only wish he had saved himself. He damn well got her. Out of my cold dead hands, indeed.
Full Article per WYFF
http://www.wyff4.com/news/30358697/detail.html
Second Guessing the Double Shooting in Greer
Article by Evan Will
Per WYFF today, the double shooting that happened in Greer:
“Greer police said late Tuesday afternoon that a double shooting on Monday morning happened during an armed robbery in which the homeowner fired back, wounding the suspect before he was killed. Greer police Lt. Jim Holcombe said the shooting, in the 200 block of Pelham Street, was reported at 9:18 a.m. Monday Police said the investigation revealed that the homeowner, 62-year-old Douglas Burgess, answered the door at his residence and the suspect, 34-year-old Tamika Yvette Weatherspoon, asked for some money. Police said when Burgess refused to give Weatherspoon any money, she pulled a gun, and he then pulled a gun. Burgess and Weatherspoon each fired one shot, police said.”
Now unfortunately, the assailed did not survive the exchange of gunfire. Neither did the assailant. But it would appear the female pistolero had the immediate drop on the aging man. He got his in the chest. Hers in the leg, per the report online:
“Dill said Weatherspoon was shot in the upper leg. Dill said Burgess died from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.”
I can’t help but wonder – what would any of us do in the exact same situation. When a bad guy has the drop on you…do you reach….do you run…I’d like to say I’d stall and do what they said and look for an opportunity to even the odds or at least strike first. But we weren’t there. We can’t ever know exactly. He answered his door armed, which means he sensed needing it when he answered the door. A shame and a reminder to be vigilant and as ready as you can be for that moment we all hope never comes. Lets all hope. But train so when hope doesn’t work out…we win.
Bad guys really suck.
The Shafia Family Massacre
Someone wrote in to ask my opinion and I haven’t really written about this. It’s an important case as it’s exposing the extent of radical Islamization in Canadian society. Here’s Ezra Levant discussing the killings and he pretty much takes the words out of my mouth. Canada is to blame for this and if the Shafia girls were White they’d still be alive.
Police Looking for Pair Who Robbed ‘Rugged Warehouse” on Haywood Rd
I’ve never been to “Rugged Warehouse” and this might be the city boy in me talking but it sounds like a gay men’s fetish club. Their website seems to indicate they’re some sort of discount clothing chain. I haven’t seen any review of the store and can’t be bothered to go their myself to check it out, but I did see that they have an “F” rating from the Better Business Bureau.
Not that any of that matters to the story:
Police in Greenville are looking for two men involved in an attempted armed robbery at the Rugged Warehouse on Haywood Road.
Investigators say it happened around 11 p.m. on December 23 when the suspects, described as two black males, forced employees back into the store as they were leaving for the night.
One of the men had a handgun and pistol whipped the manager after the alarm sounded, according to employees.
They say the two men made off without getting any money.
If you have any information that may help investigators, you’re urged to call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
Hope they catch the two men who wanted to “pistol whip” other men in the back room of “Rugged Warehouse.” I suggest checking the Out of Bounds bookstore.
Two Teen Girls Arrested in Downtown Mugging
Of course, one is actually an adult at 19 so as usual we see the local media minimizing the crime by describing people who should do a couple of years in prison as children.
In the past few years Greenville has seen an increase in homeless youths as the city becomes more hospital to the drifting masses making the “circuit” from the big northeastern cities in the summer to the deep south in the winter. Despite the PC nonsense the majority of homeless have severe drug and alcohol problems – which is why they can’t get into shelters or section 8 housing. The mugshots of the two above seem to indicate they too like the drugs and seem to either be homeless or simply trying to fit in with homeless freinds. Since police caught them sitting in a public garage rather than fleeing the area I assume they hit this lady for drug money. The downtown is lousy with dealers these days.
From MSNBC:
Two teenagers were arrested after police say they robbed a woman at knife-point in downtown Greenville.
Acacia Brooke Pitts, 19, and Morgan Jean Key, 17, were arrested.
Pitts is charged with having an unlawful weapon, giving false name to police, armed robbery and possession of a knife during a violent crime.
Key is charged with giving false information to police, armed robbery, possession of knife during a violent crime.
The victim told police that the teens, who were armed with a knife, approached her last Thursday and she gave them her purse.
The victim was able to provide a description and police said the teens were found in the stairwell of the Bowater parking garage, dressed in the clothing the victim had described.
Police say both teens confessed to the robbery.
Throw the book at them!