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

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.

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.

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!

“It was chaos,” said one neighbor, who lives across the street but declined to give his name, stating that he feared retaliation. “The yelling got louder and louder and louder… There was probably 50 to 55 kids out here, and they were challenging one girl.”

The group was threatening the girl, yelling at her to come out and fight, witnesses told the Advance. That sparked calls to 911, and two officers, one male, the other female, arrived at the scene.

The male officer attempted to arrest a member of the crowd, and the teens turned on him, knocking him to the ground.

“The kids were on top of the cop while the cop was arresting the first person,” the neighbor said.

When his female partner tried to intervene, witnesses said, she was knocked down as well. As she was being attacked, she shouted for assistance on her police radio.

“Both police officers were on the ground,” said another neighbor, who also requested anonymity. “The kids were attacking them.”

The scene happened just a few houses down from the FDNY’s Mariners Harbor-based Engine Co. 158. The truck got to the street within moments, witnesses said, and blasted the teens with the engine’s cannon-shaped deluge gun to disperse the crowd, according to witnesses. A large police presence, including an NYPD helicopter, soon followed, chasing the teens down to make several arrests.

Denesopolis praised the quick response of the firefighters, saying that he thanked the firehouse brass personally.

“They were very helpful,” he said. “They were the closest emergency unit on the scene.”

By “very helpful” they mean those cops and that girl would be dead if the fire fighters weren’t there.

You’ll notice that the neighbors wouldn’t help the girl or the cops and even then “fear retaliation” by the mob. It’s not because they’re cowards – NYC has draconian gun laws, knife laws and self-defense laws that make it impossible for a person to viably challenge multiple young attackers. That’s why I moved. Here in South Carolina if a mob was trying to murder my neighbor and I got involved I probably wouldn’t end up in jail. In Staten Island you could.

So everyone out there is prepared for ths kind of civil unrest coming here, right? Here’s video of the aftermath:

OAKLAND, Calif. — Authorities have made an arrest in the shooting death of a man near the former Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall.

Police say 20-year-old Norris Terrell, of Oakland, was picked up last week in Louisville, Ky. Prosecutors have charged him with murder in the Nov. 10 slaying of 25-year-old Kayode Ola Foster, who was staying at the camp.

Police say Terrell also wounded a credit union teller with an errant bullet meant for Foster.

Three other people have also been arrested for assault in connection with the shooting. Police say 32-year-old Joseph Anthony Gholston, 20-year-old Excell McKinley and 18-year-old Carleon Roberson beat Foster before Terrell shot him.

Authorities say the shooting occurred after one of the suspects got into a dispute at the camp that might not have involved Foster.

As Mark “D-Droppa” Sanford would say don’t go to the ‘hood and don’t bring the ‘hood to you if you don’t have heart.

Word on the street is that the group were at Occupy to deal, were getting “down twinkled” too much and Foster just bumped into them at the wrong time.

Maybe Occupy organizers should warn their comrades about interacting with dangerous criminals?

The perpetrator of the late night shooting at Dixie Tavern is named Armantia. I’ll assume that his parents didn’t know that Armantia is a French name for females. Though he may have found out later in life which is why the bad attitude:

GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) – Greenville police said Tuesday they arrested a man in connection with a shooting at a downtown bar early Sunday morning.

They said there was some sort of argument at Dixie’s Tavern on East North Street, and one person pulled out a gun and fired.

Officials said one person was hit by a bullet in the arm. The victim was treated and released.

Police said they don’t believe the victim was involved in the fight.

Lots of women are bad shots. Here’s Armantia’s Facebook page. Surprise! He’s friends with a bunch of bar whores and underage girls.

Word on the street is that Armantia either was or pretended to be a Crip.

He’s getting hit with an attempted murder charge and weapons charges.

Anyway WSPA is saying that in the wee hours of Sunday morning two patrons got in a “altercation” and one busted a cap in the other. Don’t know much about the place nowadays but I do know the area has a couple of drug dealers who claim it. I also am told that the bar crowd is predominantly douchebags over 25 and hot chicks under 21. A bad combo anyway you play it.

Here’s a video montage of the bar in full swing. Hot chicks and douchebags indeed.

Cops say 3-year-old was abused before: wtnh.com