14 year old defends his home and sister

[Amp Mangum]

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/10544178/

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8483833

[Stangman]

bravo to the kid for doing what needed to be done. i just hope it doesn't mess the kid up from the whole ordeal.

[Amp Mangum]

The boy kept his head during the ordeal.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/10553140/

[Stangman]

It irritates me beyond what I'm going to type that the dispatcher took it upon themselves to tell the boy to not shoot anymore. Seems like every time there is a situation like this the dispatchers always say the same thing - to not shoot. The dispatchers will be in contact with the cops as they get there & could tell the kid when the cops get there & when they are coming in & to not fire on them. But when there are bad guys still around potentially, & the cops aren't close? Come on...

What the heck else is someone supposed to do when someone breaks into their house? Just stand there & let them do whatever? Just because the dispatcher says so?

[Wake27]

Glad to see they have Castle Doctrine and no charges are expected against the kid.

[NitroDave08]

"After the brother got on the phone, the dispatcher ordered him to put down his shotgun." Yeah, I dont think that was going to happen until he saw the cherries and berries.

"North Carolina's Castle Doctrine law, updated on Dec. 1, allows homeowners to assume intruders mean them ill whether they have a weapon on not." Merry Early Christmas N.C., WY has had ours for a couple of years now. Took a while for them to pull their heads out. Now working on the "no duty to retreat"

[pilotguyo540]

It irritates me beyond what I'm going to type that the dispatcher took it upon themselves to tell the boy to not shoot anymore. Seems like every time there is a situation like this the dispatchers always say the same thing - to not shoot. The dispatchers will be in contact with the cops as they get there & could tell the kid when the cops get there & when they are coming in & to not fire on them. But when there are bad guys still around potentially, & the cops aren't close? Come on...

What the heck else is someone supposed to do when someone breaks into their house? Just stand there & let them do whatever? Just because the dispatcher says so?

I totally agree!!! If he would have hesitated because of the dispatchers orders and died because he lost the initiative, their blood would have been on the dispatchers hands. I wonder how many times it hasn't worked out because of dispatch protocol.

I am glad the boy seems to have a good head on his shoulders and he protected his sister like boys should.