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Posted: July/18/2012 at 22:14 |
I got a kick out of this!!! Nice....Don't mess with vets.....don't mess with vets over 80......don't mess with vets over 80 who are armed!!! Retired Green Beret shoots intruder, gets court martial BREVARD, Jan. 19, 2008 –Retired Army Green Beret Smokey Taylor got his court martial this weekend and came away feeling good about it. Taylor, at age 80 the oldest member of Chapter XXXIII of the Special Forces Association, was on trial by his peers under the charge of “failing to use a weapon of sufficient caliber” in the shooting of an intruder at his home in Knoxville, TN, in December.
The entire affair, of course, was very much tongue in cheek. Taylor had been awakened in the early morning hours of Dec. 17, 2007, when an intruder broke into his home. He investigated the noises with one of his many weapons in hand. When the intruder threatened him with a knife, Taylor warned him, then brought his .22 caliber pistol to bear and shot him right between the eyes.
“That boy had the hardest head I’ve ever seen,” Taylor said after his trial. “The bullet bounced right off.” The impact knocked the would-be thief down momentarily. He crawled out of the room then got up and ran out the door and down the street. Knoxville police apprehended him a few blocks away and he now awaits trial in the Knox County jail. The charges against Taylor were considered to be serious. He is a retired Special Forces Weapons Sergeant with extensive combat experience during the wars in Korea and Vietnam .
Taylor’s defense attorney, another retired Weapons Sergeant, disagreed. He said Taylor had done the right thing in choosing to arm himself with a .22.
Counsel for the defense then floated a theory as to why the bullet bounced off the perp’s forehead.
Taylor said nothing in his own defense, choosing instead to allow his peers to debate the matter. After the trial he said the ammunition was indeed old and added the new information that the per |
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That Is Awesome!
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Way to go Smokey!
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Smokey, Smokey, Smokey,....
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Could you imagine the surprise the perp felt when he got shot? No wonder he crapped his pants while crawling out of there. |
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Proof once again thats it always better to give than receive. Smokey is a cheerful giver. And thanks to Smokey that young fella has a chance to choose a new profession. And if he don't then may he receive a double portion on his next outing.
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This is great!!
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Knoxville isn't that far away. I may drive up and see if I can buy that man a beer...
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Well done, Sergeant Taylor!
Good shot, Sir! |
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