Delvon J. Crockett, Unlucky Burglar, Killed by Homeowner with Ornamental Sword

Always wondered what the "decorative swords" were all about. Now we know! Good for the homeowner...and good one less burglar on the streets or in jail!

OH HELL YEAH!!! now why don't we have a video on this?

yey for unnamed man homeowner!!!!!! :D

This is exactly why we need to defend the 2 amendment. So when loosers like Delvon decide they can do what they want, take what they want & hurt or kill whomever gets in the way of what they want, we can shoot them! Wonder if this morons family will sue 'unnamed homeowner' for the over due death of their 'wonderful & misunderstood baby? Rather then accept the fact there morally corrupt deviant Delvon was everything a family does not want sprouting from the limbs of their family tree they will probably, instead, have someone like Arf Sharptongue or Jesse Jerkson show up & lead a protest on behalf of deviant Devlon. All the while claiming 'unnamed homeowner' planted that gun on our precious baby.

Well to unnamed homeowner, I salute you my brother, keep The Castle Doctrine strong.

Annie NRA PROUD...OO RAH!!

Annie,

I totally agree. People are so sue happy nowadays. I read an article once, a guy broke into someone's home to rob them. He fell and got hurt, then sued them for getting hurt in their house. The worst part is, HE WON!!! How dumb is that.

I say good for unnamed homeowner. Protect yourself and your stuff!!!

http://www.channel101.com/shows/view.php?media_id=2084

Shouldn't the headline say something about gun-happy Pennsylvania?

Or should it be sword-happy Pennsylvania? I guess it works either way.

Annie,
Really? First off, why would you assume the assailant was Black? (You did, otherwise you wouldn't have made reference to Jesse Jackson, nor Al Sharpton)
Might I remind you that the Second Amendment was exercised by the assailant as well? Perhaps more regulation IS needed in regards to gun ownership. How about a psychological evaluation before a permit is given? Would anyone object to that? I doubt it. That, coupled with registry rules and common sense would prevent Delvon from acquiring a .380 automatic which was made available by lax gun laws in the first place.

...the sword bit is pretty bad-ass though. Not going to lie..

First of all people always assume that what they hear on the news is right, but if you actually took the fuckin time to figure what the hell is real and why hasnt the case been closed do to the fact that is it a homicide and no matter what the situation death is not the answer for anything no matter how bad or good the person there is still people out hear that cares about someone whether they agree with the life they live or not. He is still someones son, father, brother, uncle, and friend before people make dumb ass comments they should put yourself in that families shoes it could have been your loved one everyone makes some kind of dumb decision in life but to take a life or lose a life it is not the answer people need to figure out how to make the streets and community a better place jail yes death no

first off everybody is talking and doesnt know the real story im going to let all of you know that even if my uncle did try to rob him that doesnt give anyone the right to make these childish comments and try to be funny.death is not a joke idk how you people are and i dnt even know how the hell yall were raised but i do know that the way yall are talking yall are childish,petty little kids that have no life and nothing better to do yall are a disgrace to me, my family,and also your's. everything that happened was wrong and it was a setup idc what anyone has to say or think but i know if it was one of your loved ones you would be highly upset and you wouldnt want anyone to post these comments on here about them. so everyone that has something negative to say can shut the fuck up and get a life because i dnt play when it comes to my family and when it comes to death. i pray that the lord will bless anyone soul that made all the ignorant comments and i hope you all get help because thinking that this is funny and thinking that he deserved this disgust me so much and yall really dnt understand what i would like to say to you. anyways my uncle was a loving person he was attending eit(erie institute of technology) he had two kids, a girl friend, parents, brothers, sisters, neices, nephews, aunts, uncles, and granparents that really loved him.he loved playing sports with us and he would nvr try to kill someone like i said before it was a setup and just because he had a gun doesnt mean anything it was just to scare someone if anything and when eveyone finds out the truth i dnt want to here anyone saying sorry i have nothing else to say so goodbye and i dfnt want to hear anything else

well...for anybody makin little childish comments...dis is my uncle and just think for a min. wat if you were in my shoes and the rest of his family.
no my uncle didnt have the right to try to break into someones house(and we still dnt know if thats the true story) but everybody is just assumin he did it.
my uncle have made bad decisions in his lifetime..but who doesnt..he was getting his life together.
didnt nobody no for sure if he had a gun yall assumin..he didnt do drugs..n he will never try to kill anyone.
he was a loved one in out family adn we will miss him...he will always be remembered1

sorry about ur uncle went to skool wit him but i dnt understand y u say the gun was just to scare... a gun is a threat... not just a scare tactic and for setup y would u go if there was a slight feeling of that and with a gun no less... im not putting spud down he was great im just saying u need not fall into the hate and drama from others... u dnt have to judge or teach them anything thats gods job...urs is to pray that god does what is needed! sorry for ur family hurting

I really hope people in Pennsylvania speak better than they spell.

What do you mean you don't know if your uncle breaking into the guy's house is the "true story"? I think it's pretty evident that if he was in that house in the middle of the night and didn't know anyone who lived there, that he was burglarizing the place. Doesn't sound like he was "getting his life together" to me. Sounds like he did something stupid and got stabbed with an ornamental sword. I understand your family is suffering a great loss right now, but that doesn't change the fact that had your uncle not made such a bad choice, he'd still be here. There's no one else to blame but him.

And for the love of God...it's "this" not "dis." You sound so incredibly stupid when you type that way.

Good for the homeowner, these days you have to defend yourself. There was an intruder, who was armed, and he defended himself and called 911. He could have continuously stabbed the man, but he didnt. He called the police and let them handle it not knowing he was already dead. What was he supposed to do? Cower in fear while a man robbed his house and could have possibly killed him?

For the family who is writing on this, I dont believe anything I said was childish or cruel to your family. I'm writing this after you wrote that, so obviously you werent directing it towards me. But the thing is, your uncle committed a crime and a man killed him defending himself and his home. Your Uncle may have not have wanted to hurt anyone by robbing this guys house, but when you put yourself in positions like your uncle did things like this can happen. The man who killed him isnt in the wrong for defending himself, your uncle was an intruder. But saying that, Im sorry for your loss. He was still a part of your family and I get that. People are going to talk, and put their two cents in anywhere you go and if right now its too hard for you to read negative things about your uncle then you shouldnt read media based websites for a while because no one has all the details, they arent going to be considering his family or his character besides this instance. God bless your family, I seriously mean than.

"no matter what the situation death is not the answer for anything"

Gotta disagree. If my life is in danger, death is the answer.

"He is still someones son, father, brother, uncle, and friend"

Very true. It's too bad he didn't think of his mother, father, children, nieces, nephews and friends, before he committed a crime, in which he lost his life.

"people need to figure out how to make the streets and community a better place jail yes death no"

I've figured it out. I don't commit crimes. I don't steal what is not mine. I teach my children NOT to commit crimes, then they won't have only two choices in life - jail or death. It really isn't difficult. Members of my family have been doing it for generations.

Hey it's sad for the relatives, but the burglar undoubtedly realized the risks of his actions when he broke into the house. He had a weapon with him, and previous the assault charges against him show he was clearly a dangerous man. It's too bad he died, but he brought it on himself.

If anyone ever busts into my house while I'm home, I wont try to kill them, but I guarantee they will be less two kneecaps by the time the cops come to arrest them.

I know the first thing I do after a funeral is log on to the internet and see who is trashing my dead relative. It helps ease the pain.

Also, if he had so much family why didn't he steal from them? Or was he really bad at scavenger hunts?

With the exception of the family members who have commented on here, You are ALL sick!!!

You don't know what truly happened here. It is so easy to buy the carefully wrapped and sold story of the media without taking a moment to look at the facts.

Spud knew this person very well. The "victim" also fled the scene initially and "returned" when the police arrived (???). Hmmm.... interesting isn't it??

I don't buy this guys story of coming home to an "intruder" at all!!! I think this was an altercation of some sort that went terribly wrong and resulted in MURDER. Plain and simple.

I wish I were the DA because based on what little information I was able to gather from actually READING the news accounts and studying the body language of the people interviewed, I would rip this guy's "self defense" case into shreds and send him away for a long time.

To Spud's Family,

Don't pay these haters any mind. The truth will come out on this. Put your trust in God and he will make a way for that to happen. I love you all deeply.

A.E.

haha SonneyMalone_Erie ... I was interested in what you wrote until I read 'Put your trust in God'. If a lawyer said that to me, I'd ditch them. You're a moron.

@Rational - "Why do you assume he was black"? Because 1, his name is fucking "Delvon". How many white Delvons do you know? And 2, because he WAS black: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=delvon-j-crockett&pid=140690549

@SonneyMalone_Erie "You don't know what truly happened here. It is so easy to buy the carefully wrapped and sold story of the media without taking a moment to look at the facts."

Don't make out there's some huge conspiracy. The media doesn't give a shit about some black burglar, why would they make shit up?

SonneyMalone_Erie:

Are you serious, this guy broke into another persons house WITH a gun! This guy was no victim. The family is blinded by grief, but that doesn't make what he did any less criminal. I'm not saying he got what he deserved, but when you put yourself in that kind of situation well... He had a gun on him for a reason. He knew what he was about to do was going to go very well or very badly.

The bottom line is that sending anyone to jail for defending their house is a retarded idea and makes me seriously question your reasoning skills.

On a different note, I really feel bad for the relatives. His actions are going to cause a lot of pain. However, based on their reactions so far, I wouldn't be surprised if they go after the guy that defended himself. They obviously are not putting the blame in the correct place (the intruder).

Hahaha. Your Uncle "spud" was a total loser. We live in a country of almost unlimited possibilities and he couldn't find a way TO get through life without victimizing other people? F*ck that dude, good riddance. Never bring a gun to a sword fight.

Notice that whenever one of these stories appears all the Liberal Obama supporters rush in and take the side of the criminal? These are the same people that if you are unlucky enough to have them as jurors will champion the criminal and convict the victim.

They are what is wrong with America. In self defense - kill all liberal Obama supporters who commit rape, robbery, child molestation, home invasion and burglary upon law abiding tax paying citizens.

Interesting that the obituary for this guy mentions nothing about the way he met his end. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=delvon-j-crockett&pid=140690549

Delvon J. "Spud" Crockett, Sr., age 24, of Erie, departed this life on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. He was born in Erie on January 25, 1986, son of Robert and Judith Clarke Crockett, both of Erie. He was attending the Erie Institute of Technology for welding. He was a member of Second Baptist Church. "Spud" enjoyed working out, playing video games, writing and listening to music, playing and watching sports and he was an avid Minnesota Vikings fan. He was a proud father and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. His love, kindness and fun-spirited ways will be greatly missed by all those whose lives he touched. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Walter Dean Clarke and Florence Pytlartz, his paternal grandfather, J. Hue Crockett, an aunt, Deborah Clarke, two uncles, Michael Crockett and Frank Crockett, Sr., a cousin, James "mannie fresh" Crockett, Jr., a nephew, DaQuan Stovall and a niece, LeiLani Gaitor. In addition to his parents, he leaves to cherish his memory two sons, Anthony James Pinczewski and Delvon Crockett, Jr., both of Erie; four brothers, Rawchen (Alexandria) Clarke, Robert (Tammy) Tate, Christopher James, all of Erie and Jason Easter of Burlington, Iowa; nine sisters, Tasha (Donyelle) Keith, Chantel Clarke, Sheronda Crockett, Teresa (Sean) Stovall, Cassandra Crockett, Stephanie Pacley, Darnella Gaitor, Peggy Crockett, all of Erie, Daphne (Trey) Chikumo of Duluth, Ga.; his paternal grandmother, Ludean Mitchell, Erie; his girlfriend, Monica Pinczewski, Erie; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Law Funeral Home, 2926 Pine Ave., and may attend a funeral service on Wednesday, March 17, 11 a.m., at Second Baptist Church, 727 E. 26th St., with Rev. Dr. Allen B. Green officiating. Interment in Lakeside Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family in c/o Law Funeral Home, 2926 Pine Ave., Erie, PA 16504, tel. 814-454-3112.

He loved "writing music"? I'm sure he wasn't authoring country tunes. So he was a wannabe-thug rapper too, hu? It was only a matter of time before someone took this walking stereotype out. SAMURAI SHOWDOWN bitch!

Please don't let me find a demo tape or something with this asstard bragging about his thugnificence.

O, There is a difference between what is right and what is justice. You sir or mam need to not call people morons because they put trust in the justice of God. To all you sick people who laugh at anyone's death, you are very bad off and I would seek help. To the family; turn off the news, its very corrupt. I for one have no idea of the truth in this matter. So many of you have done wrong when speaking about this. In my opinion, and I shouldn't judge, your just as bad. Now, yes we should defend our homes and belonging with our lives. If we see a man down we should also help pick him up. There is nothing wrong with protecting yourself. However there is something wrong with rejoicing in it! It's a sad day when any man needs to take the life of another man. I hope you all reconsider your thoughts and actions, redeem your self and apologies to the family for your ignorance. I mean ignorance in the best way. You just didn't understand.

Looks like Uncle "Spud" should have stuck to learning an honest trade and forgot about ransacking houses.

I don't see anything funny about the whole thing, as obviously some people do here when it comes to killing an armed intruder. Anyone has the right to defend themselves,
so I hope the intruders family will take into account that
"Spud" had no business breaking into other peoples homes.

I'm not understanding. The guy was in another guy's house, had a gun, and was apparently, robbing him. These are CRIMES. Don't want to pay the ultimate price? Then don't do the crime. It's not like he was sitting in church when he met his death.

Keep making excuses for his behavior, and we'll continue to have crime against others. :::shaking head:::

Any chance we could get the ornamental sword owner to off the rest of this family? From their postings here, I think he'd be doing us all a favor.

Oh GOD. Seriously, don't you love it when the relatives come on stories like this and are all like "U DoN KnOw da TrU StOreEe, hE wAsnT dOiN NuttIn wRoNg, you be raciss and he wuhhdn even robben dat plase fa awl we knO". I think I speak for most of America when I proudly exclaim, "Shut the f*ck up." This guy was in someone else's house, stealing, uninvited, with a gun. And don't say it's speculation over whether there was a gun, it's reported right there in the story, he had a f*cking gun. Just because he taught Jayshaun how to shoot 3's one time doesn't make him some f*cking saint. When is it going to sink in, that if you enter white people's houses armed and with intent to steal or damage or rape or injure, we are going to f*cking kill you. We don't care how many cousins you have that will come "write" pathetically ignorant defense posts on the story, while at the same time confirming the actual character of the person involved as well as their peers. You seriously need to cut this shit out, because the second your asshole president bankrupts this country, you are going to see some angry, armed, intelligent and strategic white people just waiting for your dumb ass to take two steps on their property. So f*ck off.

"If You live by the Gun you will die by the Gun", America should change it's 'nineteenth Century Gun tooting culture' and join the civilized world. Change your "Gun Laws" and be safe.

Ok ok ok, this is just wrong, you guys should listen to all my nieces and nephews. That's right, it's me, Delvon. I really feel bad that my passing has cause so much headache. I was going through that guy's apartment and probably would have shot him too if I'd felt cornered. Who knew he was gonna go all Highlander on me? If I have learned anything at all from this it's that life is too short to not learn how to properly wield a sword. In this day and age of firearms, we are caught completely flatfooted when confronted with a sword, decorative or otherwise. Now because I am actually Delvon, just like all the folks on here are actually my nieces and nephews, you should believe what I say, and to the unknown home owner "Victoly!"

Hey people, guess what! He is black. And guess what else... He is also a Christian! A video gamer. a welder! technician. and many many other things... also an unlucky burglar..

but the best thing about him... so many people stood by him even when he died in disgrace! read more here... http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=delvon-j-crockett&pid=140690549. How many of you will have this many people mentioned in obituary?

I think the violent ways of Americans are really pathetic... they should embrace a little bit of Budhism in their life.. just a little. Killing each other and emitting so much carbon while they live their pathetic lives on this planet. be a little responsible!
I know a few of the most awesome and responsible people on this planet also live on your planet. Trust me. They are ashamed of living with the rest of you, who is ready to kill others for your religious beliefs while ignoring the seven sins! Stop eating while reading this for God's sake! you are fat enough to be an animal... Take some rest now...

Gun tooting nature? Yes, lets all remove guns from the streets like the UK did! Oh wait, now they are searching their citizens on the street for screwdrivers and knives. Take a listen to the UK radio sometime and hear all of the stories of slashing, stabbings, and oh yeah they still manage to shoot one another! This guy wasn't exercising his 2nd amendment rights either you can bet. Was the gun licensed? Ooooh, it wasn't was it? and the homeowner running off and only returning when the cops showed up is somehow suspicious? I don't know about anyone else but if I see "Spud" in my home and manage to stab him hell yes I'm taking off until the cops arrive! What, I should stay there while he tries to find a way to stab me back? Or better yet uses the GUN he's brought with him?! No I think after making sure he's not going anywhere fast I'm getting out of the line of fire and if he bleeds out fine no worries because I sure as hell wouldn't be looking to help him after he broke into my home. Good Riddance! Better dead than sitting in jail looking to get out and do it again. Too harsh? Then consider that before you do it because I wouldn't think twice if it was my home.

If you want to somehow tell "Spud's" side of the story try dropping the Ebonics and come up with something better than how he was "gettin' his life together". The dude was in someone's home late at night with a gun. Sorry, with his past that's no evidence of him doing anything different. Guess he should've thought of all that loving family and bright future BEFORE he started rummaging through someone's home? Cleaning up crime is easy - stop doing it!

Correction: Earlier comment's "I know a few of the most awesome and responsible people on this planet also live on your planet".

Should read:
I know a few of the most awesome and responsible people on this planet also live in your country. I mean Obama, Clinton, Carl Sagan, Gates, Google guys, Hollywood people, etc etc etc etc etc... numerous who makes me happy to be living in the same era.

Lol..I can't believe your defending your P.O.S uncle...if I came home with my family to find your uncle rummaging through my stuff..I would put at least 2 in his chest..and you say he wouldn't of used a gun..it was just to scare?...lol..please. .you think I'm going to give him the chance to reconsider what his intentions actually are?....Be thankful he didn't slice his ugly mug off so at least you can have an open casket....rot in hell...Mr.Burglary man..

How do you fight such a savage?
With heart, faith and steel. In the end there can be only one.

"I know a few of the most awesome and responsible people on this planet also live on your planet"

"I mean Obama, Clinton, Carl Sagan, Gates, Google guys, Hollywood people"

I'm sending you a fucking bill for a new pair of underwear, because I shat my pants when I read this. You list "Hollywood People" and Barack Obama as "Awesome and Responsible". I would like to find out who educated you, the people where your influences from. I'll give you Carl Sagan, but seriously, you are the biggest liberal piece of pussy shit I've heard. It's naive fucking idiots like you that lets these retards get into office and fuck the rest of us, who are too busy working, while your out lobbying for whatever boredom inspired freedom restraint you want passed. You and Oprah should go read a book on the edge of a fucking windy cliff.

"Peter Leason said:

"If You live by the Gun you will die by the Gun", America should change it's 'nineteenth Century Gun tooting culture' and join the civilized world. Change your "Gun Laws" and be safe."

What, with over 2000 gun laws on the books, we aren't safe enough yet?. It's obvious by some of the uncivilized comments on this thread that this is not a safe country. Every law-abiding citizen should own a gun and just who are you to tell people what they can and cannot have?.

Kill the 2nd Ammendment and watch the rest of our vanishing rights go down the toilet in a left leaning spiral even faster.

I see that in the USA, just like in the European Union, everybody is focusing on poor Cain (that's the criminal) without even considering the victim's position. Nowadays the victim of a crime has to defend from the assailant and from a judiciary system that doesn't defend him/her, moreover he or she is to face the fact of having been forced to committ the most terrible sin, the killing of another human being, to save one's life without the compassion of the rest of society.

For the poster talking about lax gun laws, I seriously doubt this criminal legally owned this gun, it was most likely stolen. Gun laws are only followed by law abiding citizens so don't make it so hard for them to defend themselves and their loved ones when a CRIMINAL decides to bring harm to them. I'm a CCW holder for one simple reason, when seconds matter, police are minutes away. If you care about yourself and your loved ones, you would understand that.

In respons to "Rational".. the guy is named delvon. I doubt many white people are walking around named delvon, For instance, I am white and most of my friends are named with more common names, like James, John, Joe, or christopher... on the other hand I know a couple of black twins named jameel and jamil, their sisters name is shandanah.. thats just one family.. not to say anyone can't have a unique name...sometimes you just gotta call it like you see it, right? and more importantly...

This is not an issue of 2nd amendment rights, The article even states that Mr. Delvon, the upstanding citizen he was, had previous felonies on his record... thus barring him from legally owning a handgun. Wow, a dude who was robbing someones home was in ILLEGAL POSSESSION of a gun. How fucking strange is that... now think about it. If you make it illegal to own a gun, the only people who are going to have them are going to be A.) either working for government agencies or B.) the criminals who could care less about the laws to begin with. So no, no laws are going to prevent people like delvon from getting a gun by whatever means necessary and committing crimes with it. It's funny because obviously this guy had a record, so I guess you could call him a career criminal, the gun is just a tool of the trade.

Now think about this-- how many people out there committing crimes actually went through all the proper channels to acquire their gun? I bet its a miniscule fraction, but please feel free to prove me wrong with data.

Now think about this-- I know tons of people in California, who have the ability to "legally" purchase marijuana from the store. Yet they still go through "illegal" resources, there are a few reasons for this but mostly it's because they are don't want to end up on some list that essentially says their a criminal breaking the law, and it's usually cheaper to get it from a "drug dealer".

This is pretty much common place for people who are involved in things that could potentially land them in legal trouble. I mean If I was going to go out and rob a house with a gun, I wouldn't want that gun to have a piece of paper documenting the fact that I own it floating around some government building where its waiting to be called up at the press of a button.... maybe Im just a criminal mastermind tho.

@Rational
if the perp was convicted "Crockett had a history of gun, drug and assault charges."
then the 2nd amendment doesn't apply. he's a convicted felon and cannot be in posession of a gun.
and you assume he got the gun legally through lax gun laws? it's not possible that it was stolen or gained illegally?

First off, the family of "Spud" need to learn how to talk and type, nothing makes you sound more ignorant than detroying the language.

Second, your uncle was in someones house, at night, when they weren't home. He deserves what he gets.

Third, each and every state needs an open carry gun law and make it manditory that each home owner owns a gun. This was done in a county on the east coast a number of years ago and crime fell over 80%. The Swiss have a mandatory gun ownership law and have one of the lowest crime rates and gun accident rates on the planet.

and lastly, the reason he had so many people in his obitutary is your family doesn't know what a fucking condom is.

@Rational.
he's black: http://www.wicu12.com/news/index.vnss?newsid=9150&type=News

If they break into your home and violate your privacy, I say kill the bloody thieves. Just make sure they are inside before you call the police. Saves the tax payer keeping them in jail, and the criminal might think twice next time!

@Dave Smith - I'd like to buy you a beer!!

The sad part is society's standard of home defense has slipped. Delvon might have made a different choice if more often than not burglars got beat down/killed/real jail time. If that were the case, delvon wouldn't be where he shouldn't. Also, delvon's family would readily admit that he screwed up and got what can happen when people screw up. Everyone makes mistakes. The key is to not mistakes that might get you stabbed in the chest while you are alone in someone else's home while armed.

This is to SonneyMalone_Erie. I am glad you are not a DA or anyone of power.

"The "victim" also fled the scene initially and "returned" when the police arrived (???). Hmmm.... interesting isn't it??"

Yes, it is interesting. An armed assailant broke into his home. He feared for his safety when he saw the gun, so he defended himself. He stabbing the intruder ONCE then fled the scene and called 911. He left the area for HIS safety, not knowing the state of the intruder or if he was still a threat. Do you honestly expect any reasonable person to stay in the area of an armed intruder!? The homeowner acted as any law abiding citizen would, who feared for their safety.

If an armed assailant were to break into my home, I would do anything in my power to disable that person, so that my family and I can get out of the premises and call the police.

Face the facts people, if someone breaks into a home with a gun, they only have one intent and that is to harm. If you think otherwise, it is you who will end up dead. Look at the home invasion case in Cheshire, Connecticut http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/25/national/main3095614.shtml.

Everyone has the right to defend themselves and their families. Those that think otherwise will quickly change their minds when they find themselves in unnamed homeowner's shoes.

I do feel for the family of the assailant. They suffer from the loss of a loved one, who unfortunately made a series of bad decisions. But he clearly was NOT getting their life back on track. And what of the unnamed homeowner, he is a son, brother as well, would his family suffered any less when "Spud" took his life, which was clearly his intent as he had the gun. I'm sorry, but if you have a gun and you are committing a crime, you have the intent to harm anyone who gets in your way. As for "Gun Laws" what are the odds that this fire arm was legally obtained.

I was thinking of epic ways to punish someone for breaking into your home.. If it was me and i caught him I would have tied him up and posted a gay rape fantasy ad on CL and then video taped the whole thing... Death by ornamental sword is a close 2nd tho.

and at delvons family....haha your uncles dead.

To the family of the deceased. Ebonics 101 You sounds like an edjumacated lot!

Hmmm...maybe if this guy came from a family that had better sense than to name him "Delvon," he wouldn't have ended up a skid-row criminal. But his progenitors probably had no socioeconomic basis for knowing any better. Who is to blame? Just be glad your uncle only got stabbed instead of getting blown away by a 12 gauge (yeah...stay away from my house)...you still get to have an open-casket funeral.

To the nephew of the criminal who died while breaking into someone's home : YOU ARE A F***ING IDIOT. You should be learning from this, not claiming your uncle was 'getting his life together' and that there's no proof or that he didn't do drugs etc.. what kind of moron are you? According to this article, he has a criminal history of gun, drug and assault charges. If he wasn't doing drugs, then he was dealing them, and that is worse in my book. He was caught inside someone's house, and with a firearm. If the homeowner had not acted so quickly, the homeowner would be dead now, and you'd probably still be here claiming your uncle was a good guy. Fact is your uncle was an assh*le, and he got caught red-handed. He wasn't 'getting his life together' and had no intention of doing so - he would not be breaking into houses armed with a gun if he was 'getting it together'. Oh, and then, you f***ing tool, you claim the gun was just 'to scare' people.. so that makes it ok? F*** you, if I met you, I'd feel like smashing your stupid face for being such a moron. Idiots like you should be thrown in jail just for making such ridiculous comments. I get the idea you do the same sh*t he did, and are trying to legitimize your own actions by defending your criminal uncle. YOU LOSER. With any luck you'll meet the same fate.

I hope people urinate on devlon's grave.

People are laughing and making light of this because it is FUCKING AWESOME. It is awesome that a dude stood up to a burglar and stabbed his ass to death with a giant fucking sword. Everyone, white or black or green or red, can agree that it is absolutely fucking awesome when someone stands up for themselves against criminal fucks and comes out stabbing an asshole with a giant ass medieval badass steel sword to the chest. That. Is. Awesome.

This story makes my day. I have been victimized by crime, and now I am celebrating the sweet taste of steely revenge in this awesome awesome story.

Wow, it is pretty disturbing that most of you morons are acting as though burglary warrants the death penalty.

I have no problem with the dude defending himself, and I don't think he deserves to be charged or sued, but it's still sad that someone lost their life.

Many of you are nothing short of bloodthirsty monsters.

You horses asses that celebrate the death of another are such de-sensitized grand standers. We appreciate the kudos for successfully defending our home but obviously, if I wanted to actually kill the guy I would have went nuts on him with the sword. I was startled and stabbing him was a normal reaction, unfortunately the dude died. Yeah, may have deserved it based on his history but the blood of this man is on MY HANDS. If something like this ever happened to you or someone you care about (if you have the capacity). Also, you racist dipshits should realize that more violent crimes (percentage wise) are committed by white people. Those just aren't the interesting stories that rabid dogs like yourself, get all riled up about. And I'm Irish and pretty much as "white" as they come.

So I wonder if they are going to consider registering decorative swords?

I'm thinking of buying some decorative baseball bats to "display" in various places in my house.

I wonder if they make a decorative stun gun?

Ahhhh! It does my heart good to see another sub-human bite the dust. I'm going out to buy me a sword, in case I can't get to my Python .357 fast enough.

IN ME Said:
(snipped for space) people need to figure out how to make the streets and community a better place jail yes death no

the homeowner did make your community a better place.

I don't understand how a family can look up at and praise someone that is an armed robber! WTF? You want a better community, look inside your own family first and start to snitchin'. When your family gets cleaned up, we'll talk about the rest of the community!

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=delvon-j-crockett&pid=140690549

Don't bring a .380 to a sword fight.

CRIMINALS always get what they deserve.

Look - if you're armed and you break into someone's home, you are threatening their life.

This isn't about being killed over a burglary. This is about threatening the life of an innocent homeowner, and paying the price for that.

The homeowner didn't ask to be burgled by an armed assailant. The criminal chose his own fate that day.

Interesting all these cries to 'change your gun laws and be safe.' Ahem: The guy used a SWORD. Second, it was the burgular who had a gun. Do you think that if we 'changed the gun laws' that he would dutifully turn his in or not take it with him diring burglaries? It's not like he was a law abiding citizen.

In the last year gun sales and CCL permits have gone through the roof, and during the same period of time, crime has gone down. Must be a coincidence.

There can be only one.

Regarding the comments suggesting that the death penalty is not warranted:

Frankly, what is the point in wasting millions of tax dollars in "rehabilitating" a handful of criminals who will probably just wind up back in prison? Frankly, there are 6 billion people in this world and the vast majority of us are probably decent people. Why should we waste our time rehabilitating people like Spud, when we could spend 75 cents on a bullet? Heck, we could afford to snip their branch off our collective family tree and save millions while ensuring that no more of their bad apples continue harassing society. I know it sounds harsh, but there it is. I guarantee the world would be a better place if there were no criminals.

Hey Kill All Burglers & Home Invaders, you break into my house I'll shoot you to protect my family and property, I don't care what color or religion you are or what party you belong to, and just so you know, I am a liberal independant who proudly voted for and support our duly elected (by a mandate) President. Funny how the Regressives take every chance to spread lies and disinformation about Progressives and Liberals. Liberal = belief in personal freedom.

Almost as badass as the John Hopkins kid who cut off a burglar's hand with his samurai sword.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/15/samurai.sword.killing/index.html

I guess it was too late to call an 'Amber lamps'. Is the family planning on 'President Charlie'?
To anyone who is full of enough B.S. to question why people 'assume' he was black, I reserve a great deal of contempt.
It also disgusts me that NOONE in 'homeslice's (ha) family has the stones to say that the idiot shouldn't have been committing violent crime in the first place. THAT is why racism exists- because the black 'community' doesn't police its own to any real effect.

@Ration

@Rational:

Did the assailant have a gun permit? If he did, then the law _might_ have worked. If he didn't, then adding new regulations wouldn't have worked. Sadly, criminals don't obey laws, that's why they are criminals. If they obeyed the law, then they wouldn't be criminal.

so because he is your uncle he is allowed to be in other ppls houses with a gun. well then the other guy was someone's uncle as well and he was only using the sword to scare your uncles chest, how is that for you fuck your uncle and you

This story is over a year old. your website is a piece of trash and your journalism sucks.

@Josephnexus:

Thank you for your unique insight into the definition of "criminal". I nominate you president of the tautology club! http://xkcd.com/703/. You show enormous future leadership potential in that post by deriving both ~L(p)->C(p)
_and_ L(p)->~C(p) from C(p)===~L(p). For extra credit, you can go on to show how (~L(law,p)) for some law -> ~(L(law,p) for all law)

If you feel sorry for this guy and his family, here's an idea: go teach in an inner city school for a year. Blacks HATE whites in authority (teachers, cops, judges), and you'll see what it feels like to be shit on verbally in that stupid "ebonics" (bad English) every day. I guarantee you will HATE thye ghetto culture and anyone (white or black)who defends them.

It all started when racist, sexist, thugs who can't stop talking about their genitals, were praised as "artists." Blacks get away with murder now (OJ anyone?)-- even Obama knows the bar is set low for them (which is racism itself) -- That's why he fooled all the blacks and guilt-ridden libs, saying he's a black man, when he;s really (look it up), 50% white, 42-44% arab, and 4-6% black.

"He is still someones son, father, brother, uncle, and friend"

You can say the same thing about Hitler, doesn't mean that he was a good human being.

Delvon's obituary said that he died on March 10, 2010. That's less than a week ago, Michael.

I would of done the same thing if someone would of been in my house. The guy was asking for it when he broke in. You carry a gun and steal from someone you dont have anyone to blame but yourself, too sad that people are this ignorant if you need money that bad get a job and work a mcd's! or something! Damn!

The homeowner is lucky to be alive after confronting a gun wielding robber with a sword.

To all those related to this piece of trash, listen up. He robbed the guys house and he got caught. Tough sh*t if he's dead. Hopefully y'all learned a lesson.

I ALWAYS wondered if those swords were worth the prices they charge for them and if you could use them in a 'fight'. Thanks Uncle Moron Devlon, Your stupidity has answer quite a few questions I've had for many many years...

To the family of Uncle Moron, For the record...Changing ones life does not include committing felonies, period. I read several different crime blogs and every time a 'family' member write on them they say the same thing. "My family member was a 'good boy", "he innocent", "the 'real' story will come out", "you racist"...It's all old and tired. People who work and pay taxes don't care an iota about you or your family. PLEASE, stop breeding!

@Rational
Given that he had a history of guns and drugs (not a good one I assume) no amount of psychological testing would prevent this as he probably got the gun through other means. Im all for gun regulation and I dont think idiots should get them, but there purpose is to protect from people trying to rob or harm you thus they (people wanting to harm you) have the advantage since they already know that they will use the gun you on the other hand have no idea if you will be a victim thus getting a gun through illegal means is not an option. Instead of focusing on regulation of the legal gun market, focus on the illegal gun market instead. Dont hinder the citizens.

There should be law that states: Anyone who is killed or harmed while commiting a crime gives up their right or their families right to sue ANYONE....PERIOD. If you weren't there, you wouldn't have been harmed.

I'm a real liberal, not the weird mixed-up inconsistent kind running around most of the time these days...and as a real liberal I don't understand why the ACLU will stand up for 1st and 4th amendment cases but won't stand up for the 2nd amendment. Regardless of whether we call ourselves liberal or conservative though, we should all stand up for each other's rights to think and speak what we believe, AND to own firearms and protect our homes. You go into my home and threaten my life or my family, and I WILL shoot first and ask questions later.

Oh and ACLU, if you ever decide to stand up for the ENTIRE bill of rights I might actually join your organization.

Oh, okay Mary. Thanks for the instruction. I'll be sure to follow it. :::eyeroll:::

It would be different if old spuds was shot while innocently shopping in a convienence store or any of the other number of quality things he could have been doing. A job perhaps? A means of contributing to society instead of breaking into strangers homes and STEALING what another person no doubt worked hard for. This is undeniably what led to his demise. I know family is gonna stand up for him (if any of those posters are actualy his family)

I'm guessing the pants that dude in the picture is wearing are sold out by now?

@IM ME. So, say you are awoken in the middle of the night to the sounds of someone rummaging through your stuff. You walk down stairs to see what's going on to find someone pointing a gun at you? You're going to talk to them, maybe see if you can lead them to Jesus? Maybe sit down talk politics over a cup of coffee? Get real, you're going to freak the hell out, and if you happen to not get shot or otherwise incapacitated, you're going to try to kill that person, or at the very least very seriously injure them. If you react otherwise, you're doing yourself and your family a disservice by not fighting for their safety and well-being. Honestly, I wouldn't give a damn about THEIR family at this point because 1) there's no time to think about them and 2) what's the point, its not like they can do anything to save their boy now. So, that's why I say, kill the trash and get a new rug.

Reading through some of the comments, seems like there's more to the story, which I imagine there often is. My example @IM ME obviously isn't what happened here, just trying to send a reality check to people who think that there's no way they'd ever be in a position to take another persons life. Survival is a basic human instinct, and when that kicks in, your normal thought process and conscience probably have very little control over your actions.

If someone is stoopid enough to break into our house, we have a three-foot sword at the top of the stairs where we can get it when we hear something. Plus I have a five-foot bo in my bedroom. Plus there are other assorted 'decorative' functional weapons scattered around the house.

I say go to the homeowner and f-you to the burglar. Thieves and rapists get what they deserve. (my city is having a plague of a serial rapist .... )

If someone is stoopid enough to break into our house, we have a three-foot sword at the top of the stairs where we can get it when we hear something. Plus I have a five-foot bo in my bedroom. Plus there are other assorted 'decorative' functional weapons scattered around the house.

I say go to the homeowner and f-you to the burglar. Thieves and rapists get what they deserve. (my city is having a plague of a serial rapist .... )

As someone who was burglarized twice, all I can say is WOOOHOOO! This is the best news I've heard all day. Even to this day, I wish I would have been waiting on a hill near my house with a sniper rifle waiting to pick off the burglar once he entered my home. I lost nearly everything Twice and I have gained a special dislike for burglars. They should all be stabbed in the chest with swords .... really dull rusty ones.

Carl Sagan is dead.
When we lose our guns (or swords) is when we lose our country. An armed populace is the only thing standing between us and utter depravity.

One more sinner sent to his maker unprepared. If only we would forget our possessions and even our own lives and care even for someone who's doing us wrong.

The burglar was wrong and he got what was coming to him, but we would all have death and Hell coming to us if it weren't for God through Jesus having mercy on us when we were wrong.

Burgulary doesn't warrant the death penalty, but aggravated (with a weapon) burgulary, at the time, for the victim warrants the use of deadly force.

If someone is in your house with a gun, there's a high probability you'll end up with holes drilled in you.

Hi guys, it's me.
I just wanted to drop by and let you know that Delvon is doing great. Spud, he says he wants his $20 (Gee he might still be with you had you paid up, just kidding!). Anyways it turns out that Delvon WAS going to rob the place and shoot Mr. Homeowner (Actually soon to be Mr. Renter because with all those court fees and this economy who can manage right?). Anyways, everything is cool, you guys don't have to argue. Let's all just get a long.

-JC

PS: You're good to go President Clinton, oral doesn't count.

I'm actually speechless reading these comments,
America has gone to the gutter .
I can't fathom how people are defending this Dirtbag .
In my opinion , Uncle Spud got off lucky .
I would have made sure if this dirtbag broke into my house
the dude would have had to have a closed casket .
I would have shot him right in his face .
I have this little thing called self and family preservation .
I don't care what race or religion a person is , if it comes down to me and my family's safety your going down . I have never wished death on anyone but if you break into my house Armed your going to meet God quick .

You guys are hilarious. Somehow a burglery (which have been going on since man has existed) is somehow now Obama and Oprah's fault. Look. Id kill someone too if they broke into my house with ANY weapon. Id expect to be killed if I broke into someone's house with a gun. For Sure. Thats why I dont do it. But dont try to blame 1. The 'economy' 2. Burglery's or anything else that happened in this story on Obama and Hollywood people. That crap was f-ed up long before he got in office.

For the guy who thinks the ACLU is a bunch of crazy liberals who hate guns..They actually have a long history of sticking up for civil liberties including the 2nd Amendment. http://reason.com/blog/2007/04/06/the-aclu-defends-gun-rights

Look. Maybe youd call me a commie liberal just because i dont think your a socialist if you dont want to let all the all of the wealth in the US accumulate into the hands of about .5% of the population who gained that money by manipulating money markets but hey... thats just me but Im armed, trained and will protect my home with deadly force if forced to. Just dont try to blame Obama for the same crap that has been going on for over 10k years and was even worse (statistically) during Bush's two terms.

Why do people assume he was black?

Well, because he was committing a felony. That's why.

Rational
I would assume he was black because he was called Delvon Crocket, had a history of drug offenses and was burgling a house...

Racist?

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=delvon-j-crockett&pid=140690549

Oh I was right

"enjoyed working out, playing video games, writing and listening to music, playing and watching sports"

F delvon and the sword he rode out on....

His obituary said he was a christian? Really what happened with the part about not stealing? I hope he is being laughed at in Hell for being a ass-monkey. If you break in to someones house and they come home and go "Kill Bill" on you before you can shoot them then maybe its just thining out the heard. Thank you for your entry into the Darwin Awards.

Self preservation, dave,
Boy do you two guys know family and country. Well said, right to the point. Self Presevation just for the record 95% of us would do the same thing you would do. Dave I can't say anymore about you Just "Dave." Wonderful. Thank you both!

All's well that ends well.

You know, if this dirtbag was still alive her would probably be really jazzed about how much everyone is talking about him. Let him rot... next story.

I'm a 22 year old Hispanic male that grew up in Los Angeles, currently living in a "safer" town in the north west near Seattle. With that said my heart goes out to both victim's families, and anyone else that has experienced any losses being materialistic (replaceable ) or the loss of a loved one (not replaceable).
Everywere You go (especially) in this country you will find crime. Non the less I am proud of being were I'm at and I truelly appreciate having my basic needs shelter, food, water and someone that loves me and cares for me with trust! And my health.
This is what I appreciate having everyday. I moved from the safety of my parents at a very young age, thinking I would be safer were I currently live. Thinking that because 92% of the population was "white" at first I felt safe. Then as I grew and matured I learned first hand I was wrong.
The problem with people is they forget what really matters in life, it has nothing to do with the color of your skin nor does it have to do with protecting REPLACEABLE MATERIALISTIC possessions.
It brings great hurt and sadness to my heart to know that both this men did what they felt they had to. Based on what society agrees or disagree is acceptable.
This man "the homeowner" could have easily made the right choice the second he felt his life was in danger knowing no one he loves was in his home walked out and called the police. Instead this man broke the law and made the choice of risking his life to take another. Because society accepts his choice for defending his replaceable materials. He took a life with his hands because of the choice he made, apparently not knowing he had the choice of turning his back and allowing THE POLICE to do the job. I would like to add that that's why we had 911 and trained humans handle events like this one. The homeowner should be convicted or atleast evaluated for mentally being able to commit such an act.
What kind of anger or actions would this man had taken if for instence when he arrived home it was set a blaze??? Would he have risked his life the same way to protect his replaceable material items. I highly doubt it. experience has thought me his choice unless a loved one was in danger. The choice he would have made would have been to dial 911 and pray that things would be replaced and or atleast not fully lost.
My words might not mean much to anyone but given that I am free to put in my 2 cents I HAVE CHOSEN to stay possitive and write with my heart and point out the crime that was truelly in my heart I fell was commuted.
My name is Oscar I don't hide it like most of you. I am proud of the choices I make and greatfull for what I have. I have just been robbed of most of my material possession and I watched most of it happen. I made a choice and it cost me my replaceable possessions. Atleast have my health and my loved one. Safe and comfortable sleeping next to me knowing I made the Humanely possitive right correct educated CHOICE. My hands are clean of blood and my soul is unmarked by such ignorance and hate.

EVERYONE THAT IS TALKING NEGATIVELY ABOUT MY UNCLE, ONCE AGAIN HE WASN'T ROBBING ANYONE THEY KNEW MY UNCLE VERY WELL AND I WISH YOU ALL WOULD JUST STOP ACTING SO FUCKING DUMB. BUT ALL OF YOU GUYS DON'T MATTER TO ME I KNOW HOW MY UNCLE WAS AND I KNOW HE WASN'T ROBBING HIM AND I ALSO KNOW THAT THE GUN HE SO CALLED HAD NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN IT WASN'T HIS ALSO WHY IS EVERYONE SAYING HE WAS IN JAIL WITH GUN CHARGES AND ASSAULT AND ALL THIS OTHER BULL SHIT. HOW THE HELL WOULD YALL KNOW? NONE OF YOU HAVE HIS FUCKING RECORDS.BUT I SWEAR IM GOING TO PRAY FOR YOU GUYS BECAUSE YALL REALLY NEED IT. BUT ALL OF YOU DUMB ASS PEOPLE THAT HAD SO MUCH TO SAY WILL FIND OUT THE TRUTH SOONER THEN LATER AND YOU ALL ARE GOING TO FEEL BAD. OH ONE MORE THING WHOEVER YOU ARE THAT WROTE SOMETHING SAYING YOU WERE MY UNCLE STOP BEING SO CHILDISH WHO DOES THAT.YOU GUYS REALLY HAVE NO LIFE WHY DNT YALL TRY GOING TO SCHOOL OR GETTING A JOB MAYBE EVEN TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY I DNT CARE IF ANY OF YOU TOOK THIS TO HEART AND GOT AFFENDED BY THIS BECAUSE I DNT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ANY OF YOU BUT IM PUTTING UP WITH THIS AND I REALLY HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY BECAUSE MY UNCLE WOULDN'T WANT ME FEEDING INTO THIS. I LOVE ALL YOU HATERS AND NEGATIVE PEOPLE HAHAHA YEAH RIGHT. R.I.P UNCLE SPUD I LOVE YOU SO MUCH EVEN THOUGH YOUR GONE YOUR NEVER FORGOTTEN, LOVE YOU BABY!!!! AND WE WISH YOU WERE HERE WITH US.

I always heard don't bring a knife to a gun fight, never knew they were referring to you bringing an Ornamental Sword instead...lol thats my only joke on this sad situation...But to the guy defending his uncle, I understand your frustration, and it'snot fair that his actions are causing you so much pain. Thats why we as civilized people need to think about how our actions will effect OTHERS not just ourselves. We are a selfish nation, and I think both these men were selfish. Call it what you want, from the details released, the homeowner could have turned around, walked away and called the cops. The would-be-thief could have just as easily got a job at McD's instead of stealing from someone. Both acted selfishly. That being said, I DO SUPPORT SELF-DEFENSE 150%. As far as I read from the story, it was more like HOME/VALUABLE DEFENSE...which in my mind is NOT the same thing. Now when he was confronted with a man weilding a gun I would consider that self defense. BUT if I have a gun and you have a sword...I'm going to win. The details on this case bring me to believe that the victim knew his robber, and that perhaps drugs were involved. Someone commented earlier on replaceable items. Well if I were dealing drugs, and someone was breaking into my house, I'd consider those drugs one valuable the COPS wouldn't be likely to return to me or one the home owner's insurance wouldn't cover. That make sense to anyone else? SOMETHING had to be in the house to instill the bravery of bringing a large ornamental knife to a gun fight. How did the homeowner know the thief wouldn't just shoot him???
Sounds to me like both these men should have been in prison, then we wouldn't be dealing with this in the first place. I'll wait and see what the case reveals further before I make any judgements or accusations, this is just my opinion for now...

@Oscar Manuel Herrera-Alcala You can take a stand against people who voluntarily decide to go against social norms. That's the risk you take.

You forget that this isn't about "material" or "replaceable" items. This is about loss of security and loss of safety. So, if you think that the "homeowner" would ever, for the rest of his life, be able to open the front door of his home without trepidation, you are living in a fantasy world.

The bottom line is, don't do stupid sh*t. Some get lucky and get the police called on them. Some aren't so lucky and get shot.

If anything, perhaps Delvon's life won't be such a waste now - hopefully some would-be thug kid reads this and decides a couple hundred bucks isn't worth getting run through with a steel blade.

I feel for the loss of uncle I truelly do I wish that what I wrote puts things in a deffrent perspective. And please for the love of God u don't have to be reading this u will only damage ur heart even further! If u know in ur heart ur uncle ment no harm by being in his house even if he wasn't invited. I belive you. The white folks Vwriting this horrorable things are more sick in the head then u can possibly understand. They speak of race like white is some kind of justification for doing the right thing. Like I said 92% white people were I currently live and I see them asking me for money on every corner because in there eye because I do the job better I need. not only pay taxes but pay a tow when I pass them when I don't I get screamed at. A WORD OF ANGER TO ALL Y'ALL WHITE FOLKS. BE PREPARED TO LOOSe UR HOME TO THE BANK U TRUST BECAUSE U LOST UR JOB AT WALMART WERE EVERYTHING U BUY COMES FROM CHINA. BECAUSE EVERY DRUG DEALER I KNOW OF IS A TRAILER TRASH SELLING DRUGS AT THE SCHOOL THERE KID ATTENDS TO MAKE A LIVING WAITING FOR THE ebt CARD TO RELOAD TO BUY AN OUNCE OF HEROINE OR METH BECAUSE THEY CANT GET A JOB. BECAUSE INSTEAD OF TEACHING POSSITIVE LESSONS TO THE FUTURE(KIDS) THEY LEARN HATE. White America is mad because we have a 50% white 48%arab & 2% black Guy running this bitch because he went to school educated himself to tell white America they no longer have a choice. And ur mad well cry and complain to the black house because ur people couldn't keep u in school to keep it white. Because the man that shot my 16 year old friend walking to school was white. Because the people that shot at my school in north Hollywood. Were white. because the men that robbed our country are white. Cheney Bush ect. Be mad all u want. Just leave both of the poor families alone.... yes it is a free country and you could say as u wish. I just can't belive ur faith religious beliefs allows u to feel good about it. Just to let u know. America was taken from the people that created many wonderfull things you can't live without built by Africans that were taken from there families by force by white folks that did it with fear using non other then guns. but it was ok for them to do I assume in you're guys eyes right. hitler was white and if u made it pass the 2th grade u would know this. U would know that if America and all its people white black Asian Hispanic. Didn't stop him he would have killed everyone that didn't have blue eyes. Because of the color of ones eye!!!!!! BELIVE THAT SHIT. things happen all the time and unless ur sinless u should spend ur time in school so we once again be America the great. Not the great depression

Oscar, think about what you are saying. No one defend their property? What if you were able to snap your fingers and make that happen. Everyone in this country would do exactly that. If someone breaks into your home, you get yourself and your family out and call the police.

You would be opening the door for every criminal to just smash your front window and grab whatever they want and walk out. No worries on their mind, since there is no chance they will be getting caught.

We are human beings too, not sheep. Fear shouldn't be exlusive to the good guys.

THAT SHIT YALL TALKIN SHUVE IT UP ALL YALL ASS I KNOW WHAT HAPPEN THAT WAS MY CUZ YALL IS SO CHILDISH YALL CAN STOP PLEASE

Bacon I agree... sounds more like a more realistic possibility. Once again we must know the facts I'm sure a quick drug test would answer a lot of questions and I'm glad u didn't leave out the part about a gun will allway win over a knife. Ive been awake all night filling out my renters insurance. And my good fried emailed me this link. It is sad to see what people we are forced to live around. But that's why I'm going to force myself to study&work harder then the next Guy to afford the right protections for me and my future family. And on my off time spread the good word and share the knowledge that ive learned IN THIS COUNTRY you can anyone you want to be help is here for who asks for it. Sad most people forgot how to ask. I'm off to bed. I'm glad atleast. I get to share this short life with possitive people like you
:)

Oscar, thank you for that, means a lot to know we're not alone in this world by being able to control our feelings of vengeance.
YES folks, I admitted that I am vengeful, ALL people are, it is a primal instinct that allowed us to survive. When one caveman came and took your wife and your club, you clubbed him back and took his wife and yours back. This continued until we devised a set of religious rules that would universally govern the actions of people everywhere. (Sidebar I DO believe in God, and good vs evil, I just don't believe every word of the Bible like some folks because I realize it was written by man, and that we are all born with an internal device that allows us to determine the good or evil in something. It's called a heart, and we all have one. Rather than spending time devising ellaborate crusades of vengeance and torture, equally as disgusting as the crimes in question, why don't we work at trying to find the root of this problem and identify it in people BEFORE they go psycho?? Not taking away your fire though peeps, I UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION, ANGER, AND REVENGE..but you can't bring yourself to the same level of the folks you despise. Jesus, (whether you believe or not) showed the shining example of forgiveness and turning the other cheek. If Jesus had grabbed a spear and led an uprising, he WOULD NOT have affected the billions and billions of people that he has. He did it by doing what anyone else would see as stupid/crazy. He didn't defend himself, and instructed his followers to study his life and live according to that, NOT avenge his death. All in all it works out to a moral lesson: By repeating the behavior in question, whether in the name of vengeance or not, will only continue to promote further behavior. AN EYE FOR AN EYE LEAVES THE WHOLE WORLD BLIND!

We need to take something positive from these tragedies, not fuel the vengeance fires, resulting in equally as atrocious acts. Why don't we use the tools already afforded to us through our tax dollars (police) before we take action ourselves.
My point...: If the homeowner had arrived home to find his home on fire instead of being burglarized...would he have grabbed a fire extinguisher and attempted to put the blaze out alone without calling the fire dept? I doubt it, I think that would have been a quick 911 call, kind of like the one he should have made upon arriving at the home. Protecting yourself/your family from imminent danger/harm is one thing, but putting yourself in harms way trying to be a hero doesn't mean you can shoot anyone committing a crime against you. I would rather let the insurance company replace my home/valuables than take a decorative sword into a potentially hostile situation. What if this robber had actually used the gun, the homeowner would have been lying dead in his home with a sword in his hand. Stupidity on both sides here, and two lives ruined, and many more affected. Let's not play "who can think up the best revenge" let's focus instead on why did this happen? and what can we do to prevent it from happening in the future? Just my opinion, and not trying to set off the fanatics..

Say some punk tried to get you for your Auto (or any possesion), are you gonna call the one-time (police) and play the roll model? No. I think you play like a thug. Next hear the shot of a magnum slug (or a swooshing sword)!! Here is something you can't understand: How I can just kill a man!

I feel really bad for the way some of you are speaking. I know the family & in a world of texting it has lead many to use that lingo when typing.
Depending on what you may have read, Delvon was young, just so you are aware the majority of his mourning nieces’ & nephews’ are even younger (grade school ages).
No matter what is said or what was done, there are three sides to a story...yours, mine, & the truth...Delvon can not tell his story. He is called an "alleged" robber with a gun, but he is now deceased. The home owner will claim "self defense", to avoid a murder charge if he wasn't being robbed.
Only GOD knows what really happened. You shouldn't judge anyone...let he who is pure cast the first stone
My deepest sympathy goes out to the family

I am curious how some of the last commentors would feel if it turns out that the VICTIM did not know the PERPATRAITOR. How has things been turned around to say the homeowner was guilty of something without any facts to substantiate that claim? Suppose the guy with the sword had NEVER seen this guy standing in his home with a gun. He is suppose to TURN HIS BACK and run out and call 911?? I just don't think thats realistic talk.

I was simply referring to the details of the story. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU iLLUSIONS, but you'd have to be R.Lee Ermey or fucking Rambo to think that you can take on a burgular with a gun, armed only with a decorative sword. If I have a gun, and your more than 5 feet away from me with a sword...YOU LOSE THE FIGHT. Nobody in their right mind, would risk their lives and safety to save an empty apartment????? You see my reasoning here? As a homeowner, I own LOTS of guns, but if I came home and found my house wide open, UNLESS I WAS CARRYING ONE OF THOSE GUNS, I WOULDN'T PICK UP ONE OF MY MULTIPLE ORNAMENTAL SWORDS IN MY FRONT ROOM AND GO LOOKING FOR THE PERP. To a rational/normal person, I would envision the criminal to be armed and dangerous, and I would think my sword too weak a weapon to take on a gun. Even with all my guns, hunting knowledge, expert marksmanship, defense training, I would have retreated and called police at least before I attempted anything SOLO. What if the thief gets the better of me? I haven't called 911, so nobody would come to my rescue....so I'd be f*cked. But if I had a bunch of illegal drugs in my house, that I couldn't report stolen, I'd forgo calling the cops and make a stand on my own....which is EXACTLY what sounds like happened here...

Now don't misunderstand me iLLusions...If I was in my bed, and somebody broke in, and I feared for the life/safety of my family, he/she would be lying in a pool of blood with two loads of 00buckshot in them before the cops could even arrive. But thats what happen when you corner an old bear like me inside my bedroom. If I feel threatened I'm going to defend myself, but I'm not going to risk my health and safety when I don't have to, and have already forked over a bunch of tax money for Cops to do the dirty work.............
Next time, read my comments more closely. I'm not defending anything but the notion that this is not an open/shut case of personal defense because it doesn't match up with normal rational common sense.....plain and simple...

Rational,

Yep that's it cause if we didn't have such lax gun laws he wouldn't have gone and bought one off the street for cheaper than he'd have to pay in a real gun store with background checks. Wake up... everything that is illegal is owned by criminals. All taking gun rights away does is make certain that law-abiding citizens will not be able to own a gun to defend themselves from people who would obtain guns no matter the law. Now that is 'rational'.

THE SADDEST PART ABOUT THIS WHOLE STORY IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE TAKE JOY IN THE FACT THAT A LIFE WAS LOST. YES HE WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME BUT THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN THAT HOUSE IS #1 GOD, THE VICTIM AND THE KILLER, AND ONE THING FOR SURE IS THAT WHATEVER THE STORY IS GOD IS THE FINAL JUDGE AND ONLY HE CAN REPAY FOR THE LIFE THAT WAS TAKEN. SO TO ALL THE PEOPLES WHO THINK HE GOT WHAT HE DESERVED; IF WE ALL GOT WHAT WE DESERVED FOR SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE IN OUR LIVES WHERE WOULD WE ALL BE. JUST BECAUSE HIS LIFE IS AN OPEN BOOK RIGHT NOW DOESN'T MEAN THAT GOD DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE STUFF THAT IS HIDDEN IN OUR CLOSET THAT WE ONLY KEEP BETWEEN OURSELVES AND GOD. YE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE.

@ Bacon Bully I absolutley follow you, and I understand where you are coming from. As my fist post stated I was just curious where some of the commentors stood if the facts of the case pointed to the homeowner bieng nothing more than an innocent homeowner. I will however be the first to admit alot of what the story DOES'NT say leaves me scratching my head as to the true circumstances of this particular case. I just don't find enouph in this story to really push my Full opinion either way. Suppose the 'robber' had'nt had time to brandish his gun, and the homeowner just reacted, he had already grabbed his sword, and quite possibly could have been afraid. Aside from some claims of commenters on here bieng family members and claiming the dead man knew the homeowner, nothing here really says if they knew one another or not.
Don't get me wrong your thoughts are good ones, weighing out all the possibilities, there just is'nt enouph here to be sure.
My point was suppose the homeowner did'nt know the guy breaking into his home at all? Then drugs removed from the scenario it could just be a cut and dry case of a man came home, found things amiss and reacted on maybe even 'auto pilot'. We can't say for sure how we would react to come home and find a stranger in our midst our comfort zone, our home is ours and our safety. We own alot of guns too and it would'nt be good for anyone coming in here unannounced.

I personally have 3 Katanas (Real and not decorative) 3 Wakizashi's (again the real deal) 2 pistols and a 12 gauge shotgun. These weapons are in different locations of my apt, all within easy reach.You may accuse me of paranoia, I prefer "Prepared". As concerns this lowlife, he got what he deserved. And this "Nephew" needs to grow up and quit the "We are the Victim. Crap"

One less criminal piece of trash on the world, boo-freaking-hoo.
And glad that the homeowner didn't got hurt!

I hope that if I ever confront a burglar, I reach one of my guns first ! Not just for the tactical advantage this wound provide, but because, I would not wish to bloody a work of art such as one of my swords. I liked the Idea of "Decorative Baseball bats" that someone proposed earlier !

Crockett had a gun in someone's home. I'm sure he wasn't there to bake him cupcakes. Damn liberal morons - they are probably strung out on drugs too so they actually sympathize with law breaking nut jobs.

Ya steal, ya get stabbed. Sounds pretty simple to me. It's not cool that someone died, it's cool that someone got to defend themselves with this sort of thing happens so often without the real victims ever being compensated.

After reading a lot of gun law and think of the family of the dead guy, I only want to make two points.

1. We should amend the Constitution so that the right to keep and bear arms does include swords, axes, and other melee weapons.
2. If anyone thinks the family of the deceased criminal should press charges, I offer the this counter-argument: The victim of the burglary should be able to sue the deceased burglar's family for any clean-up cost's of his blood staining carpet and/or hardwood floors. I mean, if we're gonna be all sue-happy as a society, everyone should have an equal right to do so.

Tactical Advantage- You are right on brotha! Couldn't have said it better myself!

For the record, I don't keep ornamental/decorative weapons on the walls or lying about, nor do I own any firearms. I do, however, sleep with my favorite handaxe --usually carried whenever I go camping or hiking-- under my pillow at all times.

To the Crockett family: I for one am very sorry for your loss. We all have a lot to learn from Delvon's life. And I think that the most important thing that Delvon had to teach us is that it is seldom a good idea to break into someone's apartment while carrying a pistol.

Delvon would still be alive today if he had just stayed home that evening. Think about it.

Tactical Advantage..... Just be careful what Wood you chop !! LMAO !!
Skip

On another note: There is nothing wrong with having weapons in your abode. As long as children do not have access to them. I live alone, I am 60 years old. My only companion is "Frau Hitler the Dachshund" she is the one that made Adolph such a meanie ! Today she is the scourge of squirrels in the neighborhood. "That would Be da hood to you, "Nephew". Eubonics are a waste of time, intellect, and they show the contempt the Blacks have for education. Get a life, then try to get educated ! You "Video game playing, Hanging-out, sport-watching, slacker. It is you and your "Victim Mentality" that is bringing your race into disrepute. Plus the fact that most of the young Black men today think it is cool to be a Gangster. Well, Your Gangster Uncle got himself Killed with a toy sword ! Can you spell "Darwin Award" ? I doubt it !
Dip S#it!

This article sure has brought out the idiots. How are you going to turn this into a gun rights issue? Clearly, it's evidence to support SWORD ownership.

Spud got exactly what he had coming.......................a sword through his heart.

Stay the fuck out of other peoples homes when you have a GUN.

I mean come on...........he didn't care that a dog was there. Everything Spud got.................he deserved.............Fo shizzle.

Hi Tex,
I too am a Liberal From Texas.(the homeland of Reactionary Republicans)I sometimes feel like "A Stranger in a Strange Land". However I can get along with my neighbors, because I respect their right to believe as they wish! And like you,I will protect myself and my loved ones, with deadly force if necessary. What pisses me off is the whining bulls#hit this so called nephew is putting out. The accommodation's that are offered to the Blacks are really just "Politically Correct" appeasements to a overly LOUD whining area of the population. This is one reason the Black community is still enmeshed in poverty,apathy,and hatred. Plus the VERY Antisocial Idea of being a Thug rapper asshole is somehow a good thing.Fuck**g Morons ! Come around my house and break in, I will send you home to your MOMMA in a box that she will not wish to open.

TEX said:
Hey Kill All Burglers & Home Invaders, you break into my house I'll shoot you to protect my family and property, I don't care what color or religion you are or what party you belong to, and just so you know, I am a liberal independant who proudly voted for and support our duly elected (by a mandate) President. Funny how the Regressives take every chance to spread lies and disinformation about Progressives and Liberals. Liberal = belief in personal freedom.
Posted 03/14/2010 at 05:05:47 PM

To the dumbass who was whining about 'whites hating Obama', YOU do KNOW who voted him in office, RIGHT? Because, it wasn't blacks...Google and knowledge are your friend, ignorance and stupidity are not!

"He a good boy"
"He changing his life for the better"
"He a baby daddy"
"He never hurt anyone, wasn't there"
"The 'truth' will come out"
"Mind your own business"
"Don't judge"
"He innocent"
"You don't know him"

All of those quoted are the rants of the stupid family members who come to defend their dumbbell criminal relatives. I've read those OVER AND OVER, guess what I DON'T CARE. Your relative got what they richly deserved, too bad death doesn't come more frequently to those like your 'Uncle'... Take my advice, DON'T BREED!

@ possitive note
I find it extremely difficult to take you seriously. Honestly, how can anyone believe anything that you have written? You must be poorly educated.

"Like I said 92% white people were I currently live and I see them asking me for money on every corner because in there eye because I do the job better I need."

You claim you can work more efficiently (I think that's what he means) and 92% of the white population where you live is unemployed begging for handouts. If that is true, fuck Haiti and lets give handouts all the handouts where you live to the unemployed 92% white population!

"BECAUSE EVERY DRUG DEALER I KNOW OF IS A TRAILER TRASH SELLING DRUGS AT THE SCHOOL THERE KID ATTENDS TO MAKE A LIVING WAITING FOR THE ebt CARD TO RELOAD TO BUY AN OUNCE OF HEROINE OR METH BECAUSE THEY CANT GET A JOB. BECAUSE INSTEAD OF TEACHING POSSITIVE LESSONS TO THE FUTURE(KIDS) THEY LEARN HATE."

Excellent observation of the black culture.

"because the men that robbed our country are white. Cheney Bush ect."

Barack Obama spent more in his first 100 days than Bush did in 8 years. Just Google it.

"America was taken from the people that created many wonderfull things you can't live without built by Africans that were taken from there families by force by white folks that did it with fear using non other then guns."

The Native Americans did create many wonderful things and discovered many things. However, Africans are yet to invent one thing that is in widespread development. Black-americans are yet to invent one thing that is in widespread development. Black-americans did minimal work in the creation of this country. This country was built on the backs of whites and asians. I challenge you to find ONE (1) original invention of black-americans. Trust me, you will find none.
You obviously no nothing of the African slave trade if you believe that whites are the only perpetrators and if you believe that all africans were forcefully taken from their families. Many africans willingly traded away their kin.

"hitler was white and if u made it pass the 2th grade u would know this. U would know that if America and all its people white black Asian Hispanic. Didn't stop him he would have killed everyone that didn't have blue eyes. Because of the color of ones eye!!!!!!" (read: blah blah blah guilt-trip)

Yes, the actions of one man reflect all whites. I wonder what countries allied against him to stop him? Oh, that's right, the predominantly white ones. Where was all of Africa, Haiti, etc on D-Day?

"things happen all the time and unless ur sinless u should spend ur time in school so we once again be America the great. Not the great depression"

I assume so you can continue to live on YTs' bountiful handout programs in greater wealth. Heed your own advice. Tell your under-educated black people to heed your advice. But of course, we all know that schools are racist, the govt is racist, blacks are oppressed and sheeit.
Perhaps if Delvon was robbing your house (read: section 8), taking your possessions that you bought with your hard-earned money (read: govt handout/stolen) you would have attempted to re-educate him and tell him all the lies you just spread to us.
Please, take the time to prove me wrong. I am waiting.
15fields15@gmail.com

Just a thought: You African-Americans. If you are so fucking proud of being from Africa, Why do you give your kids Faux-French names like Delvon? or Shanika, WTF is that?
I did a search of "African Names" and I never found a Shinika, Deleroie,Quadisha, or other such names. Do you come up with these names out of the whole cloth? I bet in 50 years your descendant's will be laughing their asses off. If You Black people wish to be Americans, GET WITH THE PROGRAM !! By this, I mean denounce The Thug CULTURE" that is killing your children. I know you will hate this one! Close the basketball courts, and send these little thugs back to school. And Hold your School responsible for teaching these little kids how to read and write.... AT LEAST ! A complete sentence with out ..."Yall" "Dis" "YO", and "Baitch" would be nice. However I doubt that you people can pull this off. Bunch of whining, Give me everything, lazy,thieving,Racist,drain on society.
BAD words? Prove me wrong. Victims my ass. You have made yourselves victims, and I did at one time in my life have hopes that our society would turn around and be one of inclusion. But after MLK was killed, your so called leaders: like Jesse Jackson. Made a mockery of your effort. I will not even mention Al Sharpton. He was and is a Photo-Whore. Obama, Believe it, or not,I Voted for. I am an Independent Liberal. Voting for John McCain would have made me SICK. If you think that it is up to the "WHITE " People to improve your situation, you are sadly mistaken !
Educate your children, quit your sniveling, and work to improve your condition, and in the process the condition of this country ! (Which happens to be Your country also), Until this happens,you will just be , Ex -Slaves, Not African-Americans, just displaced Africans. Join or lose and die as a people.
PS Quit getting so fat at McDonalds. Get off your lazy ass and cook for your children, if not for your fat self. Makes me want to ban Fast food for everyone. Do Not give me this shit about Hormones ! It is laziness. Do you wish to tell me that Blacks have Fat Genes ?? ROFLMAO, You are too lazy to go home and cook. fucking lame people.
And this article was about a Black man that was a crook and got himself killed. It turned into a thing about race.
Look at the statistics ! Why are most of the people in prison Black ? Because they do the most crimes, you dumb assholes ! Plus they are stupid and get killed with toy swords..... ROFLMFAO. Come around my house, break in, then look to your life. Black or White.
Does this make me a redneck or racist?

Ummmmm...I'd say just about everything you just said makes you a racist, Skip. So, yes.

OK : mcr, I have a bit of anger, and defensive attitudes. However , if you read my posts, I think you would not call, me a racist. I professed a willingness to defend my home and loved ones. I also called out several people on what I believed to be bogus ideas.I notice that YOU have not joined into the conversation, other that to call me names !
Your response to my posts was: 1:Lame, 2:Incomplete. and last of all chicken shit !

Most of these comments are the real shame of things. Perhaps there is more to this story, perhaps not. If he did break into the house, the homeowner killed no one. Delvon killed himself by the actions he took. We all make choices that create the path we walk in life. If it was a burglary he paid the ultimate price of that choice. Did he deserve to die, not for me to make that call. I wasn't there. Perhaps we would have less crime if we didn't give criminals more rights then those they commit the crimes against. Police can't be everywhere and I would rather see people that stand up for themselves. Why as a society should we not protect what we have worked for. Why should we let those that don't want to be honest take from us. Guess we could just work harder and let them come take it over an over again. Don't think so why should we. When you coddle this part of society and don't make them pay for their mistakes, more look at it and go why don't we do it to. I walk what I call a higher path in life but break into my house to take what I have worked for. Then you'll also get to find out if there is a God or not.

Actually,
Skip is correct. (Although he didn't say it in a tactful way. But I don't think we can accuse many people on this site of having tact.) Some people are quite semantically challenged and resort to name calling and lashing out at others out of frustration they haven't learned to handle yet. There is a whole culture based around how cool guns and thug behavior are. There was a time when professional sports players were banned when they got arrested. Now they serve 3 days for DUI manslaughter and people whine about them missing practice. Totally irresponsible to our young people. (Obviously by the preceding posts, we've missed the boat on a lot of them.) Also, blacks have a higher rate of heart disease and related illness and a lot of it is due to the cultural diet. Unfortunately, this is hard to change. But sad, I think all races are catching up to them with the obesity problem. I think fast food should be banned too!

MCR,
You have contributed Nothing to this dialogue except...... well, I was right... nothing.
You are part of the problem. Not part of the solution.

P.S. you still are a dipshit

Also: Anthony, and BTBig, You both said things in a calmer manner than I have. I do tend to get a bit pissed at times, and this detracts from the conversation. Thank You both.
Skip

My friend is 81 and he went to the supermarket and bought some items, one being a gallon of milk, and on the way out to his car, some illegal aliens asked him if he had any money and he said yes, then they said give to us, and he said no, they also had their hands in their pockets, so the next thing that happened my friend took the bag with the milk in it and slammed it against one of the guys head "element of surprise" and then pushed the other guy with his palm up against his nose and got him in on of those headlocks where you pass out. Then he got up and just walked to his truck and left.

Hi Linda,
Please remind me never to get on your friends lawn !!! LMAO.
"Clint Eastwood Movie".
Good for him ! There are laws that give extra protection to the elderly just for this reason,(being, young punks targeting the elderly) cowardly bastards, were lucky just to have been hit with a sack of milk. I would have opened an extra-large can of 45. cal. APC whupass on their cowardly young butts. And Yes... I DO have a "concealed carry permit" And I would have shot at least one of them. However when you pull out a Colt 45 Auto. people tend to : Run, Give up, or start to cry. Personally, I like it when they cry!
P.S. Your friends cajones are as big as his Heart ! GOOD on Him!!!

Hey Prog Metal,
Are you on drugs? Or just dumber than a box of rocks?
Your post is so scattered and disjointed as to make it unintelligible. Please get your act together before trying to converse with Humans.

Skip,
I like what you said I don't really care how you said it you're right.
Prog Metal, I took your advise and I Google and your information was just a little off. And the big reason that Obama had to spend the first part of the money was because of the war that Good Old Bush got us into. Sorry if that up- sets anyone this is facts!
It's March 20,2009 and Obama has spent around $2,600,000,000,000 dollars so far. This is what he has spent it on:
1.2T on Bailout* (Obama didn't spend this money, George W. Bush did it in the fall of 2008, get your facts straight. It was paid out under Obama but the bailout was done under Bush)
George W. Bush's presidency cost the country about $11.5 trillion, if we estimate liberally.
Of course, it's debatable how much blame the president should bear.
$150 billion surplus disappears!!!!!!!!!!

Sandy S. - Couldn't have phrased it better myself. Obama has spent so much time, energy, and money cleaning up the horrible mess left behind as Bush dashed out of the Whitehouse...
How we can go from having a budget surplus of 150 billion, to a deficit of 3 trillion before the final tallies had even been counted, without anybody saying a word. But as soon as the effects of that spending were felt, Americans insisted we cinch the belt of America and cut spending. Well we have to spend money to clean up all the crap that HFR did while in office for the past 8 years.
Obama is getting the short end of the stick, utilizing precious time in his presidency to clean up Bush's fiasco, and getting blamed for it every step of the way. Comparatively, Bush entered the Whitehouse with a budget surplus, peace within the nation and the world, and a carefully decided budget. He was feeling the result of 8 years of fiscally conservative budgeting and socially liberal regulation as a result of Bill Clinton. Bush didn't make the surplus, he spent it. He managed to ruin all that by the end of his first term, but we hadn't felt the repercussions yet, so we voted him in again. By the time we realized the ramifications of his actions, it was too late, and now we're dealing with them under Obama's administration. It's not fair to blame Obama for Bush's mistakes....(Blame Cheney Instead LOL :)

Great Political comments ! However this is all about a Black guy that got killed !! HAHAHAHAHA with a toy sword.
This story is so funny , it begs description ! You people know how I feel about this ! The "Nephew" in this stream is unbelievable. What a weenie. Your "Uncle" was and I mean WAS a stupid thief, thug wannabe gangster. I am GLAD HE IS DEAD. One less POS to deal with. Nephew, keep your mind set going, and you will be the next dead nigger. Dont like that word ? well fuck you, deal with it. Niggers are Niggers, some are white. However I think you are just a common one !
You think it is OK to call white people: crackers, Honkies, etc. well fuck you and you sensibility when it comes to a name..you will always be Niggers until you front-up and act like people. You are a drain on this country. Please remove the "american" from what you have decided to call yourselves this decade. Until you as a class, get the "BALLS" to . 1. Go to school. 2.Actually learn to read and speak English. 3.give your children home-cooked meals, instead of Mc Donalds crap, so they will not be as fat as your disgusting lard-ass. And get a fuckin job. Because there is coming a time when the rest of the country is going to say ENOUGH, and guess who is going to suffer? do you need two guesses?

Skip, I don't like that word or any other word that belittles a person race, but I must say you were right again on this one. I don't see you as a racist really. I think you are sick of the gangs, the punks, different races wanting us( who ever us is) to pay them back for what our great-grandfathers did to their great grandfathers. One of the biggest slave traders were the African leaders themselves. I'm Italian and Irish and what my great grandparents went through was in humane and my parent and I didn't get anything. Bill Cosby talks about blacks and what he see's what the problem is with the black baby-boomers and today's black youth. Mr. Cosby said that they are looking for the easy way out and staying inpovered because of their lack of ambition to educated themselves. The drugs, gangs, have become a generations of a lifestyle. Changing their environment where and who they associate living with or around is the first step.

Oh PLEASE! Anyone who sticks up for Bush needs to go directly to the nut house. He should be in a jail cell right next to these people in these stories. He has 2 DUI arrests, a drug charge, blows other countries to bits on a whim, and is as dumb as the woman who called the cops to find her car with her 2 year old in it. But, he was our president instead. This SHOULD be an embarrassing humiliation to all Americans. If Obama does absolutely NOTHING but sit at his desk and get his picture taken for the next 7 years, it will be a trillion times better than what Bush did for this country.

well once again I have to agree with BTBig. Bush will be remembered as the most corrupt lying P.O.S president this country has had to put up with, sense Harding , and Taft.

BTW spud dude is your uncle still dead ? Muwhahahahaha
You are next if you keep up with this whining lame, Give me a Kiss mentality. STFU get a job and contribute to this society !

Hi Sandy S. I personally do not like the word "Nigger" However it is used everyday in the black community. "Hey Nigger get yo butt over here !"etc etc. Everywhere I have been in an urban environment, this is the case! Blacks feel free to call me a Honky, or Cracker, or White trash ! If I say the nigger word, it is cause for gun play ! Well Fuck these niggers, I have the biggest gun they ever wish to see! Whining bunch of lazy dickwads! Bring your Nigger thug ass to MY house and expect to DIE ! Please this is a request !! Lame ass POS niggers. Better bring a BIG Box to take your bloody dead ass off my property. Please try to steal something first ! I do not think this will be a problem.

Okaaay Skip, I hear what you're saying. BTBig, you and I do not get along on another topic, but I LOVE you're Politics. Assuming Obama is re-elected for another 4 years(Please God, Please)you're right, he already has done more for this country than that War Breeding turd. If I were Obama or any democrat I would not have touch the Presidency with a 10 foot pole after what that money spending, oil hogging idiot stole from the USA.

This piece of shit Crockett tried to break into my friends house with loaded shotguns and got caught just this last November 2009. with his friend ANTONIO ORLANDO BATISTA. Everyone out there that feels bad for these two scum bags obviously never had them come to ther house and stick a shotgun in there face. This guy got we he deserved and i hope his friend BATISTA does too. GET A JOB YOU LOSERS

I knew the guys who these two fools tried to get after in November... lets just say he should be glad life didn't end that night instead. Still one more S**t bag out hiswaiting his turn.

God bless all of you because when the day comes your definately gonna need it , my name is antonio batista n delvon wuz my brother and to who dont know and he is still more loved, respected, adored, chreished, and wutever else comes to mind when u think of sum one great. i could go on for days about how much i dislike the kind of people who internet talk shit but im not hear for that i jus wanted to tell all of you that i forgive you and that all you need to do is forgive yourself beacuse im gtellin you that day will come when everything that YOU know and Love will come to an end and when that happens all i can say is god bless you and i told you so but until then jus LIVE IN FEAR OF PEOPLE LIKE ME AND DELVON and one day jus hope to live as good and as loved as he did and as i still do and now even more cause im doin it for him too so as long as im here we here and i would love for anyone of u internet chumps, losers, punks, weirdos, and all of the above.I pray for the day i ever come incontact with you or could jus find out anything about you because im positive i would change your perspective about being tough and talking ignorantly about not only sumone you dont know but sumone who is no longer here even to defend hisself, real tough girls u almost got me scared to type this comment hahaha fuck outta here but i really would give anything for even jus one of you nerds to get in contact with me sum how sum way please please please i beg of you , do it for your own man hood you kno who u are, but yea ploease myspadce me facebook me call me if u want i jus ask please be a man or bitch n jus see wut might happen idk do u . but im out of here GOTTA CONTINUE LIVIN MY LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND LOVEING IT AS I DO RIP DELVON WE MISS YOU BRO AND ALWAYS WILL YOUR NEVER FORGOTTEN AND NOW LOOK BRO YOU GOT MORE HATERS THAN EVER RIP SPUD

Skip what are you like 89? You don't want people to think your a racist. You like to blow your own horn and point out all the things wrong with everyone else. You used your posts to spit hate.You are part of what keeps people from moving forward.Btw I am white.You better wake up and realize we are all americans now pal. There are black men and women dying for America everyday too. As with all the wars that have past. Perhaps you should thank them for you freedom and (freedom of your hateful speech as well) Asshole.

That's one way to cut an undesirable visit short.

I work with the father of the man who was stabbed and killed, and according to him, his side of the story is different. Obviously, it appears in the article that the man was just defending himself, but who are we to pretend to know exactly what happened? There were only 2 people in the world who knew about what happened, and one of them was killed by the other.

I don't know the man's father well, but he's an extremely kind and genuine guy so I can't help but want to beleive him when he says that it was normal for his son to carry a firearm on him most of the time and that he just wasn't the type and had no reason at all to steal from this other guy. Then again, it says in the article that the burglar had a history of gun and drug charges, so who knows.

FUCK this crim hoodlum creep. He took a gun in with him, he was on the premises without permission with bad intentions.

Accordingly, he got what he deserved.

Anybody, family or otherwise of the deceased who think that ANYTHING excuses having broken into someone elses home with a gun is fooling themselves. All of this defending from family members - you all sound as mis-guided as the dead guy.
Who gives a fuck what his reasons were?
He gambled and he LOST.

I'm completely with you WHAT A LOAD OF SHIT. OMG I just read my sentence. I can't stop laughing. Read it, it's funny. Funny, funny. Any way you're right someone breaks into your house and given the chance a person is going to defend themselves, their home and their family. I would do what it takes to protect my own.

Wow so how bout the so called intruder and the guy were kind of cool but than they found out they were fucking the same bitch NADIA ACRE and the so called intruder went to the guys(homeowner)house (invited) an argument happened and Delvon was stabbd while two other guys were in the house his so called friends Jason(binky) acre n some dude moscow wow i guess the family was right pussy aint worth death n than this dude lied and said he broke in wow than supposably no finger prints on the gun delvon so called had what a big coincidence SOUNDS LIKE A HUGE SET UP TO ME I hope this family fights this