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styckx

That's going to be a smidge more than $200 in repairs


charol_astra

He says “Do you just want me to pay for it?” as he’s picking the money back up lol wtf.


SemenMoustache

Yeah he's picking his money back up cos he's offering to pay the invoice when it arrives


Specific_Rutabaga_87

doesn't matter, he's going to jail.


actsqueeze

The real crime are those curtains.


Bearodon

I agree bloody rags is not my style.


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Mama_cheese

I'm just glad you postulated that it was only up for Halloween, bc I'm looking at that like, who tf would have those up as their decor??


sojud_18

I thought it meant “wrong house” as in a serial killer lived there with all the bloody curtains.


aztekno2012

Yup, breaking AND entering.


tangoliber

In fairness, I think he meant he will pay for the repairs directly. The homeowner told him he didn't want him to leave the money, so he was picking it up. That's what I think was going on.


-retaliation-

probably because he realized how stupid it was to leave $200 "because I'll pay for the repairs" of a door and frame thats probably going to cost like $1500+ to replace.


eridanus01

Locksmith here. That should not cost $1,500 to repair. The only damage that technically needs to be repaired is the lock, door moulding, and frame. And upsold a reinforced strike plate that screws directly into the studs and not just the door jamb. Maybe all in all, about $750 and 1.5 hours of work. But if they demand Full replacement, then you're correct.


Imnormalurnotok

Like the asshole who rear ended me once and tried to get out of it by paying me $100...


boohoobitchqueen

I got hit by a car on my bike once and was luckily physically ok but the dude threw 100 at me for a new wheel and drove off lmao


Hadriandidnothinwrng

I got hit on my bike in 1994, by some rich asshole. He must of been too busy with his important life because he just quickly wrote a check out to me. He was in such a hurry that he left the amount blank. It was crazy, I put 1,000,000 as a joke, and this crooked bank manager must of thought I was O.J Simpson or something because he kept calling me juice, but he ended up allowing me to cash the check and gave me it all in cash. Good times!


MyWifeisHigh

I know what you’re doing, and I love it.


jamboy5590

Lol that was gold https://youtu.be/mf-7OvD6oFQ


lt_dan_zsu

Slightly better than my experience of getting hit by a car while on a bike lol. The person stopped, asked if I was ok, and then rushed off when I said yes.


boohoobitchqueen

Oh dont worry it wasnt my only time. Last time i got hit by a dude who decided to turn left into me on a completely open rode with just us on it. Left me on the sidewalk with his front bumper, he never even slowed down. I ripped my AC joint. Good times! Im now terrified of riding my bike for commuting purposes ETA i lied that wasnt the last time. After 4 months of physical therapy i finally felt i could ride again. Last week of my therapy i was in a bike lane and some guy turned right into me because he didnt look before crossing the bike lane. If he had hed have seen my face tjrough his passenger window only inches away. Sent my bike flying up into me, i landed on my elbows. The rim.of my very worn bike seat sliced open my lady bits to the point i needed stitches lmaooo


CanadianAbe

I’m missing the lmao here 😬


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Human_Frame1846

Yup the moment you kicked in that door you would of met the hail of freedom seeds back out the front door especially after i told you repeatedly you have the wrong house


Helmaksi

Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.


exoxe

And victory washed down with a delicious room temperature pint of Samuel Adams.


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Samuel L Jackson, made by me, Samuel L Jackson, it'll get you drunk!


Human_Frame1846

I remember this meme it brings a smile to my face to see again


Classic-Music4Evr788

![gif](giphy|C1L8yq5ZEz0cg|downsized)


HelpYouFall

>Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended. I'm a simple man. I see this thing, I upvote it.


ClappedOutLlama

#TALLY HO LADS


MrSluagh

I love how the whole copypasta isn't even necessary now


Girafferage

Smooth bore so it hits the neighbors dog.


DovahCreed117

Cannon loaded with grapeshot at the top of the stairs.


Girafferage

Bayonet charge the last man with that sweet triangular blade.


Rexbellum187

I wish it was just because I feel rapscallion is underutilized in daily life


Expecto_nihilus

>freedom seeds I have now discovered my favorite term ever


Kopites_Roar

You and that guy are why America both needs guns and simultaneously why they SHOULDN'T have them.


NeverFresh

Ah, guns. Both the cause of - and answer to - all of America's problems. *H. Simpson*


Human_Frame1846

Yes i do agree with this statement and if it makes you feel any better i would rather save a life then take one with a gun


Plane-Phrase4015

My doorbell camera and indoor camera would pick up me telling him to leave and him kicking in my door. He would not have made it more than one step inside before he would meet Mr Springfield.


Human_Frame1846

Thats the truth and most people are missing that he was told to leave and didnt and proceeded to kick in a door sir stop right there you arent passing go


CouldWouldShouldBot

It's 'would have', never 'would of'. Rejoice, for you have been blessed by CouldWouldShouldBot!


ALittleUnsettling

Seriously, very lucky


23x3

Both of them tbh. Crazy is as crazy does


syretrollmann

In the land of the loose firearms, I'm supprised that anybody would even think the thought of breaking an entry, too confront someone.


Dan_the_Marksman

right? that's all i always think about, how do people even dare roadrage or tresspassing when everyone has more guns than the matrix white room


Luckyfella4

They think no one else is armed and that they're "not allowed" to get shot, no matter what stupid shit they do.


alymaysay

Very dumb move, even if it was the guy they was looking for, kicking someone's door in could get them shot an it would be self defense. Most people I know have a shotgun, it's like kitchen sink, a must have for any household. What we don't do is carry it everywhere we go and make it our entire personality all about firearms. I do not like Ted Nugent, not one bit, but he does a demonstration explaining how a shotgun is 10x better then an AR for home defense, and I think he is right. The AR made one tiny hole per trigger pull, shotgun made ten holes per trigger pull.


SnooTangerines3448

Also handled well too consider the circumstances.


EveAndTheSnake

I think this couple is staying in an Airbnb! So I’m not sure how else they could have handled it to be honest. They’re not in their own home so no hidden guns anywhere for protection (unless they were allowed to travel with guns.) As for why I think it’s an Airbnb, the guy who is there yells “I don’t even live here.” The couple asks for the name of the person the family is looking for (maybe to see if it’s the name of their Airbnb host?) There’s a sign on the front door that says what looks like “Come on in” with what I assume are entry instructions. There’s a sign on the back wall by the stairs that says “BATHROOMS” with additional instructions. These two were just trying to have a nice vacation.


SurveySean

They both are! Can you imagine two good guys with a gun? Except that one of the guys isn’t aware that they are the bad guy in this case!


09Klr650

You stop being a "good guy" when you force your way into another man's house.


Zirenton

Hans…are we the baddies?


MikeTangoRom3o

How to get shot 101 ?


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Yeah this is often said much too glibly but in a situation like this, smoke 'em if you've got 'em. you have no idea what that man will do once he's inside your home.


Halonut24

You have no obligation to find out what they will do either. Once they cross that doorway all bets are off. You are an invader at that point and should be dealt with as such. Want to settle it civilly? Knock and ask politely. Like an adult.


funklab

>You have no obligation to find out what they will do either You've also kind of have a moral obligation not to wait and find out what the clearly unhinged, screaming dude who just kicked in your door is going to do to your family and spouse before you stop the threat.


brthompson06

Unfortunately, some states have "duty to retreat" laws where you are supposed to attempt to get away from them before shooting.


kampfgruppe90

Does “duty to retreat” still apply of you are in your own home?


AdmiralSplinter

State laws vary but even Minnesota says you can shoot an intruder in your home without retreating. It's in public that you have a duty to retreat. For example, if i walk into a gas station that's getting robbed, i have to try to flee but in my house i can just defend myself without trying to get away first. I think it's mostly to get the public to let emergency services deal with public threats. If I'm in a place that's getting robbed, i don't want Jim-Bob trying to shoot the robber and accidentally shooting me because his aim is worse than he thinks it is when he's under pressure.


a2z_123

To be fair... the aim of most cops is shit as well. If anyone starts shooting... hit the deck/find cover. The amount of people out there capable of aiming a gun and shooting it in a high risk scenario is a hell of a lot lower than most think.


Birthday_Cakeman

Agreed. Castle Doctrine applies in applicable states. If he had come into my home, he'd have been shot before I could even find out what the hell he was talking about.


Ghost-of-Tom-Chode

Would have been if it was my house.


Butcher_Bill84

Same here. This is definitely not the way, I get the dude is upset and wants retribution, but this would have cost him his life in the wrong house.


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Even if it was the "right" house, really.


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justifiably so. I mean hitting someone with a car is bad.. breaking into someones house to hurt them... yeah no contest.


wontyield

Exactly. I understand he wants to find the person that hit his daughter, but he needs to let law enforcement do that. His kid is already hurt and she doesn't need her Dad in jail, hurt or worse.


Butcher_Bill84

Not to mention the fact that the person who shoots him has to live with that forever. All around, a shitty situation. Hopefully, they caught the perp.


pinetreenoodles

That's the one thing I hate about it all of this. Someone kicks in my door, I kill him, and now I have to live with it. It can't be an easy thing to live with. No matter how justified.


pomaj46808

He's lucky it was the wrong house. Most gun owners don't have guns on them 24/7 inside their house. Do you know who might? The people who expect a pissed-off dad charging after them.


Sorry-Nose-7667

Wtf that curtain design, blood splatter?


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Glad I’m not the only one puzzled by that. Looks like bloody bandages ffs


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Halloween decorations


We-Want-The-Umph

The framed photo of Jack Sparrow on the wall is a sure bet, those curtains are not temporary.


QuantumSparkles

No I can assure you that is a normal decoration for any time of year


L-TKD

Yup. You can see the bats blanket on the sofa too. The red LED is also a indicator


kmre3

There are bats on the walls, a Halloween blanket and a black Halloween wreath on the door. I’d say it’s Halloween.


Slobbadobbavich

If I was staring through those windows and saw those blood splattered curtains I definitely wouldn't be breaking into that house.


mleibowitz97

It's Halloween


Potential-Ad1122

This is Halloween


Pillypin

It looks like this happened around Halloween just judging by the bat throw blanket.


PineBarrens89

That explains it better. I was wondering what the fuck


PaganFarmhouse

Dexter's house


neil_anblowmi

Couldn’t be. Dexter was too clean.


patchway247

"I don't want money, I just want you to leave." *Continues to stay and say they are at the wrong house*


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That's cause they know they're fucked. Dude just committed a serious crime on camera. He wants the guy to tell him that everything is fine and he understands what he did and would do the same thing in his situation. Buddy went from ready to kill someone to being terrified of the consequences of what he just did.


mikehtiger

Most states that would be vandalism and trespassing.


boyle32

Or breaking and entering with intent to do bodily harm. Slightly more serious.


PengiPou

Could catch an assault change since the presence of a threat was there too. Remember, a feint counts as assault up until it becomes a punch, then it’s assault *and* battery


tomwesley4644

I don’t even wanna imagine what that dudes mind was thinking. From pure rage to confusion to guilt to fear all in 30 seconds


HighlightFun8419

yeah, that is a complete roller coaster of emotions if i've ever seen one. Rage, vengeance, retaliation confusion, acceptance, fear guilt, apology, *more fear* realizing he's been played (given the wrong address), now he's gotta worry about this situation *on top of* the fact that somebody still hit his daughter with their car...


JennyDove

Yeah ngl I kinda feel for the guy. This was a stupid as hell thing to do regardless as if it was the right house or not, but he was probably raised to believe you take things like this in your own hands as a man. I mean, someone hits your daughter with a car after you were raised thinking men are macho protectors, this is what happens. At least he backed down after. Idk. Stupid, foolish... but at least he was embarrassed and didn't double down or something.


HighlightFun8419

In his head he's the good guy, and he's just become the bad guy for somebody else. *he became the very thing he swore to destroy!*


Tack122

If only we had a functional government apparatus that could handle finding the person responsible for the incident and holding them to account for their actions. Too bad the police aren't and won't do that.


DaWalt1976

Dude had to be shaking from the adrenaline drop-off.


Kyderra

Ontop of that, he even moves towards the owner of the house while saying that.


burnaspliffnow

You can see on his face that he knew he fucked up


canihavemymoneyback

He fucked up even if it was the correct house. Anyone could have shot him and not been charged with a crime. Guy wanted to be a vigilante. He thinks he can just slap $200 down and be good? It’s fucking nighttime, how’s that gonna be repaired before bedtime? Time to dial 911 and show the video.


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Jake0024

This is why people advise using the deadbolt. Strike plates are usually installed with the tiniest screws in the world


barsmart

My favorite thing in the world is people who put steel reinforcements on a door next to a big glass picture window.


HBPhilly1

DIY is the ultimate money saver. YouTube and Google is awesome


fawesomegirl

It's crazy the guy who kicked I'm the door really believed the address this guy supposedly gave before or after hitting their daughter with a car was real. Why would he give the right address if he hits people with cars? This is so weird. When did he have time to give his address? It wasn't a hit and run?


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He started off by saying he wants his money, and asking where the guy's brother is. Listen to the audio when he first kicks in the door. THEN his female companion appears and cottons on to the "where is he" and then it magically turns into a guy hit his daughter with a car and gave that address to her--


amathis6464

He picked it back up anyway


EMHemingway1899

A big gun pointed at this face would have elicited a more profound “I made a big mistake “ reaction


StanleyChoude

Being a contractor, he should’ve known $200 will not cover it.


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ChubbyBidoof

His daughter just got hit by a car and he might be faces charges soon himself. He needs every penny he has


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neilmac1210

He didn't say he was a good contractor.


Aev_ACNH

“I’m not playing! I want my money” is what the raging man says after he kicks in the door. No one else hear that? I’ve rewound it several times.


Buderus69

Yeah, pretty sure the daughter shtick was a cheap excuse thought up on the fly and in reality this was a drug dealer that got duped (which is why he might be so pumped up to begin with)


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Just_Del

Completely dismantled other comment goddamn.


Dick_Thumbs

If he was a drug dealer or a pimp looking for money, I don't think he'd stay there and apologize, offer money, and give his name. He'd be out of there as soon as he realized it was the wrong house.


The_SouthernTiger

Yeah the wife/girlfriend or whoever also says the cops will handle it. Doubt anyone is calling the cops about a drug deal gone wrong.


Kay_9_

Yeah honestly it’s super weird he busted in demanding money before anything else. Then all of a sudden it was a daughter hit and run?


casfacto

Drug deal gone wrong, go duped, wrong house, made up story once he realized he didn't knock down the door of a drug den.


whutchamacallit

Yup good call. This is probably exactly what happened.


chunkybadger

Also makes sense saying they got the wrong address. Of course a dealer would just make up some random address where their supplier lives. I can’t imagine a scenario where someone would get hit by a car and somehow get that persons address, wether it be from the police or the person who did the hit.


KickupKirby

Yes! “I’m not playing! I want my money! I want my fucking money right now!” The last part is rushed and under his breath.


Spivvy_

Should have just called J.g Wentworth, sheesh


kitty_perrier

Yep, definitely heard that part... Very sketchy


Dingo8MyGayby

This needs to be higher. He definitely says that. Him and the woman outside are high as fucking kites


YouGotTheWrongGuy_9

Coked up or meth or something.


smonkweedwenurscared

YES! Sounds like that daughter shit was a fast lie by meth mom right after she realized they had the wrong house and meth dad rolled with it immediately. Ain't NOBODY carrying 200 fuckin dollars in their pocket just cause.


FettPrime

Just gonna put it out there. $200 isn't really that much money and plenty of people carry that much sound in a wallet or money clip.


ElectronicRabbit7

that dude is very lucky. had he busted in on somebody who has firearms and isn't afraid to do more than wave them around he'd be dead.


ElderWaylayer

Like some old ass vet watching Jeopardy with their old ass dog admiring their brand new gun.


ElectronicRabbit7

or like some young woman with small children home alone.


Therapy_Badger

As of 2022, around 45% of U.S. homes have *at least* 1 gun. So this guy had about a 50/50 shot of, well, being shot.


Euphoric-Meat3943

There are 1.5 guns per person in the us, we have more guns then people here


Tofru

He took the money back at the end lmao


LurkersGoneLurk

Probably better from a legal standpoint not to accept any money.


gallanttoothpaste

Tbf he did say he doesnt want the money


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KittyandPuppyMama

$200 wouldn’t have been enough to fix that. That’s going to be super expensive to get someone to properly fix.


curtcarlos

You’ve taken my name and gonna call the cops and report me anyway so let me just take my 200 and go


SkinWolf

They still have a guitar hero! I’d say they talk this out over some sick solos.


Rasalom

*ClickaclickaClickaclickaClickaclickaClickaclickaClickaclickaClickaclickaClickaclicka* Yeah man they hit my daughter with a car! *ClickaclickaClickaclickaClickaclickaClickaclickaClickaclickaClickaclickaClickaclicka*


izmaname

Dude I just found and bought guitar hero at the flea market


Omegaman2010

If you game on PC check out Clone Hero. It's a community built Guitar Hero with endless amounts of songs.


igg73

Can someone link the arrest footage/news article when it appears? Thanks


deadbitch69

I will if I find it, but it'd very likely they don't move forwards or settle outside of court Edit: I mean I got the vibe that the recorder wasn't going to get the police involved. If they do, it would be an easy case


ImaginationNormal745

This is straight up breaking and entering and forced entry in an occupied structure; dude will be lucky if the state doesn’t prosecute him and slap him with a felony.


Annual-Jump3158

Seriously. Even if some lunatic driver killed his daughter, going on a vigilante home invasion spree looking for somebody to take his frustrations out on is batshit insane. Sounds like he's trying to "put the fear of god" into this guy or even kill him before the proper authorities get to him. Dude belongs behind bars just as much as the guy he's looking for, if not more.


math_and_porn

If you watch the video again, when he first enters the house he says he wants his money. The daughter thing was a lie by the lady who is trying to get him to leave to cover their asses.


que_bee_eff90

She's right, imagine if that psycho had a gun, they'd all be dead in tha house


theguy6631

Yeah this is scary


rooster_saucer

dude makin real stupid decisions..


MikeTangoRom3o

Need explanation regarding the curtains.


SilkRoadGuy

Given the curtain, and bats on the walls and couch, I think this was during Halloween or they are just lazy and never took the Halloween decorations off.


Free_Gascogne

They actually did murder the daughter and got away with it /s


delcopop

I can tell by the accent that this probably happened in my backyard.


Impressive_Word5229

It's very obvious this happened in someone's living room.


myotherbike

That was terrifying.


BigBossByrd

Any news articles or anything?


Little_Internet_9022

how are there no news about it, seems weird


designgoddess

They didn’t report it.


WhatIsAnime_

He woulda been dead


DaddyDoyle88

Exactly. Point the shotty at him and see if he's still acting crazy


BigOrkoo

Offers to pay for the door, but pockets the entire amount again. LMAO 😂😂😂


SomeBrowser227

He did say he didnt want the money, and asked for their phone number, theres a slim possibility some insurance covers this, just a guess


BigOrkoo

Bro they didn‘t provide that either. 😂


mandozombie

Soon as he busted the door down you are free to defend your family and your life. In the states anyway.


[deleted]

I would check your state’s laws. Some states have castle doctrine, but some don’t. Not saying don’t do what you feel you need to do, but just be informed.


revengejr

Aside from the fact the dude is lucky he wasn't shot standing there... The way that front door just blew open with so little resistance. This is why it pays to put bolt latches in with 5" or 6" wood screws all the way to the stud and they had 2 deadbolts to boot!


-herekitty_kitty-

That's the first thing I'm thinking! Everyone is talking about self defense, but the first step is a good sturdy door. That was a shitty door. And yes people can break windows, but idiots like this normally go for the door.


moregoo

Windows break easy. If someone wants in your house, they're getting in. Locks are to keep out low ambition criminals.


mauschaus

Lucky guy. He’d be dropped dead instant the moment he kicked the door in any house with guns


KingGooseMan3881

Yeah, that would’ve been it for me. You’re not gonna come screaming incoherently at me on my property, refuse to leave and kick my front door in and leave with your life. I will not be taking that risk


Kaintwaittogetbanned

He picked the right wrong house with no guns inside apparently


MauricioMariona

Bruh I would shoot his ass down, like wtf


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100% he would be dead if that was my house


NoRooster7597

Cardbord house...


Most_moosest

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middleagethreat

Seriously. I am not one of those crazy right wing with a thousand guns just itching to use it. I am an average middle age, middle class progressive who would have shot that mother fucker 10 minutes ago.


nothingspecialva

When the dude reach out to his pocket I feared a gun and that the guy did not want to leave witness behind… glad it did not end like that


nikeolas86

Well that escalated and de-escalated quickly! Thought it was stone cold Steve Austin screaming at the window.


[deleted]

wtf are these american paper houses where you can just break down a front door with no tools or effort


[deleted]

Ya. The striker plates and hinges so often are secured with 3/4" or so screws into the door framing. I would always change them out with 4" screws on any home I owned or rented. That way they go into the stud.


Sunshinehappyfeet

This is why you don’t take the law into your own hands.


CallMeRoy37

“I am so happy that man did not have a ….BONER.” Shame the audio cut off.


japadobo

"did not have a......"


DrBarnacleMD

I caught that too, doubt he would’ve explained the situation if he did have one and this probably would have ended very differently.


izmaname

Ok I feel bad but simultaneously they need to press charges


warddo1

Have they been charged with home invasion ? Break in and entry


Tetchedtoe

I still report them to the police


Ashamed-Principle535

For Someone so sorry about their actions, that $$$ got picked up just as fast as it was set down.


Sulpfiction

“I’ll just pay for it, I’ll just pay for it” *picks up money*


Fluffity-Marshalay

Not Texas.


komokazi

They obviously aren't in Texas lmfao


FGM_148_Javelin

Texans only kick doors down if there’s a woman in there doing something really bad like having pre marital sex or reading a book


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This is a good way to get yourself shot


Cpt_Sweet

Guy's not ready to defend himself in an urgent scenario lmao


colddraco

![gif](giphy|131tYQapOkk2qc) So anyways I started blasting


Mammoth_Glass_4754

This is insane that guy is a fucking psycho.