So - Do you call the cops or break in with a sword?

[TheLegacy]

so what do you do? break in and try and stop a rape or call the cops? what happens when things go wrong trying to be a vigilante

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/22....ap/index.html

OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin (AP) -- A man says he broke into an apartment with a cavalry sword because he thought he heard a woman being raped, but the sound actually was from a pornographic movie his upstairs neighbor was watching.

"Now I feel stupid," said James Van Iveren, who has been charged in the case. "This really is nothing, nothing but a mistake."

According to a criminal complaint, the neighbor told police that Van Iveren pounded on the door and kicked it open without warning February 12, damaging the frame and lock.

"Where is she?" Van Iveren demanded, thrusting the sword at the neighbor, the complaint said. "Where is she?"

The neighbor told police Van Iveren became increasingly aggressive as he repeated the question, insisting that he had heard a woman being raped. The complaint said that, with the sword pointed at him, the neighbor led Van Iveren throughout the apartment, opening closet doors to prove he was alone.

The neighbor later played for police the part of the DVD he believed Van Iveren heard downstairs.

Van Iveren, 39, of Oconomowoc, was charged with criminal trespass, criminal damage and disorderly conduct, all while using a dangerous weapon, and is scheduled to appear in court March 5. Together, the misdemeanor counts carry a maximum sentence of 33 months in jail.

Van Iveren said Tuesday that he heard a woman "screaming for help," grabbed the sword, bounded up the stairs, kicked in the apartment door and confronted the man who lived there.

"I intended to hold it behind my back and knock. But I froze and instead, what happened happened," he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Contesting his neighbor's account, Van Iveren said he didn't look anywhere in the apartment except the front room, and that he never threatened the neighbor with the sword.

"I had the sword extended, but that was all," he said.

[sumphatpimp]

I would have shot him

[cranki]

Nice try I guess... but I would've called the police...

[TheLegacy]

amazing how many would consider taking the law and matters into their own hands without contacting the police first - what if something happened to you? then no one would know.

call the police - then bang on the door and scream out the police have been called.

we had a similar situation at a condo a year back. heard alot of screaming and banging from downstairs - sounded really bad. I ran down to the front security guard while my wife called the police. The cops were there within 2 minutes and the security guard (who is trained) was there sooner.

the guy in the condo had a gun and was screaming at his wife on the phone threatening to kill himself or anyone nearby. Thankfully the cops got there and with one shot fired into the wall, he was caught and taken to jail.

[interracialtoons]

The guy's an idiot that deserves jail time.
Most people can tell the differrence between a TV and and live sound.

The TV would have to be at full blast and be a wide screen to make as much noise as a real screaming woman not to mention the real sound of bumps and foot movement comming thru the walls from a struggle.

[psili]

I wonder if he just watched the rape scene from Pulp Fiction and thought he was Bruce Willis.

[Spunky]

Called the cops..could be a few of them in there

I would have minded my own fucking business. Unless someone was literally calling for help (never seen that in a porno before)

I hope he gets the max sentence for being so nosey, whether his intentions were good or not.

[SxDx]

i read about this somewhere....hahaha..a fuckin sword!! that's great

[germ]

Originally Posted by interracialtoons

The guy's an idiot that deserves jail time.
Most people can tell the differrence between a TV and and live sound.

The TV would have to be at full blast and be a wide screen to make as much noise as a real screaming woman not to mention the real sound of bumps and foot movement comming thru the walls from a struggle.

what does it being a widescreen have to do with the sound?