Comments on: 81-Year Old Man Kills Home Invader

By: BDM

BDM — Sat, 01 May 2010 11:09:23 +0000

Its almost been a years since he has been gone…. I really hope that the police get to the bottom of this… I honestly think there is more to it…

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:56:49 +0000

REGARDING:
“what about the gun he had that was not even loaded, whats wrong with shooting the boy;s somewhere elese not killing him, ”

A man breaks into your home wearing a ski mask, points a gun at your wife and you and you are supposed to wing him?

Picture it: “I’m pointing a gun at your wife but it isn’t loaded so don’t shoot back. Just give me all your money before I kill you because this gun is loaded and that’s why I’m pointing it at you.”

The actual action probably took place before he could have said “I’m point..”

For that matter, how do you know the response wasn’t an attempt to hit his trigger finger and the shooter simply missed?

“yall dontn; hear his kids cry day, and night, you donn;t care, but i hope and pray that there will be judgement one day, people like you don;t care about a 10yr old and a 8yr old that worshiped the ground there dad walked on, jeremey has never hurt a soul in his life time, thanks for nothing,”

He didn’t care enough for his children to avoid getting killed and you want strangers to care more for his children than he did?

His children worshiped him? Maybe they’ll pattern their lives after him, then.

He never hurt a soul? He hurt his own soul and he hurt his children and he hurt anyone who cared for him and he hurt those he frightened.

Rejoice that he hadn’t gotten around to killing anyone yet and that the old couple didn’t suffer a heart attack due to his actions and now all they have are nightmares but are still alive.

David for assuming all guns are loaded and can kill

By: Been there

Been there — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:54:01 +0000

This is old news by now and probably noone will read this nor even care, but, ten years ago, we were home and broken into. No one got shot. No one got hurt. He did some time~ it was his second time at our house…the first time guns were taken…that we could not prove, but we were told by someone he tried to sell them to. Thing is, we were treated like we were the ‘bad’ guys for pressing charges, and tho’ he served some of his sentence, word on the street is he’s back and back at his old tricks. My granddad instilled in me as I was growing up…the motto…”I don’t mess with what’s yours and you should not mess with what’s mine!” Kind of a “Live and let live” attitude. That is how I try to live and it makes me fighting mad for people who have not worked hard to have a little something in this world to take from those of us who did. I am only saying that having been there, it’s a scarey feeling…you don’t over it for a long time. I feel for the family, for their loss, but no one knows the number it does on the person who is broken in on unless they have been there. These are hard times for many people, people do desperate things, but, when you become the victim, you don’t know what you will do until you are in that situation. God help us all!!!

By: grandmother

grandmother — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:05:27 +0000

hey c.t. we no the facts who ever you are, you told the gods truth, when someone is a addict, its kinda hard to get off when someone is there to shovel it out to them kinda of like taking a baby off a bottle and then teasing them with it, but you no i thought we only had one god but i can;t believe for the life of me, how many we have, bet if it was there loved one they would feel different, they need to open there eyes, there is still more to the story, and i am not talking about the homeowners, but i do believe, i could have wounded him, instead of taking his life, , and yea they are bragging at the steady hand , hu; anyway my babies will get through it , god will see to that, my granddaughter has a birthday the 24, wow what a birthday, i believe she had rather saw him in the hospital than where he is, , yall really disgust me,…………………

By: the grandmother of his 2 wonderful children, on their moms side

the grandmother of his 2 wonderful children, on their moms side — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:45:25 +0000

well first of all there is always 2 sides to everything in life, and you people that are the first to judge jeremy, didn;t no him at all, what about the gun he had that was not even loaded, whats wrong with shooting the boy;s somewhere elese not killing him, you no the judgement will not come out here on earth, but god will get it all strightened, out yall dontn; hear his kids cry day, and night, you donn;t care, but i hope and pray that there will be judgement one day, people like you don;t care about a 10yr old and a 8yr old that worshiped the ground there dad walked on, jeremey has never hurt a soul in his life time, thanks for nothing,

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:19:13 +0000

REGARDING:
” Regardless of what he did he was someones family member and he meant something to somebody… I cant believe the things people say!”

Please understand that the people he tried to rob are also “someones family member” and mean “something to somebody”.
They were not just a source of income for making the next illegal drug purchase. They have a right to be left alone.
They have a right to not worry someone will decide to kill them for a fix.

Yes, he was the son of someone and the brother of someone when he endangered the lives of people he mistakenly assumed were helpless.

He probably assumed many things would go his way in life and his assumptions didn’t pan out.

His worries are over. Be happy for him as he faces an all knowing judge.

By: Billy

Billy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:21:42 +0000

Everyone also needs to realize that you don’t enter an occupied home with the intent to just sneak around and steel things. People have presumed that he was only trying to support a drug habbit. We have no idea what his intent was. It may have been murder, rape, theft, torture/murder. Who knows. The fact that Mr. McCall was armed proves that he had intent to harm and/or kill. It is sad for his family but also a milestone for justice. I do wonder why he wasn’t in jail. He was just arrested by Brewton PD after fighting them a few weeks prior and escaped custody after his arrest. He was apprehended shortly after escape. I have concerns about why a judge would give someone a bond when they have proven to be an escape and/or flight risk and also a violent person.
It appears that an 81 year old man and woman have a better understanding of justice than most people with a law degree. Pretty ironic. Where has our common sense gone people?

By: Just An Old Soldier

Just An Old Soldier — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:59:14 +0000

One shot, one kill. Good job, Sir. Evidence of good marksmanship training. And at 81 a steady hand. Again, good job. (Though I would have gone with “center of mass”).

It is interesting to see that our gun control laws are so well enforced – a criminal home invader released from a Nebraska jail 48 hours before, and ARMED with a firearm? How did he get that weapon? Who supplied him with it? Family? “Friends”?

I hope that they get tracked down, arrested, and thrown in the stockade for a long sentence for their contribution to the death of this young (criminal) man, may he rest in peace.

To those that advocate for more gun control, I would say that this story is a good reason for an Armed Citizenry thanks to our 2nd Amendment Right to keep and bear arms. Dogs and cameras don’t do much when an armed and clearly dangerous criminal is intent on doing evil. But a good pistol in a trained hand can.

By: ex-n-law

ex-n-law — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:16:03 +0000

good morning , today we lay to rest our friend our brother jeremy macall, as isaid before may he rest in peace and may god have mercy on his soul ,

By: BDM

BDM — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:43:32 +0000

This is ridiculous that people would say things like this. Regardless of what he did he was someones family member and he meant something to somebody… I cant believe the things people say!