What the hell is wrong with these people??
If you can’t see the main twitter post, here it is:
A child just rang my doorbell. Folks you do NOT ring doorbells in 2023. My 6 was loaded. Keep your kids away.
Chris
A meteorologist in Texas thought he sounded manly by telling a story on twitter about a very young child who rang his doorbell looking for her lost kitty. According to him, he was ready to shoot because the doorbell was …. what, startling? Well, he didn’t say. Usually, people who break in your house don’t use a doorbell, so I don’t know what the hell his problem was.
I can tell you as prior law enforcement, when we approached a house that had a domestic violence situation, we NEVER knocked on the door. The reason is that a slight knock sounds very loud and aggressive during a fight. We always used a doorbell. But paranoid people just want to shoot. We were also trained to stand at the side in case a gun nut took a random shot through the door. (And yes, I was in Texas, so this training was very necessary.)
When this psychopath was called out for trying to justify preparing to shoot the kid, he made it worse by saying “I’m not f***ing around.” He went to talk about threatening to pull her hair, making her cry, and bragged about knowing cops/chief so it’s all good.
Not long ago, Andrew Lester just shot a kid who dared to ring the wrong the doorbell. His grandson said his paranoia was fueled by racism promoted on Fox News.
I don’t know this Texas weatherman, but I can pretty much guarantee what he watches.
Ringing a doorbell should not be capital offense. He is the very reason we need to have red flag laws in this country.
In the meantime, I suggest using a different weather service. Preferably one owned by someone who is not terrified of little girls.