thedailywhat:

Maternal Instincts of the Day: The 18-year-old mother of a 3-month-old boy shot and killed a home invader after being told by a 911 dispatcher to “do what you have to do to protect your baby.”

Sarah McKinley of Blanchard, Oklahoma, called 911 after 24-year-old Justin Shane Martin broke into her mobile home. She told the dispatcher she had two guns in her hand, and asked for permission to shoot the intruder if he approached her.

“Well, you have to do whatever you can do to protect yourself,” said a Grady County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher according to just-released tapes of their conversation. “I can’t tell you that you can do that, but you have to do what you have to do to protect your baby.”

McKinley, who lost her husband to lung cancer on Christmas Day, eventually fired at Martin with a 12-gauge shotgun, who was reportedly holding a knife at the time.

No charges will be filed against McKinley, as authorities say she was acting in self-defense. Instead, prosecutors are charging Dustin Louis Stewart, Martin’s alleged accomplice, with first-degree murder.

“When you’re engaged in a crime such as first-degree burglary and a death results from the events of that crime, you’re subject to prosecution for it,” said attorney James Walters. 

[kfor / newsok.]

Source: thedailywhat

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  1. stonecoldsiren reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    An interesting case! Made me think.
  2. whileyoureinschoolidothisallday reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    FUCK YEAH VAGINAS.
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  5. envimea reblogged this from corvianking and added:
    My boyfriend told me about this and I already dubbed her my new hero.
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  8. corvianking reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    This is proper utilization
  9. sassholio reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    Yep. Make My Day law.
  10. aimalyn reblogged this from potentialpaused and added:
    That news story would be totally different in Massachusetts. However, if it was me and my child? I would have shot them...
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  12. r1such4n reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    time.” Talented shotgun,...can hold a knife.
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  14. marqmywords reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    story: Think twice before...an Oklahoma mother’s
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  17. rfestejo reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    Justice Prevails… Sadly, this is not always...case. Always glad
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