On February 2, 2014, officers from the Temecula Police Department responded to the 31000 block of Strawberry Tree Lane, in the city of Temecula in regard to an assault with a deadly weapon. The victim, who is a minor, was going door-to-door selling cookies. When the victim knocked on the suspect’s door, he opened the door and pointed a gun at her. The victim’s father witnessed the incident and called the police. The suspect was identified as John Dodrill, age 59 of Temecula. Officers took him into custody without incident and seized the weapon as evidence.
Yeah you know you can simply say you don't want any cookies and the little girls will just walk away. You don't actually have to chase them off with a gun.
Of course that was before they started demonstrating respect for Wendy Davis and scared these idiots out of their 2nd Amendment loving minds.
I'm glad her father was a witness to this episode! Would suspect he was driving her around as she went door to door and was sitting in their vehicle when this occurred.
ReplyDeleteI hope this asshole ends up in jail w/his gun taken away from him!
Imagine if she hadn't had dad around like when we went door to door. I don't even think they do that in my town anymore. They sell privately to friends, family, and have public locations where you can get the cookies. No door to door allowed.
ReplyDeleteConsidering the number of armed & ready imbeciles they may encounter while selling their cookies door to door, I think that policy is a wise one.
DeleteWow, and in my county, too!!!! Temecula has lots of tourists for the local Vineyards and all...
ReplyDeleteNot sure that California even has a formal "stand your ground" law.
If this guy was so concerned, he should have just not answered the door in the 1st place. But, I suppose that would need an individual w/ a logical mind.
I now see this is all over my local news, but Griffin, I found out about this through your site! Go, Alaska!
Dude, a few No Trespassing signs can save you a whole lot of grief!
ReplyDeleteHey, I thought I saw a concealed box of Thin Mints strapped to her ankle, and THEN she pulled out pair of Shortbreadsand pointed 'em right at me!.
ReplyDeleteI just knew my life was on the line when I saw a full case of Tagalongs on the ground behind her so I pulled my Glock 17 and stood my damn ground, you betcha!
Those stupid cops, how was I to know she wasn't going to force me to eat some baked goods!?
Just itching to stand his ground by shooting a young girl in the face... And by gum there's her dad in full view. Dang!
ReplyDeleteI'll bet the guy was hoping to be immortalized on the Hero page at Stormfront.
I made the mistake of going to a far-right-wing site to see what the reaction was. They are saying it makes sense to answer the door pointing a gun, since you can't be too careful. They are also saying this should be a lesson to the father and daughter that you shouldn't go around knocking on doors (with the added bonus that the nutjob shouldn't have been arrested).
DeleteNewsflash, paranoid imbeciles: if you think robbers and murderers are at your door, don't answer it!
A child facing a gun is no laughing matter. But - with that said I burst out laughing and G - it is your fault. Your wording of all insane doings keep me coming back here.
ReplyDeleteSo glad her father was there. As to this gun toting lame-brain he is just shy of killing someone - anyone.
Pat Padrnos
This actually happened to me! It was the 1970's and an old man pointed a gun at me through his screen door. I said "Thank You" and went to the next house. We didn't know back then.
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Good God this is a pathetic reflection on the mentality of our country. Danger and fear behind every door, best be armed so the guvmint can't take over!
ReplyDeleteHey, Big John. Paranoid much? Got something to hide in there? Perhaps you should take a break from the crack pipe, maybe give the tinfoil helmet a rest, eh?
ReplyDeleteSweet Jebus in jodhpurs.
Teabagger with a long history of the usual Teabag pathologies. Fully documented here. http://crooksandliars.com/2014/02/california-gun-nut-stands-ground-against
ReplyDeleteNext we'll hear from Wayne LaPierre, with a sensible solution: arm all Girl Scouts with automatic weapons immediately.
ReplyDeleteIt would of be "Just desserts" if she would of whipped out a gun and blew him away!
DeleteServe the bastard right.
I live about 15 minutes away from this neighborhood, and this is a fairly conservative nutjob area. Doesn't surprise me too much, but really?
ReplyDeleteI can only hope he is held on a nonending psych hold. May goodness, to pull a gun on a box of thin mints is beyond my comprehension
ReplyDeleteCome on right wing crazy guys please I really don't want to have to turn my guns in but if shit like this keeps happening .........well the government isn't going to have a choice .....idiot
ReplyDeleteDropZone Bill
DeleteI enjoyed your articles on militia and the one about NH allowing an option for voting for None of the Above. What if there were an election and None of the Above won decisively? I'm going to dig into that a little. I was speedreading at a railroad crossing and might've missed the answer in your blog. That might be a way to slowly eliminate all of the well-financed crappy candidates in the Stupid Party Clown Car.
Thanks for reading I don't really think its fair to Griff to drag my content conversation over here but I clarify that election post. I'm still trying to get this whole bloging thing down.
DeleteHe proves what most of us already know: that there are many of these crazies who are anxious to shoot somebody. Anybody.
ReplyDeleteWhat a manly man mug shot! His family must be so proud. Yeah, it's a good thing her dad was there, would have been an even better thing if he was a police officer.
ReplyDeleteWhat's this world coming to? Pulling a gun on a girl in uniform with a box of Samoas?
I have to conceal carry whenever I pick up my usual yearly case of Samoas from the local GS troop. Not for protection from the little girls, but from the Baptist congregation members who watch the traffic in and out of the parking area outside the recreation bldg where the church provides office and meeting space for all of the scout orgs. These rec league adults and youth league coaches never carry cash but want a box or two to pay me back for later. No more pilfering my stock of Samoas. Homey don't play that no mo'. Gotta show em that I'm packing bc that's all they understand that says "NO means No more free cookies for your cheap, forget to pay me back sorry ass.
DeleteAnd they can't go fishing with me either unless they bring their own damn beer. Baptists are the worst bc they "can't be seen" buying beer but get em on the lake without someone in their Sunday School class, and they'll drink three beers to my one until the ice chest is empty. I kid you not.
Someone is going to decide this is a great business opportunity.
ReplyDeleteLast year I remember seeing a story about bulletproof backpacks for little kids (none of the companies selling them ever explained how a backpack in your cubby or in the coat closet would help if a gunman burst into the classroom, but that's another discussion).
I'll bet that some knucklehead is going to come up with a bulletproof Girl Scout uniform for those young cookie entrepreneurs.
His mugshot should be pasted on his door.........would you,then,knock on his door?
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