Nice story about aging in place and a plan to protect property while their house was tented.  The couple are in their 70s.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/20111120_Aging_in_place.html?id=134200348

Aging in place

The need for added vigilance grows as residents get older

By Michael Tsai

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 20, 2011

Holbrook and Amanda DuPont knew they needed to tent their house for termites. But they were also aware of the rash of burglaries that had afflicted Manoa Valley and their own community, St. Louis Heights, in recent months, not to mention the case in which a Makiki home was burglarized while being tented.

And so the DuPonts, both in their late 70s, reconciled the dilemma in the most pragmatic way they knew how: They had the house tented but slept in their van -- fully armed -- to make sure their possessions were safe.

"We can take care of ourselves," said Holbrook DuPont. "We're not worried about these sorts of things."

That's easy for DuPont to say. He's an expert marksman with some 25 years of Air Force service under his belt. He served during the Korean and Vietnamese conflicts and, for good measure, successfully repelled three kidnapping attempts while stationed in Colombia.

That's easy for DuPont to say. He's an expert marksman with some 25 years of Air Force service under his belt. He served during the Korean and Vietnamese conflicts and, for good measure, successfully repelled three kidnapping attempts while stationed in Colombia.

Right, SoH. Only figures in uniform or retired uniforms have the proper training and experience to look after themselves. The rest of you non-military-supermen can entrust your safety to other uniformed agencies.

I'm not offended by DuPont's experience and track record, but by the bolded the writer decided to inject into the story.

Good on Mr. DuPont!

To bad sleeping in your car with a gun is a felony. In fact, its the only place we know you CAN'T do that. /facepalm .... 
 
I always love the /tinfoi  :shake:l in some of these threads. "OMG DON'T tell people you have a gun!!!" I mean really? Does that seem like the house you want to break into?  Would you really want to go to the house where the people might shoot you lol? Doesn't seem like its in the criminals best interest.

I thought we couldn't use deadly force to protect possessions/property

I thought we couldn't use deadly force to protect possessions/property

You can use deadly force for anything you want.

Whether or not you get in trouble for it afterwards.... well that is all up to age, race, gender, skin-tone, religion and sexuality imo!

Quote from: pj_benn on November 20, 2011, 09:58:07 AM

I thought we couldn't use deadly force to protect possessions/property

You can use deadly force for anything you want.

Whether or not you get in trouble for it afterwards.... well that is all up to age, race, gender, skin-tone, religion and sexuality imo!

And the most important in Hawaii....WHO YOU KNOW.

Politican steals money from citizens and enjoys a lifestyle fitting of an Ali'i ruling class and gets caught = a few days in jail and community service.

Quote from: pj_benn on November 20, 2011, 09:58:07 AM

I thought we couldn't use deadly force to protect possessions/property

You can use deadly force for anything you want.

Whether or not you get in trouble for it afterwards.... well that is all up to age, race, gender, skin-tone, religion and sexuality imo!

And how annoying the other person was.

Everyone knows that a really annoying person deserves it.