Self Defense in Cushing Oklahoma
By Gill Rapoza
December 10, 2009
Last night, I ran into some info about a Cushing Oklahoma woman and what she needed to do to defend herself. It did not make the big media that I could tell. But here is a story that must be told.
It is a heartbreaking thing she had to do, but she had courage. And the local police backed her actions up all the way. The way it should be.
A few nights ago, at about 1230am, an intruder threw a table into the patio window of the home of 57 year old Donna Jackson, an Oklahoma woman, who was alone while her husband was at work. Donna called 911 while the bad guy kept yelling profanities while he tried to break in. Mrs. Jackson told the 911 operator that she did not want to kill the man, but she would if she had to. Donna refused to go hide in the bathroom as the operator suggested. When the man smashed the door, broke in and entered, while yelling profanities at the woman, Donna Jackson put three shots from her shotgun to good use and placed a large hole in the man’s chest. He won’t ever break into anyone’s home again.
When I listened to the whole 33 minute 911 call, I was highly impressed. While the 911 operator suggested that Donna Jackson hide, the police operator also told the woman she had a right to defend herself. The Cushing woman was highly distraught. Donna clearly did not want to kill the man, but she said if the bad guy came in, she would “shoot him graveyard dead.” And she did. The 911 operator was wonderful! She comforted the Cushing woman who did what she had to do.
The whole time after the shooting, Donna Jackson would not put her shotgun down, and stood guard over the man she just shot. She openly cried, prayed, and even wept for the family of the man she just killed. My heart goes out to this brave woman!
Oklahoma officials said she acted properly and will file no charges. Oklahoma just got higher on my list of places to go.
There are some links to the story here:
If anyone wants a copy of the audio of the partly edited 911 call, drop me a line. I have it.
The 33 minute version is here:
If you have the time, listen to the whole call. You may never again have such a chance. I have that one too, but it is rather large.
We should be of the mind set that we would never want to do what this brave Oklahoma woman did. We should pray that we are brave enough to do so if needed. And may we be in a place where those around us in charge of things, are like the good folks in Lincoln County Oklahoma, should that day ever come.
Let those who wish, cry all they want about the evils of gun ownership. Donna Jackson knows better.
The American West – still doing things the way they need to.
Godspeed,
Gill Rapoza
Veritas Vos Liberabit
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