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911 Call Describes Killing Over Stolen Xbox 360

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WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio has posted a video which includes portions of a 911 call in which a man reports that his roommate shot a man who was stealing his Xbox 360 and then hid his body in the basement.

The 911 caller told a police dispatcher that 30-year-old Mark Burwell shot and killed 24-year-old Johnny Robert Hyde, Jr. as Hyde was in the process of pilfering Burwell's 360.

Burwell, who is being held on a quarter-million dollars bail, has pleaded not guilty.
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jay2 - 544 days 12 hours ago
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What the thief did was wrong, but the ONLY poeple on this planet that should be killed are people like Osarma Binlardin. knocked out by the butt of the gun accaptable, shooting him over a $300 or how other they are there 360 isn't, I wouldn't even shot some one stealing my £5000 car.
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MintBubbleSpawn - 544 days 11 hours ago
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1.1 - Little Detroit.
What a sad story, and this happend here in my hometown Dayton,Oh. It's called little Detroit here for a reason.
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Panthers - 544 days 11 hours ago
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No one should be killed over stealing something. The item can be reimbursed and the thief can be locked up.
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Fanboy Slaughter - 544 days 10 hours ago
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This is the exact kind of crappy attitude that keeps fueling crime, people get more brazen because they know that for any crime they'll get fed, clothed, and a rent-free bed for a few months.

In Texas, this wouldn't even had been an issue because of the greatest law in the US, it's called the Castle Law, and it enables you to use deadly force against ANY intruder, it's the risk they take for trying to steal sh!t that YOU worked for to get.

Granted, it was only an Xbox, but that's beside the point. And don't go calling me some conservative hate-monger, I'm a registered Democrat, I just hate to see people getting in trouble for defending their home.
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ThanatosDMC - 544 days 10 hours ago
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Remember the recent news about a man that shot two robbers that's steal from his neighbor?

WTF? He just wanted to kill people... that guy was fcked up. The 911 operator told him to stay in the house and that it was wrong to just kill people. The bastard didnt listen to the operator.
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Fanboy Slaughter - 544 days 10 hours ago
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Yeah, THAT guy was messed up because they weren't robbing HIM, they were robbing his neighbor, and he got busted for killing those two guys because he circumvented that law.

The Castle Law itself wasn't responsible for that guy's actions, he was just a nutcase.
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1.6 poopface1 | 543 days 6 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Tunerboy8732 - 544 days 10 hours ago
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2 - He deserved it
If he would came in my house tryna steal my 360 he wouldve met my rottweiler that sleeps with me in my room.He wouldve never got close to mine.
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Fanboy Slaughter - 544 days 10 hours ago
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exactly, no one seems to wanna speak up on the fact that, in most cases, the thief gets caught, but by the time they get caught, the stolen property is already in the hands of some crack dealer, who in turn quickly launders it to the closest pawn shop, never to be seen by it's owner again. Who then in turn had to use more HARD-EARNED money to buy a new item.

Calling our justice system an atrocity would be the understatement of the millenium.
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Silver360 - 544 days 10 hours ago
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2.2 - Killing him is a too much
just let your dog loose on him and beat his butt down, killing is irreversible.
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Old Snake - 544 days 10 hours ago
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HOW IS THIS NEWSWORTHY! WHo cares if a 360 was involved? Jesus CHRIST!
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BigKev45 - 544 days 9 hours ago
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Crazy!
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TrenchaunT - 544 days 9 hours ago
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Killing someone over a $300 device is not right--there is no justice to using a "Castle Law" for that purpose. The phrase "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" (from Exodus 21, also reflected in Hammurabi's code) is an ancient proverb intended to limit punishment. Why? Because justice is about making things right, not about piling excess punishment on someone out of a spirit of vengeance. If the intruder had no weapon, no intention of harming anyone, and he certainly did not harm anyone, then to kill him is a cold-blooded murder. Such a murder might be justified in our minds if we dehumanize the intruder, telling ourselves they were not a good person but some horrible person who deserved what they got. But what if they were someone who mattered to you? What if they were a very good person who made one mistake? And what if the person did not think he was stealing the xbox at all?

A human life is worth more than $300. I don't see any reason to be sympathetic to a person because, if he hadn't shot someone, he may never have gotten back his $300.
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Fanboy Slaughter - 544 days 9 hours ago
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In the codes you speak of, stealing got your hand chopped off. I would be all for that, and yes, killing a robber may be a little overkill, but you also have to think that how many innocent people have gotten killed because they didn't act first, and of course, the robber didn't mean to kill anyone, they got spooked and fired, or they panicked and beat the resident to death.

Just so you know where I'm coming from, I have no sympathy for criminals of any degree. My grandmother was murdered in her home back in 2003, and the assailant stole her car and used the money out of her purse to buy cocaine, which he proceeded to snort off the dash of her car (based on the evidence).

He got 35 years in a maximum security frat house, where he's fed, clothed, and given the kind of health care that 65 million law-abiding citizens could never hope to afford.

And I'm fully aware that the crimes are vastly different, but the guy that killed my grandmother started out stealing. 99% of the time, people who do things like that only get worse with time. Am I justifying what this guy did, not exactly, but I will defend his right to defend himself and his home.
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mquirozz - 544 days 9 hours ago
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5.3 - Yeah okay
But the guy put his safety and others at risk by going into the guy's house and stealing. We don't know how people react until it happens. Thats how husbands end up killing cheating wives on the spot by people just reacting without thought. I'm not saying its right but hey $hit happens. I can tell you this if the guy who died was my kid I wouldnt be angry at the guy. He couldve been protecting his home which is his right to do so. Now hiding the body...I got nothing hes a dumba$$
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mquirozz - 544 days 9 hours ago
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6 - LOL thats crazy
I wouldn't have killed him maybe shot him in the leg to keep him from escaping otherwise I wouldve just busted him up. My place got broken into not long ago all they got was an Ipod and a weak ass laptop but I'd still like a crack at those a$$h0les.
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Deee187 - 544 days 9 hours ago
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I shoot someone too if they broke into my house and took everything. but Id make sure they are facing me so I can say they attacked me.
Or knock him out and cut of his fingers so he never steals again.
I have no pity for people like that.
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mquirozz - 544 days 8 hours ago
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8.1 - DUDE???
A lil extreme with the whole finger thing. I guess cuz I'm a gamer does that bother me more lol
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FantasyStar - 544 days 8 hours ago
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8.2 - yah.....I agree with 8.1
The finger thing was a bit too far.
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jacktheripper - 542 days 22 hours ago
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10 - I live in Dayton
I live in Dayton, OH. Ask anyone, the crack heads that are out on the streets are ruthless. Imagine if the thief had a gun. Most people do here. I would have shot his ass down. The shooter had every right to open fire on this guy.
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