# A Murder in My Front Yard **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 20, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053 "2013-07-20T19:30:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/1 "2013-07-20T19:30:37Z")
In broad daylight. But, I opened the front door and they all flew away. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/2 "2013-07-20T19:42:16Z")
That was nothing to crow about. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/3 "2013-07-20T19:49:12Z")
You’re killing me Smalls! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/4 "2013-07-20T22:42:45Z")
Ha. I opened this thread because it reminded me of the drive by shooting that happened in front of my last house about 6 years ago. My wife and I packed up and moved ourselves and our 3 year old daughter out to the suburbs shortly thereafter. I still miss living in the city… ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/5 "2013-07-20T22:50:55Z")
The raven in this forum gets awful during summer. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/6 "2013-07-20T22:55:28Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > The raven in this forum gets awful during summer. Quoth the Raven nevermore… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/7 "2013-07-21T00:53:40Z")
You’re all going to embarrass **ducati** and he’ll wind up eating crow. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/8 "2013-07-21T01:12:09Z")
What a rook! ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/9 "2013-07-21T01:37:00Z")
[Mob moves into city](http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/kangaroo-mob/full-episode/7443/) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/10 "2013-07-21T02:34:39Z")
What was the caws of death? ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/11 "2013-07-21T03:08:05Z")
It’s because they’re black, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/12 "2013-07-21T04:16:08Z")
Here I was thinking your [week just got worse](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=696910). It was already for the birds! ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053/13 "2013-07-21T06:10:36Z")
Sure you call It murder, but can you say for sure it wasn’t self defense? Were there any downward wing motions?