RSO = Registered Sex Offender
I’d be moving littlecats and getting ready for three of us in her bed: Me, Smith & Wesson.
Well goddamn boy, call Tub… aaaaaargh… must resist… fuuuuuck!
as a parent, seconded; but make sure he’s in the house first.
And keep shooting till he’s down. My bet is it will take a few…
Hope it doesn’t come to that, but if it does, remember to fire a warning shot into the ceiling.
At what exact point in the proceedings this occurs is up to you.
A warning shot is a movie thing. YOU DON’T do that in real life. A warning shot through the ceiling can easily pass through the roof (or to the above floor) and hurt someone else.
Camera’s are your best friend. Do you have a web cam? Most web cam’s come with “motion activated” software.
What kept the window from giving? Can you repair it and reinforce it?
Thanks everyone
The Co. cops have told me that because of the fact that its my childs bedroom being fucked with, that they are in *game on * mode and that I should not be outside looking for action.
Well, I just hope they have that fucker in cuffs before you even know he was there.
Good advice. You do not want to be in the way when it “gets busy”, the creep might use that as the break he needs to get away. Just in case, it will also keep the cops safer if they do not have to keep track of where you are. Let them do their job.
Well, cool, it sounds like they’re taking this seriously and getting ready to take care of business. I was worried that maybe they would just blow you off until something bad actually happened.
They might be more excited than you are if this is a precinct that doesn’t see much action. 
Oh, and no I dont have a camera at this moment. this house is well lit at night so this asshole must have huge balls or no brain and I’m thinking probably both! Every dad that we know on this block has been briefed. to sit back and rely on the police is not easy for me to do, however i cannot afford to made a very big mistake and possibly end up in jail or worse. my daughter has lost her mother at age nine (she’s 11) and has only me to look up to for for guidance through this fucked up world.
If you’re in Tallahassee, I have a Sony analog with night vision.
And a 3 inch thick steel bar…don’t know where it came from but you’re more than welcome to it.
just gotta rub some prints off it real quick
At household ranges (say 10-12 feet) birdshot is likely to be just as leathal as 00. There is the advantage, however, that birdshot will typically not penetrate extensively through sheetrock.
bob fortuna, you don’t say whether you have a gun or not, but some tempers are running pretty high here, and I think a little bit of caution would not be amiss.
First of all, IANAL, but I am somewhat familiar with gun laws. Florida, in particular, has a “castle doctrine”, in which you are not required to retreat from your home in order to justify the use of deadly force in self-defense or to prevent a major felony. This is not, however, a carte blanche to shoot anyone who walks in the door. (Although in a brief search I see that the Senate just approved a law that does almost exactly that. Hmmm.) Paedophiliac sexual predators do not typically go about armed, and shooting someone who climbs in the window may be tantamount to shooting an unarmed person who hasn’t demonstrated (other than Breaking and Entering) an intent to do harm. Whether a prosecutor in Florida would elect to press charges, and whether a jury would convict on such a basis is questionable, but the result would be expensive and time consuming either way.
As badmama says, warning shots are a bad idea, expecially indoors where you’re likely to suffer at least temporary hearing loss. Racking the slide on a gun isn’t particularly bright either, as you’ve just uped the chance of jamming the action while doing so. A verbal warning–“Stop! Don’t move,” is quite sufficient. It is a good idea, if the layout permits, to have a lamp facing the window and away from your location that you can turn on and off. It will blind the invader to your location and should disorient him.
Although you’d certainly like to catch the guy, it should go without saying that your first priority should be to keep yourself between him and your family. If this means he runs, so be it. Do not, do not, DO NOT go chasing down the street after him waving a knife or gun. This is an excellent way to get shot by police who aren’t clear which is the defender. Stay in your home.
If you do catch him, have someone else call the police if possible. Let them know that you are armed, if that is the case, what you are wearing, and where you are located in the house. I don’t recommend trying to restrain him, but if you think that might be a necessity, get some zip-ties for the purpose. Approaching an attacker with a gun in your hand is asking for trouble, though, and I’d avoid it–again, to the point of letting him run–rather than take the risk in getting into a scrabble over it.
Several people have noted that booby traps are a bad idea. I concur, but putting some knick-knacks or marbles (if it’s a hard surface) on the floor in front of the window doesn’t qualify as a trap; it’s just poor housekeeping. Anything to slow him down or keep him from sneaking quietly is fair. No bear-traps or 440v open wires, though, okay?
Remember, in the heat of the moment, your temper is likely to run high. You’ll be tempted to do stupid things. Think about what you need to do (as you already are) before an incident happens, and stick to your plan.
I hope you, or rather, the police, catch this guy, quickly. It’s an ugly, gut-twisting situation that I would not want to live in. About fifteen years ago, my then-girlfriend had a stalker who would sneak up to the woods by our apartment, sometimes peeking in the window or leaving notes on the car. The county sheriff’s department was of no help whatsoever, as we were out in the boonies. We never caught him, though I did have a nice run through the woods one night with a Maglite in one hand and a 1911 in the other. I was prepared to shoot on sight at that point, but in retrospect, nearly everything I did that night was damn-foolish, and I would not encourage you to do anything like.
I don’t know if you have, want, or can keep a dog, but even a friendly, average sized dog (50lbs or bigger) is a great deterrent to most casual intruders. I (well, my father and his wife) had a lab-mix dog that was as friendly and soft-mouthed a dog as you’ve ever met, but that didn’t stop him from scaring off solicitors and Mormons with aplumb.
Good luck to you and your daughter.
Stranger
Wow, I can only imagine the fear and anger you must be feeling. To think of someone messing with a loved one. . . gives me chills. I want to call my daughter right now and tell her to BE FUCKING CAREFUL IN THAT APARTMENT WHERE SHE LIVES!
You have my heartfelt hopes and wishes for a positive outcome (perpetrator locked up, family safe). Please keep us informed.
I’d place some old fashioned metal jacks, and maybe some rubber balls/marbles under the window. The jacks can act as caltrops. Maybe some Legos too. Don’t let her be alone for now, as others have said, the person might wait until you are “feeling safe” again before he strikes. Do advise her school of what is going on, and see to it that she is with an adult during the day if you have to work late. Good luck.
I’ve been up all night and nothing. The rain that was predicted for the area did start to fall at around 3:00 or so. I’m gonna follow up on some advice and do a little shoping today. thanks to all for some good support. hopefully this is gonna blow over. The problem is that I have a young girl who has had yet another layer of her innocence stripped from her childhood.
How the fuck do explain to a child that some asshole would love to fuck and or kill him/her?
Do you have a fenced-in backyard? Were I in your situation, with not one but several RSOs in the area, I’d seriously consider whether or not I could deal with having a big dog.
Well, I’d consider it anyways, because I’m a big dog person, and if I had a fenced-in backyard I’d definitely have one, but I’m not really kidding.
A large dog is a deterrent to breaking and entering, if for no other reason than alot of big dogs can be highly territorial/protective of their families, and criminals are well aware of it. A dog is an unknown variable to a criminal, and they’d rather play it safe if they can.
If they’re armed, and willing to shoot a dog to get into your house, you’ve probably got far bigger problems to worry about, but a big dog with a loud, deep bark is a very good home security tool nevertheless.
My personal favorite big dog for both deterrent factor (both sight and sound), intelligence/guard and training capability, not to mention loving capacity is the Rottweiler. I prefer bitches as a general rule (I just personally think the females have better familial protection instinct, whereas I think a male is generally more interested in defending what he defines as his territory, but that’s my subjective opinion and preference. I also think females are generally easier to handle.)
They’re amazingly loving dogs when they’re trained and socialized correctly, they’re huge couch potatoes for the most part, i.e., not high energy dogs, and even if you never, ever train your Rott in Schutzhund or protective capacities, their familial protective instincts are still very much part of their nature, are a great sight-deterrent, and their bark/growl I promise you, can be scary as hell.
One rather large caveat, though.
If you do decide to get a large dog to join your household, please, please, please get it from a reputable breeder if you don’t adopt, and I beg you to take your dog’s training and socialization seriously.
A large dog can be and is a weapon, make no mistake, especially if you’re talking about a breed with natural guard tendencies.
A dominant large dog that’s allowed to run roughshod over even it’s own household, with poor or no training, can be an extremely dangerous thing.
As dangerous, if not more, as leaving a gun loaded lying about the house, in my opinion.
i swear to og that my daughter has also had an issue with a big dog. She was allowed to go shopping with a friend and her friend’s mother. The friend’s mother later stopped by a friend of hers who owned a large dog with a history of biting, as my girl entered the home, the dog took her down and chomped the shit out of her left forearm. The scars are permanent as are the memories. the dog is no more and the owners were pissed at me cause the fucker was put down.
I’m sorry that happened to your daughter. With a responsible dog owner, it never should have. 
I’ll requote the last lines of my post:
Not training and socializing my Rottweiler was never an option, as far as I was concerned. Some people just don’t place the importance on it that I do, as a big dog lover.
Sadly, depending on the dog, if you don’t place importance on it, in my opinion, you’re setting yourself up for a situation like your daughter suffered.
If a dog is something you have time for, and are willing to spend the time and love on, it’s a great investment. If your daughter is afraid of big dogs, you might consider getting a slightly older puppy (preferably one that’s out of the nippy stage, obviously), and having her go through it’s training classes with it.
She’d possibly be able to better master her fear, since she’s in a situation where she’s learning control, she’ll see the dog responding to her, and learn that she can be in control (i.e., not a state of helplessness due to fear) of the situation.
This dog was a rottie and was supposed to be in it’s cage when strangers came to call. That dog was a product of it’s environment and honestly, I dont really blame the animal. But what the fuck is going on when your dog is to be caged by court order inside your own home when unfamiliar folks come around? Yes I said caged inside the home, that dog was one bad boy with a history. I agreed to not sue if the dog was desroyed, per my little girl.