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Allereli
10-09-2008, 01:35 PM
from http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-ODD-Wrong-House.html


October 9, 2008
Drunken Man Finds His Way Home _ Just Not His Home
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 12:58 p.m. ET

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) -- Unlike Goldilocks, a man who stumbled into the wrong suburban Washington, D.C., home after drinking too much found the bed there just right.

Bob and Joanne Breiner returned home from a night out to find a man with a white beard nestled in their bed, sound asleep. Once police showed up and the drunken stranger realized what had happened, he apologized profusely and complimented the couple on their comfortable bed.

''I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry,'' Joanne Breiner recalled him saying.

The man accidentally went to the Breiners' house after apparently getting off at a bus stop eight miles from his own home, police said. He entered through the unlocked front door.

Joanne Breiner said she first realized something was amiss the night of Sept. 27 after noticing crumpled aluminum foil and crumbs on the kitchen counter, along with a missing crab cake.

Minutes later, she recalled Thursday, her husband walked upstairs to the master bedroom, flipped on the light and noticed the intruder.

The man didn't stir, and Joanne Breiner says her husband wasn't even sure whether he was alive.

Quickly -- and quietly -- Bob alerted Joanne and the couple's 16-year-old son. They fled into the rainy darkness, not pausing to grab their car keys or other belongings.

Besides being scared out of her wits, Joanne Breiner said, she found the incident bizarre. ''At first we thought, 'That's so strange, so weird, we couldn't even imagine,''' she said.

Police quickly arrived, made their way to the master bedroom and woke the man by shaking him. Breiner said he asked the officers what they were doing in his house.

The family decided not to press charges after learning the man had lost his job three weeks earlier, and police declined to identify him. Joanne Breiner even packed up some ribs and leftover soup for officers to give him.

''We are so grateful and lucky that nothing happened,'' she said. ''It could've been a horrible incident.''
Audriana
10-09-2008, 01:42 PM
Homeowner's fault, didn't lock their door.

I would have only pressed charges if I had locked the door and he broke in.
Allereli
10-09-2008, 01:50 PM
Homeowner's fault, didn't lock their door.

I would have only pressed charges if I had locked the door and he broke in.

yeah, definitely. I just found it amusing
Gan
10-09-2008, 01:54 PM
Funny story with a good ending.

Too bad all B&E stories dont end up that way.

And not locking your front door while away is amazing.
NocturnalRob
10-09-2008, 02:03 PM
my friend from DC sent me that this morning with this: "see, Robbob, it could happen to anyone...kind of..."

one night back in my formative days i peed in his closet and yelled at him when he asked me what i was doing. i then walked back to the couch and went back to sleep.

he still invited me to his wedding. i win again!
AnticorRifling
10-09-2008, 02:09 PM
Homeowner's fault, didn't lock their door.

I would have only pressed charges if I had locked the door and he broke in.
That's the dumbest fucking thing I've heard today. The homeowner's fault. Really?

No. The homeowner did not do all they could to prevent intrusion, yes, that I'll agree with. But they sure as shit didn't invite this man in while they were away. They didn't get him drunk, have him get off at the wrong bus stop, and then confuse/trick him into thinking this was his place.
NocturnalRob
10-09-2008, 02:12 PM
and then confuse/trick him into thinking this was his place.

maybe if their bed hadn't been so comfortable this situation could have been avoided?

ever left a friend's party only to wake up 6 hours later on his neighbor's couch with the front door wide open and no one else home?

good times...
AnticorRifling
10-09-2008, 02:17 PM
maybe if their bed hadn't been so comfortable this situation could have been avoided?

ever left a friend's party only to wake up 6 hours later on his neighbor's couch with the front door wide open and no one else home?

good times...

Actually I have. And had the neighbor come home it would have been his fault for leaving the door unlocked of course.
NocturnalRob
10-09-2008, 02:20 PM
Actually I have. And had the neighbor come home it would have been his fault for leaving the door unlocked of course.

obviously. idiots. fortunately they didn't come home. that would have been awkward.

i should have upper-deckered them for their stupidity.
AnticorRifling
10-09-2008, 02:21 PM
obviously. idiots. fortunately they didn't come home. that would have been awkward.

i should have upper-deckered them for their stupidity. Sue them for your confusion, it is, afterall, their fault.
NocturnalRob
10-09-2008, 02:22 PM
that's why doors have locks.

drunk rob prevention.
Some Rogue
10-09-2008, 02:23 PM
My landlord thinks I am crazy for locking my door all the time. She says she never locks hers.

I know where to get a new tv now when mine goes out.
Audriana
10-09-2008, 02:25 PM
So this family doesn't want their home to be vandalized... lets leave that front door unlocked.


This is the same BS of WIFI networks being unsecure and it being illegal to use them.


If you leave your door unlocked, you can't bitch when somebody opens it. If you leave your WIFI unsecure, you can't bitch when somebody downloads movies on it.
NocturnalRob
10-09-2008, 02:28 PM
If you leave your door unlocked, you can't bitch when somebody opens it. If you leave your WIFI unsecure, you can't bitch when somebody downloads movies on it.

sure you can. it's YOUR shit.
Gan
10-09-2008, 02:29 PM
Trespass

Criminal Trespass

Breaking and Entering

Burglary of a Habitation

Simply a difference in shared liability of access, intent, and action on the part of the trespasser.
CrystalTears
10-09-2008, 02:29 PM
I believe that entering someone else's property, and accessing an open internet connection are two completely different things.
NocturnalRob
10-09-2008, 02:31 PM
Trespass

Criminal Trespass

Breaking and Entering

Burglary of a Habitation

Simply a difference in shared liability of access, intent, and action on the part of the trespasser.

well fine, Gan busts out the legalese. but it's the same thing. don't be daft.
AnticorRifling
10-09-2008, 02:33 PM
So this family doesn't want their home to be vandalized... lets leave that front door unlocked.


This is the same BS of WIFI networks being unsecure and it being illegal to use them.


If you leave your door unlocked, you can't bitch when somebody opens it. If you leave your WIFI unsecure, you can't bitch when somebody downloads movies on it.


Quoting for future luls.
Tisket
10-09-2008, 02:37 PM
Homeowner's fault, didn't lock their door.


Are you retarded? I ask that in all seriousness.
AnticorRifling
10-09-2008, 02:38 PM
Are you retarded? I ask that in all seriousness.

Tisket you're late. Please adjust accordingly.
Tisket
10-09-2008, 02:39 PM
Tisket you're late. Please adjust accordingly.

I've never let that stop me before. Quit raining on my parade!
AnticorRifling
10-09-2008, 02:39 PM
I've never let that stop me before. Quit raining on my parade!
I'll rain on it unless you lock the door, either way it's your fault.
Tisket
10-09-2008, 02:40 PM
Jesus, I'm going to have to readjust my thinking about EVERYTHING. There is no justice.
NocturnalRob
10-09-2008, 02:41 PM
I'll rain on it unless you lock the door, either way it's your fault.

should have purchased an umbrella. you lose.

any and all weather conditions are now your fault.
Tisket
10-09-2008, 02:41 PM
Fuckers.
DeV
10-09-2008, 02:53 PM
Look at it this way, an unlocked door is not an invitation to get in my bed and catch some Z's. It's not an invitation for assult, theft, rape, murder, need I go on?

I do think the situation was handled appropriately given the strange circumstances surrounding it.
AnticorRifling
10-09-2008, 02:55 PM
Look at it this way, an unlocked door is not an invitation to get in my bed and catch some Z's. It's not an invitation for assult, theft, rape, murder, need I go on?

I do think the situation was handled appropriately given the strange circumstances surrounding it.

If you're not rocking an everlast chastity belt then it's your fault if I decide to play a game called just the tip.
NocturnalRob
10-09-2008, 02:56 PM
If you're not rocking an everlast chastity belt then it's your fault if I decide to play a game called just the tip.

no one wins when you play that game
Some Rogue
10-09-2008, 03:32 PM
Anticor's problem is no one can tell when he's actually playing it.
Sean of the Thread
10-09-2008, 03:53 PM
Man in bed = Rifle Butt to head
Gan
10-09-2008, 03:55 PM
Anticor's problem is no one can tell when he's actually playing it.

That one will leave a mark.

:lol:
AnticorRifling
10-09-2008, 04:14 PM
Anticor's problem is no one can tell when he's actually playing it.
HAHA.

We're gonna play just the tip.

But why does it feel like you're putting an apple in there.

Exactly.

Ohh you meant...fuck you Nekk, fuck you. :)
Bokertal
10-09-2008, 04:23 PM
Has anyone said, "I'm just glad it wasn't me this time?"