Want to get in trouble? Follow his example.
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — A Sioux Falls man is accused of pointing a handgun at two people delivering a newspaper to his home.
Police spokesman Sam Clemens says 72-year-old Allan Dean Hansen allegedly walked outside his home and pointed a .357 revolver at the workers on Wednesday morning.
He was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault after the delivery workers called police.
Clemens says Hansen admitted to pointing his gun at the workers because there had been a lot of criminal activity in the area and he wanted to figure out who they were.
Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f4d448a3522842008f95379f084c1783/SD–Aggravated-Assault-Gun
Here’s what I don’t get, I thought assault mean someone punched you in the face or hit you with a bat. While having a gun pointed at you can be intimidating and it’s reckless if you’re a good guy, is it really assault?
On the other hand, did the old man forgot he had a newspaper subscription or do some newspapers deliver free papers or trial papers to some homeowners? Maybe they’re like the yellowpages?
Either way, this is why we:
1. Evaluate the situation
2. Approach the suspects or call the cops (if we can)
3. Only draw our weapons as a last resort