Sturgill Simpson Tells of Harrowing Home Invasion Experiences | Joe Rogan

[@Iheartdgd]

“He made a very primitive noise and I was proud of him”

[@JoeyMcCart]

I love that haha

[@planegaper]

Sturgill mad the right choice , he could have easily gotten banged up if he plugged the guy in the back, and then the bad press , blm, etc etc.. imagine "country star shoots home invader in the back" , mo matter what context , he would have suffered for it.. this kid won't learn, and probs end up as cannon fodder in the joint for some gang, within a few weeks heart check, then the offer for the gang, then when he has to put in some work, he'll get charged and go right back up to the max...

[@edwardgrimsley4401]

Put that on his head stone

[@Waagghhboy]

Ill never spend $ on this fucken bleeding heart smh that guys a pussu

[@Waagghhboy]

@@planegaper in hines sight he made the right choice which js always nice and easy to say.what you said about the criminals possible prison experience is true but 1) what if the perp pulled a gun first/as well 2)what if the family was home alone 3) what if that perp ran away after you didnt shoot him to only bring a gun to his next hesist and use is against a unarmed neighbor. Etx No one should ever try to justify a criminal that disregards life and personal property. Shoot that peice of shit and do the world a favor and lower the risk of future crimes. As long as he doesnt shooot the guy in the back im all for it. Fuck these worthless pieces of shit in society

[@LoFi_Sinner95]

" what are we doing here man ? " ...chills.

[@Lansky_TV]

Epic

[@getchasome6230]

Ya wanna beer, eh? Sorry bud

[@Garrus1995]

Fucking epic. Sounds like something outta No Country for Old Men or something.

[@cedarbay3994]

Such a bizarre thing to say in those circumstances. “WE?” Sturgill lives there!

[@Lachlans-i2s]

Movie scene material

[@lordspam2721]

Anyone in your home without permission is a threat

[@kevindube7096]

What if your neighbor catches someone breaking into your house, and follows them in to try to stop them? A threat??

[@CSDonohue11]

Kevin Dube That’s called a Guest. He would obviously have total permission, genius.

[@jontyrosenow9396]

SHOOT EVERYONE THATS NOT ME

[@brandonmorris8000]

You don’t know what you’ll do tell something like that actually happens to you

[@freedomdividendnews5042]

That's a black and white fallacy. Paranoia too

[@nolanogle4188]

I feel like every person named Sturgill talks like this

[@Helmholtzwatson1984]

Do you know many Sturgill's?

[@gofukurself4life]

If they dont they shoukd.

[@jaebrowne6780]

They do it’s glorious isn’t it my names actually sturgill the 17th whole bloodline of southern drawin strurgills

[@Helmholtzwatson1984]

@@jaebrowne6780 I'm also a Sturgill. Can trace my family back to virginia.. we are likely related.

[@pokemonbluez]

@@Helmholtzwatson1984woww

[@Jeremyramone]

Great interview skills by joe. He let him talk and tell the story without any interruptions. H stern would have butchered this into an unlistenable mess.

[@pierreproudhon9008]

Howard Stern would never have someone like Sturgill on

[@SellLids]

I wish I could like this comment twice.

[@arkoutarkout3654]

​@@pierreproudhon9008 he would have the criminal on lol

[@woozzification]

Joe sitting there thinking "Yeah I for sure would have just iced that guy"

[@newyorkval1478]

Joe is not a #2A guy.

[@sebast0409]

@@drinkinouttacups2665 whats a stepper? people who step on the snek?

[@oooooo6308]

Joe can’t legally own guns cuz he smokes weed

[@tasteless7795]

Joe would give the dude pot and make and talk about extinct animals with him

[@ok-kk3ic]

White Boy Willy / LMFAOOOO

[@rickyrick5586]

Never let them take your guns !

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

dont be a criminal and you can be licensed to have all the guns you want

[@jezwc]

Amen from South Africa.

[@oliverkalamata2753]

@Morris Watkins where yew goin, city boi!?

[@landonic81]

Remember when Beto said he's gonna send people to take our guns? 😂

[@Hoshimoto101]

@@buzzcrushtrendkill 2A license

[@SilverBulletNation]

If you break into someone else’s home you deserve whatever comes your way.

[@toomuch9762]

Alex Smith exactly just like invading someone else’s country. You’ll get what you deserve

[@SilverBulletNation]

Reyes25111 I’m not say he’s wrong or right. I’m just simply saying, if a intruder is bold enough to break into someone’s home then whatever may happen to them is what they deserve. Luckily the man ran and he didn’t have to defend himself.

[@siriusgd4753]

And if you're white you'll get away with shooting him. Everyone else, not so much.

[@sickboy666fu]

@@toomuch9762 Yeah just like the Americans deserved when they invaded Germany in ww2😳

[@sickboy666fu]

@@toomuch9762 Did you just use the R word?😳 wow. The poor Germans were just minding their own business, Killing Jews and trying to take over the world. US&A Got what they deserve.

[@greeneagle2663]

Yes, he broke into 13 other houses, he was “unlucky”.

[@daddymcpapi7520]

I woulda dumped him right there.

[@PickleishBILL]

Daddy McPapi sure you would have tough guy

[@davidbrewer7178]

Green Eagle 2, no shit huh? I was thinking the same thing. Look, certainly our judicial system is broke but without a doubt this wasn't his first time. He's a career criminal not some poor "unlucky" guy down from hard times. Maybe he was born into really unfortunate situation but so are many others and you don't see them making the same mistakes. Own your truth and either make better decisions or don't, but don't blame on sociatey

[@tasteless7795]

Should have gave him one in the foot so he would remember not to do it again

[@SgtStickyTits]

Lucky as shit to be alive imo

[@sarahdell4042]

No one forced him into the house. The fact he was caught doing it the next day, after having a gun pointed at his head shows his character. Should be locked up for longer than 2 years

[@masonrice13]

Are you fucked ?

[@sireromen5364]

mason rice ye for real you do clearly lack empathy

[@masonrice13]

Sire Romen chose the world you want people wouldn’t break and enter in a world people actually protected themselves or were aloud to😅 all you fucks saying he shouldn’t have gotten shot are the problem you fucks are the type that let the monsters hide fuckin ignorant fucks

[@doobie9550]

He didnt have a gun pointed at him the first time

[@jakealan7743]

You could say it shows his character but you could also argue that it shows how desperate he was. We don’t know his story and what was going on in his head. Throwing young kids in prison for decades won’t do any good

[@sigmckone]

Responsible gun owner, weapon did its job. This man has empathy and actually thinks. People like him make America. Love the Sound and Fury album. Don't know why, just keep listening to it over and over.

[@Spoiledstoic]

Listening to it now and wow

[@RUSURE-m5i]

People like him make america a pushover for scum

[@jezwc]

I wish you’d interview a South African. Our one invasion stories are proper harrowing

[@michaelcahill6846]

Elon Musk

[@thundersteel9413]

Like our farm attacks.

[@kingjamestres]

"a south african" like how the dutch butchered millions when they invaded? Or do you also subscribe to the notion that white people going through a genocide in south africa?

[@jezwc]

james d why do you have to bring race into this? I said “a South African”. All South African races are victims of horrendous crimes. Why do lefty’s have to bring race into everything

[@TheGeneral_LUFC]

white farmers in south Africa look into that shit

[@dandillinger23]

“They are throwing this kids life away” . umm who is throwing their life away?

[@hanktrill1498]

He did it

[@blaskotron]

I am thinking he misspoke. More like the kids are throwing their own life away.

[@kjsampson5811]

Cops who make up lies and plant false evidence.

[@ashaw1387]

The point was this misguided kid got caught up in the wrong shit and they want to potentially throw him in a cage for 1/4 of his life. While there has to be consequences for actions such as these... and the kid made his own bed... I’ve made decisions in my life that warranted some harsh justice. I luckily got away from that lifestyle. Not everyone has that opportunity.

[@kjsampson5811]

@CJ96 No it's easy. You're just too lazy and lack ambition.

[@SevericK_BooM]

“Unluckily for him he broke into 13 other houses” u act like this is guy isn’t a criminal. People without guidance or hero’s can be normal people. Not everyone is a serial burglar

[@mhuh]

I hate when people defend criminals like they’re victims of the system.

[@AndreaAustoni]

He's a country singer with an assault rifle and strobe lights. Outlaw and stuff. What do you expect? It's Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, I shot a man in reno just to watch him die.

[@ndwolstenholme]

sounds like he is doing some grandstanding. Maybe the guy needs more reassurance.

[@traxxasbro5604]

That “kid” who’s an adult has made the conscious decision to invade someone’s home multiple times. He set himself up for failure.

[@boopeep9670]

M1 Garand Guy Worse, for an early funeral! Rifle in his face yet the next night he's at it again. Just three streets over no less. Says a lot Doesn't sound like a job and a mentor can fix that level of wrong. He needs to pick a different "kid" to save. You're so right it was a conscious deliberate decision. Wouldn't be surprised he comes back thinking even if caught this homeowners weak and too afraid to shoot.

[@geraltrivia951]

With is wrong with you people? Life isn't simply a game of free will and choice. In the same way a Sociopath was never given a choice as to the fact he only feels alive when he is carving his way into a living thing, none of you asked for the privilege of having the drive to do what is needed to survive. Any one of you could have been in a situation as a child that affected you in a way that you are paralyzed by your seeming inability to do good until the day you die. You also have the choice to understand that reality for people is more complex that right, wrong, black, white. Or you can continue thinking the way you do, and indirectly contribute to this cycle of suffering through apathy to the voting booth. Some of us are free from the bonds of a terrible situation in which nobody would make good choices. Knowing this empowers you to be a Force for good through your actions. You can continue to be ignorant of these facts and perpetuate these cycles through hatred and ignorance if that's how you want your character to be defined as.

[@Charmer4856]

@@geraltrivia951 Sounds like a typical liberal response...

[@traxxasbro5604]

Geralt Rivia Professional victim complex at its finest

[@traxxasbro5604]

Geralt Rivia You make A LOT of ignorant assumptions about a guy trying to steal a pair of headphones lol...people like you figure out a way to justify just about anything these days...it’s always someone else’s fault and the criminal is somehow the victim. Unbelievable and truly pathetic.

[@thesmallestfeller]

“Throwing his life away” uh, he broke in to 13 houses.

[@shaiapouf420]

thats throwing your life away your so stupid

[@barthj21]

Should of put him down

[@1jimcook]

@@shaiapouf420 if you listened to what Sturgill actually said you would realize that you're so stupid. He said they, meaning the system, were throwing his life away not him by his own actions. That's one of the major problems with today's society that no one believes that we are ultimately responsible for our own decisions.

[@billy-tha-kid4206]

There are lots of people who is put themselves and horrible places making terrible decisions. The end up becoming pillars in our communities. Not Every criminal is a lost cause

[@bradagee9041]

@@billy-tha-kid4206 That is the correct sentiment. Of course a criminal deserves to be punished but an impersonal system that works in tandem with bad decisions leaves no room for any kind of societal improvement. It is very easy to judge which is precisely why we should all be slow to do it.

[@californiascreaming1131]

They arent throwing his life away HES throwing his life away. Its called personal responsibility!

[@iraniandude2899]

These people can't help themselves they love and sympathize with criminals.

[@muddyhotdog4103]

But.. but.. ya pretty much

[@calwalsh9924]

Environmental and socio-economic factors obviously play a part in these things. Of course we have to take responsibility for our mistakes, but his home life, where he grew up, the things he has been exposed to since childhood; to believe that these things have no effect on the choices a young person makes would be ridiculously naive. I grew up in a place where drugs and violence were the norm. I got involved in some bad shit, I made mistakes, and made a lot of bad choices. I got away from all of that at a relatively young age because I had guidance and support from family and friends. I know people who weren't so lucky, and had zero guidance throughout their lives. I take full responsibility for my choices and the mistakes I made. But, again, to believe that those mistakes and bad choices weren't influenced by the things I was exposed to because of where I grew up, would be ridiculous. Yes, he threw his life away, but society has a lot to answer for in regard to why he felt he had no other choice.

[@iraniandude2899]

@@calwalsh9924 buddy good on you for changing your life but your attitude is surprisingly naive, some people, and they're not as rare as you'd like to think, they're just evil. They have no regard for other people and they are looking for people like you to fool. Back home in Iran I befriended this thug of sorts who liked me for my martial arts expertise and struck up a conversation with me. He told about something he had done to this prostitue, he had taken her home and has sex with her, they had agreed on a fee of like, 50 bucks, but he refuses to pay. The lady does what these types do in these situations, she started shouting and screaming and tried to cause a scene in order to make him pay. Instead he picks up knife, grabs one of her breasts and cuts off her nipple. The neighbors called the cops and in the end he was convicted of only six months in prison because who cares about some whore in an Islamic theocracy. Now the interesting part is this. As he was telling me this story he seemed proud, like this was one of his greatest achievements. Laughing and joking in between. Let me tell you man, there is no redeeming these folks. The west is way too lenient with these type.

[@dredlew]

Exactly, this guys is saying there has to be a way to help, its called go back in time and raise the kid right.

[@fionagreig-fraser6251]

I’m sorry but he wasn’t a “poor kid”. You said he was 25 years old and they got him breaking into people’s homes many other times. First of all he’s lucky he’s not dead and secondly he plea bargained down from 13 years to 2. What kind of punishment is that?

[@jg7102]

Morris Watkins you sound very ignorant here.

[@africaRBG]

You ever done two years in prison ? Lol prison is a fuckin nightmare. Watch a documentary, why dontcha.

[@monroetoolman]

@Morris Watkins First off, he`s 25, so no kid. And second, his "situation" is he`s a professional burglar. The guy he`s robbing points a rifle at his head, and yet he`s caught the very next night doing the exact same thing? That's no amateur. I do think Sturgill made the right call not shooting him in the back as he ran, tho.

[@newusernamehere4772]

Poor as in broke as in not having a lot of money and making bad decisions. It's not good to sympathize too much with actual criminals (as in people who try to commit non-victimless crimes), but that's not what happened in this video. Maybe I'm stupid but I am completely confused at the existence of this comment as well as the rest of the support for it. It seems like you're reacting to a completely different video. Although maybe KZbin glitched out and this is the wrong comment section (I'm watching Sturgill Simpsons home invasion story on the JRE right now), in which case feel free to ignore this.

[@jonathancobb5895]

Armed robbery in NC carries up to 47 months....😒 I believe the max is 90

[@InvaderG]

“there’s so many people in this country set up to fail.” referencing grown adult who knowingly broke into not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 10, but THIRTEEN HOUSES

[@wolfgangvallick5666]

Yeah. Set up to fail by his own self.

[@nothingnew4290]

@Normie Rockwell without saying it

[@nothingnew4290]

@Normie Rockwell lol. nouph said. All in a letter. Gottum hot! Lol. Win!

[@VinderHD]

@mikebalko G

[@mrcody333cam]

He never really hurt anyone except for himself and his family, of course.

[@HotBoxTrucking]

"what if i gave him a job" ...he woulda stole from you?

[@nickdipaolofan5948]

yup, I wish every bleeding heart actually did the "warm and fuzzy" thoughts they had in their head like this guys "give him a job" thought so they get burned and become a realist overnight.

[@876r876rf]

hahaha

[@JM-rp9qf]

I bet he voted for hilary and obama

[@inveteratecrusader4882]

@@JM-rp9qf I bet he voted for Ted Bundy, because he was misunderstood

[@60secondpages]

There's usually a good story for every bad one, it's just the publicity for the bad is usually higher. There was a lady who recognised an old school friend from 20 years back took him in, he got clean. They got married. It's easy to think of everything in terms of worse case scenarios, but quite often there's an average middle ground and lots of good outcomes too.

[@Collateral0]

Well if you break into my house seeing a sign that says “trespassers will be shot and survivors will be shot twice”and you still go in you were asking to be shot.

[@IYKYK97]

Badass bro

[@newyorkval1478]

Warning signs are a bad idea.

[@Retzerr41]

Youd freeze up.

[@JamesHussain82]

If he also has a gun he’d probably shoot you before you even picked yours up.

[@logana1999]

idiots with those signs can't handle a gun they just want to sound cool

[@aalekhine5109]

"Throwing this kid's life away"...nonsense. He did that...not the justice system.

[@mikemugs7]

Crimes need to be enforced but you can still empathize. There's a direct correlation between poverty and crime, and most likely the kid was dealt a shitty deck of cards

[@kevindube7096]

Maybe the justice system fucked up with his parents? Maybe he grew up in an area with zero opportunity, or was raised to feel that way? Why do we judge when we don’t have all the information?🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Calilou52]

You clearly havent experienced the wrath of poverty vs the justice system. When you cant get a single job no matter how hard you try, sleeping in parks and on couches just trying to feed yourself. Next thing you know, one meal every other day doesnt cut it. your starving, freezing, no place to go, and you see a big house that definitely has tons of useless shit worth some money. You try the door, its open, and there it is. An easy 20$. Kid wasnt a threat, wasnt a drug addict, just out of options. Just like any other hardship, you really cant even speak on it unless you been through it. But im sure your ignorant ass will just say "but durr all you gotta do is not break the law durr if I can do it so can anyone durr blacks are statistically bad people durr"

[@Calilou52]

I already knew youd be subbed to the daily wire before I even clicked your profile 😂 wonder why I assumed that

[@aalekhine5109]

@@Calilou52 Spoken like a true victim. I can break into people's houses because they have shit and I dont. And when i get shot I'll blame the owner and say i was just trying to turn my life around and sue him...all with mom crying on the TV, "He never hurt noboy... he was a good kid." Got it...

[@TOAOM123]

"No prior" CONVICTIONS Not "no prior crimes"

[@c.connolly1050]

"No priors he just had 13 or 14 aggravated burglary charges"

[@muddyhotdog4103]

Not to mention at the beggining he said the guy had prior drug charges on his record.

Bingo.

[@NealZ31]

No, I think he's just not interested in taking a guys life over some headphones. Sure we could what if the situation but the facts are Sturgill was ready to defend himself but didn't feel the force was required. Bravo sir. I personally would have gone with a double tap just to be safe.

[@TOAOM123]

@@NealZ31 and that's fine Its natural to not one wanna kill a guy But him being disingenuous regarding the guy's character helps no one In particular the criminal The dude's not gonna learn or grow if people go around feeling sorry for him

[@SnuffySpaghetti]

"This guy is not a threat" Watch a few body cam videos of people drawing guns on police. It takes as little as half a second to whip a gun at someone, even for a robber who is untrained. He's lucky to be alive.

[@funkehouse]

LowQ yup, There are many people that are now dead because they thought they would be nice and let the robber go without shooting them. It’s pretty fucking stupid to let that guy get away like that, next time it might be your wife when you’re not home. He went into this career breaking into homes knowing that death is a possibility if he robs the wrong house. You know this dude is just going to get out of prison and go right back doing the same thing

[@bigcheese9096]

@@funkehouse exactly! He let that guy go, and he robbed someone elses house.

[@logana1999]

you're assuming the robber had a firearm, you're comment is irrelevant to the situation being discussed

[@bigcheese9096]

@@logana1999 I dont know about you. But if someone is in your house or mine unwelcomed in the middle of the night, I'm assuming they're armed.

[@PartyboyDanny]

You’re all talk because you’re on the internet and you can be whoever you want to be on here; but you’ve never looked at someone in the eyes when you can end their entire existence in a second with the tip of your finger, and pulled that trigger.

[@dallastucker2523]

What Mr. Simpson did is an example of true power. The ability to end someone's life but having the restraint to spare him because he knows that the person may not be in the best situation and may just have made a wrong decision.

[@tkbikesnc6079]

Helps that he has military experience. And he's a good fucking dude.

[@clarklark]

He didn't spare him because he knew the guy's situation but because he determined he wasn't a threat.

[@brianhawk1854]

U never know he could of not be alone the 2nd time

[@elijahwilliams9103]

@@clarklark this is the truth here. Anybody whos got military/combat experience or just avid gun people get this drilled in to our heads. on the civilian side its entirely so i dont go to prison. i think if your gonna have a gun to defend yourself you need to have a long chat with yourself about when exactly it is okay to use. on the military side its a lot of training and experience. especially if they served in the ME anytime in the last 2 decades. they had to interact with people armed with rifles while not knowing if they were a bad guy or good guy. In either way it is beaten over your head that you will face dire consequences for making a mistake in judgment.

[@pxnk_n_disorderly]

@@clarklark It can be both. They’re not mutually exclusive

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

My cousin gave a person like that a job at his business. My cousin is now dead. Shot by that "disadvantaged" youth who came in after hours to rob the business and my cousin just happened to walk in on him.

[@BorungBoy]

Wow that's hard, sorry for your loss, your cousin must've been a good person

[@RossKempOnYourMum01]

Remember Max kellerman's brother housed a banned boxer with mental health issues... who then proceeded to murder him.

[@anthonya459]

BorungBoy he didn't do nothin he was a good boy he was on his way to church.

[@kennethconner90]

ross is that why kellerman is so fucked up

[@TheMc2nv]

Post a link to the news story.

[@typorter-pp6lh]

“They’re just throwing this kid’s life away.” I’d say the “kid” threw his own life away without anybody’s assistance.

[@chinchilla505]

idk why he was attacking the legal system.... 13 break ins, and he can get out in 2 years? Going into someone's house and stealing shit is bad sure, but the pure lasting terror that a victim of a home invasion can feel for years is way worse.

[@kamtroy2527]

@@chinchilla505 like Joe said there's many people that are born in a situation where they are set up for failure and it's because of the government. They created the war on drugs while bringing the drugs into the country. Maybe the kid was just trying to steal something so he could sell it to get some money to eat. You shouldn't judge someone you don't know unless they kill someone for no reason or rape someone or something really bad like that. There's a little thing called corpus delicti. There is no crime if there is no harm, loss, or injury. In this case there would have been loss if he wasn't scared out of the house, but we need actual rehabilitation centers not just prisons where you are locked in a cage.

[@Leignheart]

@Salty Kraken It's any person who has an opinion, who has a place to say. And all the blame should go on the person committing the crime. And that's an insanely light sentence for someone who has committed multiple crimes. And who will likely give no craps about what they did.

[@Leignheart]

@@kamtroy2527 Joe is not all knowing or all correct. You can be born a slave and still rise to greatness. It does not matter what situation life hands you. What matters is how you handle them. No one forces you to deal drugs, or take drugs, no one. So stop defending bad behavior. People who defend it, perpetuate it.

[@muddyhotdog4103]

@@kamtroy2527 This wasnt a single fluke incident, -he did it 13 other times! If this guy had no priors then he could've easily gotten a job these days, and should've been looking for a job at 7:30am instead of robbing people's houses. Guy wasn't a kid, and if he needed a meal there are plenty of shelters in every city that feed the homeless/poor. I dunno, I grew up in a pretty messed up situation myself throughout life being dirt poor with no parents/family to guide me( single child, had a mother that was mentally ill and needed help her whole life, and no father), but I kept my nose clean and worked hard from a young age. I refused to steep low even when I was desperate or hadn't eaten in days, but I guess others can't help it.

[@Godsmack1017]

Im happy he wants to forgive him but imagine if he wasnt home and his wife was...

[@keetonpark]

Or what about the next folks to get broken into? This is just like Spiderman.

[@JNF-SATX]

Im for the idea of forgiveness but IMO after 13x’s they’ve already hurt too many people to offer it

[@newyorkval1478]

Then I guess he could forgive him for murdering his family

[@samx3303]

Imagine if it was the exact situation he described happening. Every situation is circumstantial. You can play what ifs all day and if you have a different situation and different variables obviously there is a different outcome. I'm not sure the point of the statement. It's simplistic.

[@animatrix7]

exactly and do you think this guy will stop breaking into homes..highly unlikely now what is very likely is he may bring a weapon with him. Hes lucky he was there and not his wife and kid..could have been different. This speaker may think he was just there to steal, but you dont know what his intentions would have been toward his wife had they been alone.

[@rogerdorn38]

Perp broke into 15 houses: “the system is throwing his life away.” Gtfoh.

[@tff1293]

I don't think there's anything wrong with looking at the situation in a larger context. That's what a lot of our political disagreements are about. Everyone wants the right thing, but some people have the ability to contextualize situations, and consider the larger picture. Others cant so much. Hence disagreement and arguing over race, economics, social issues, etc.. (politics today). He wasn't excusing his actions, but commenting on how mechanical and unthinking the system is. Human nature is human nature, and we can't change that. "Young underprivileged black males getting pumped into the system". I'm sure each and every one of them made a poor decision to land themselves there that day, and are suffering consequences of their own actions. But, that image is indicative of a larger systemic issue. The lowest rungs of society are left to fend for themselves, and in a county that is getting harder and harder to be poor, it's hard to blame people for making poor decisions. Nature vs. nurture. Yeah, this guy was being an idiot. But when you're able to take a step back, and try to look at the situation objectively, he makes a very important point.

[@uckfeouye8971]

This guy really can't be that stupid! Dude got exactly what he deserved!

[@uckfeouye8971]

@@tff1293 it's because the bottom rung of society all want the easy way out! They see guys like this idiot who make millions off making music, guys making 100's of millions playing sports. Life is a fucking fantasy world for some and it's idiolized by too many. Meanwhile the guys that make this world actually turn like cops and teachers get shit on.... Dude probably grew up with a single parent family with no values. Bring values back. This world is turning anti religion and anti family unit which is real fuckin problem for society!!!

[@johnsmith-si8ee]

You’re an idiot honestly

[@grumpy8133]

That’s a very simplistic way of looking at this sort of situation.

[@starlah8299]

This guy has a good heart because he is still considerate of the boy's life and well- being. We need more good men like him.

[@lukelucy1980]

A Boys Life ?? He was 25. No Priors BS. Juvie gets sealed

[@cocorkiller2322]

Second u break into someones house, u throwin your own life away. Luckily hes alive

[@minuteman-RN]

unless you live in Massachusetts where they will lock you up for shooting the perp.

[@michaelg6890]

Exactly. They're throwing their OWN life away.

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

Luckily he'll live to be killed by someone without millions of dollars to replace whatever he's stolen and destoyed

[@cocorkiller2322]

@@minuteman-RN the great state of Maine.. just pass mass. Wear we have legal weed and constitutional carry. Our crimes like none exsistant.

[@SiLL-E-Meat]

He don't feel THAT lucky to be alive if he went out and did it again the very next day, which he did.

[@lordspam2721]

I love your music. But I have been dealing with this shit for years. People make their choice and its time for them to take personal responsibility

[@harrisonrichter9414]

@@ProperGanderSaul maybe send them to a rehab vs a punishment (proven to work far better in other countries) to help them. It's not quite as vindicating but it works a lot better

[@TwiggyAlienorCameron]

Ah the old "free will" argument. Very cute.

[@Xpistos510]

Ah, someone who completely buys into the free will mythology and never once questioned it.

[@michaelgrimes5588]

Look up....its his sentiment going way way over your head!

[@bumpygumpson]

Jacob Serrano So he chose to accept an argument? Sounds like you don’t live in the intelectual house you’re arguing for.

[@paulmelonas7263]

The criminal had multiple priors he just didn't get caught.

[@TheBornnaked]

Paul Melonas Lol right. I love sturgill’s music but damn he seems to be extremely naive.

[@bearcatm2395]

It was a judgment call. Thankfully it was a righteous call. Unfortunately some folks don't get the opportunity

[@fightingblindly]

Other countries in the first world don’t have crime this bad. That kid gave up. No need to kill him at that point.

[@KB-bl4cc]

"They" are throwing his life away lol. Don't worry sounds like he could be back at your place in 24 months doing it again

[@ProvocativePixels]

You can't possibly know that and the system here in the United States sets people up for failure.

[@moabshow]

Ys boy the kid wasn't on drugs, alot of time drug users keep on fucking up

[@Connork23]

@@ProvocativePixels the system told him to break into 13 houses yeah that sounds about right, c'mon man you can't be that fucking ignorant.

[@dankdark974]

@@ProvocativePixels Nothing forced him to rob 13 houses. Nothing, no one. No evil white supremacist system kept him down, the "man" didnt make him maliciously, repeatedly assail the property of his fellow citizens. He himself and he alone did that.

[@dafunkmonster]

Trent Davis His shitty parents set him up for failure. “The system” didn’t.

[@rodpruitt8926]

Will he be a threat when he comes back and you're family is their without you? Hmmmm. Something to think about.

[@JM-rp9qf]

Your

[@sk8ingthemystery]

but then i think what if he did pop him, would his homies come back for them?

[@JM-rp9qf]

@@sk8ingthemystery doubt he had homies with 0 priors and if he did they can get some too

[@dw-yc6qb]

Buy a new dog, just saying

[@jamesries2409]

Although you may have a right to kill him, why would you want to?

[@JAM76ER]

Poor kid? If your wife was home with your kids by them selves. Things could have gone very different and maybe you could find out what nice guy he really was. He broke into 13 homes. Give him a job. what??

[@matthewburgar2817]

I guess Sturgill values human life, can't fault him for that. Hopefully he gets the help he needs in a for profit prison system.

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

He's virtue signalling.

[@willstrong6951]

It's mental brainwashing wrapped in White guilt.

[@SkuzzelB8]

What about the message??? What kind of message does it send to other when they find out this punk goes into houses, steals shit and gets off with just a slap on the wrist? I bet the message would be a lot different if the punk comes back with gunshot wounds and empty hands!

[@JAM76ER]

I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS BIG TIMING!!

[@Brian-er7py]

“They’re throwing his life away” No, he threw his life away when he broke into 13 peoples houses to steal what they worked hard for, idk I just don’t agree with this guy. Only point I agree with him on is not killing the guy because he imeadiatly took off running the opposite direction but all that other sympathy and whatnot for a burglar, nah.

[@negativeindustrial]

Mr Sigma That’s less and less of a reality every year. What’s the excuse going to be when that’s no longer a thing? Most of them weren’t born in fucking Libya or anything.

[@Taskburg]

NullDullAndAlone difference between someone having empathy and understanding context and why people do what they do and someone like u who just sees things as black and white

[@dru70292]

"he could be out in 2 years with good behavior" *2 seconds later* "they are throwing his life away" yeah 2 years = life lmao

[@justinm2697]

@Mr Sigma Enough with the bleeding heart. If you don't know that it's wrong to take other people's belongings, you already have lost the game. _Prisons are full of foster kids, orphans, and the children of single mothers and addicts._ Agreed. Possibly. I don't know the stats. But I'm certain there are more foster kids, orphans, children of single mothers and addicts actually not in jail.

[@mnjkmnjk123]

Most crime is due to societies failings and we as a society are responsible for it as we all should help take responsibility for taking care of each other. At the same time you cannot allow yourself to be victimized and you should be allowed to seek justice but justice isn't always the fastest path to rehabilitation, so the question is what hits are you willing to take and what unjust acts do we let slide in order to get where we need to be. It's practically an impossible question answer and entirely subjective, life is too complicated.

[@bubbag8895]

Sturgil thinks 2 years in prison is too harsh for a over a dozen home invasions.

[@fabledogify]

I know, I like Sturgill, but that's insanely low

[@Sokofeather]

Who got a rifle in his face and *immediately* broke into another home.

[@ProXiiWarning]

Can we stop and admire how complex our survival instincts are. He was in a deep sleep and a simple door creek woke him up and he instantly knew what was about to happen

[@paulcoletti2656]

Yeah... it’s “the systems” fault. No one is responsible for their actions... especially the guy who breaks into a home, almost gets shot, learns nothing and does the same shit a few nights later. GTFO

[@SaddenedSoul]

I think he means that once the guy's taken to court, the criminal justice system is more interested in putting him in a cell than rehabilitating him. Obviously, there are many things that can be corrected about the way our society deals with criminals, but any reforms will take much in the way of time and money to take place.

[@VegasAudiophile]

Welcome to post-Obama America.

[@jcdufrene1999]

SaddenedSoul a cell is where they fucking belong.

[@dankdark974]

@@SaddenedSoul He doesnt need rehab, he's not a druggie, he acted with malintent towards other people. He SHOULD be punished. Being poor or having a shitty childhood doesnt justify acting immorally against your fellow man.

[@bigcheese9096]

@@SaddenedSoul why is it the responsibility of the state to rehabilitate a criminal? Its that person's responsibility and nobody elses.

[@yourthebest7942]

They didn’t throw his life away. He made the choice to break into those homes.

[@saucetacular6092]

Blah blah blah this every other comment

[@TheBeaver50]

you dont know what you are talking about. i was this exact kid when i was young. i did very bad things. fortunate for me i didn't get caught for most of them. i didn't have the direction when i was growing up and this is what happens. Now 20 years later ive turned my life around , im a good citizen , own my own home on 2 acres of land , own many vehicles and i raise a teenage daughter by myself. people can turn their life around. Show some compassion and understating .

[@saucetacular6092]

@@mickdavis2385 honesty your fear could potentially attract some bad shit

[@saucetacular6092]

@Wicked Jester hey yall go watch nerd city video called youtubes biggest lie. Its about how youtubes censoring its creators.

[@mickdavis2385]

@@saucetacular6092 Home invasion is no joke. Until it happens to you, you do not know realize how much more serious it is. Home is your castle PERIOD. Homeboy here is more worried about virtue signaling to his peers and that is going to get his family hurt or killed.

[@joshuasterling2144]

He robbed 13-14 provable cases, he probably hit more and 6 years is not predatory at all for somebody who in all likelihood has stolen and robbed two to three times that much off the record. I think its cool of him to be self aware and introspective but my compassion for the individual is not gone but limited. If you do that in the south, especially on a repeated basis your probably going to get blown away at some point.

[@atlehman69]

You think the south is the only place loaded with home defense weapons?

[@joshuasterling2144]

@@atlehman69 I am only speaking on the region in which I live.

[@psycold]

@@atlehman69 Yeah, I live in Idaho and every local is armed and ready. One of our most popular bumper stickers is the outline of Idaho turned on it's side and a bullet coming out of the top as if the state were a gun.

[@atlehman69]

@@psycold lol nice. Ya I'm in Wisconsin and we have a funny road sign here that reads "Welcome to Wisconsin (and then underneath it reads) ATTENTION CRIMINALS, TERRORISTS: Over 170,000 Wisconsin residence have a legal permit to carry a handgun. They are armed and prepared to protect themselves and others against criminal violence. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Illinois and Chicago, however, have been disarmed for your convenience."

[@roxyfoxyyy7]

Aaron Lehman lol I love that! I’m from Texas so a lot of people around me (including our home) have firearms

[@amsb4dafunk406]

My dog would unlock the doors, just wishing a mafaka would.

[@TRIIGGAVELLI]

Lol mine too. He almost took off my cousin's arm one time because he walked in unannounced. And he put on like 20 lb since then.

[@kickinwinghotboi883]

**in court** "But judge, the cops said they'd 'figure something out' "

[@peterhuber1702]

The elephant in the room is how this perp got in your house twice - the same way. The last thing I want it to have someone at gunpoint in my living room. We've got to have a better defensive mindset than the gun first. Know your enemy and defense in depth first. The dog scared him off first (criminals don't like dogs and guns - that's why the police have them) and he came back early in the morning because he figured no one would be home. He latched the gate so it wouldn't attract attention. This is what he'd been doing successfully over and over in that neighborhood and was following a pattern. You may have avoided the whole situation and not risked ruining the rest of your life or killing someone in defense if that back door was strengthened right away after the first entry. Have a look at what Martin Zimmerman went through even though he successfully survived the attack, criminal and civil trials. A good case study for us to learn from. Finally, a liberal attitude toward young criminals doesn't improve our situation. We have to see them for what they are - criminals who don't care about hurting us - not victims of our culture.

[@billbuck3590]

Well... your system offers no help to people who genuinely can't find work or are homeless. Your healthcare system fucks people if they get Ill. and your police are known to be racist over aggressive bastards. IMO you are a victim even if you need to steal to feed a family.k

[@peterhuber1702]

My system? A country that lives by the rule of law has nothing to do with the many reasons behind why crime exists. Other 'systems' are much worse, like rule by force. That attitude is a good example of my previous point - a liberal attitude toward young criminals doesn't improve our situation. We have to see them for what they are - criminals who don't care about hurting us, and taking from us. Anyone coming into my home without being invited is not going to accepted or excused. I take it your home is open to help these poor victims of an unfair system and you have nothing in your home because you've been helping them feed their families? We've had a liberal attitude toward criminals for the better part of the 20th century - have you seen a decrease in crime because of it? I think we can all see a higher rate in crime by criminals who have only gotten more violent.

[@MB2.0]

@@peterhuber1702 even if you've had "liberal" policies towards criminals, it doesn't mean a thing with your prison systems. You don't rehabilitate, you throw criminals in dens of gangs and expect recidivism to magically drop. I'd agree with you if that wasn't the case

[@timothystanley8389]

When someone is in your home uninvited, they have no regard for you or your well being. He made the choice to do what he did, and if he had hurt someone 2 streets over, I don't think you would hold the same mindset. Criminals need help rehabilitating, but that doesn't mean 2 years in today's system is long enough for that many home invasions/ burglaries. Bring back turning big rocks into little rocks as a means of sentence reduction, not a class with a statistically low success rate.

[@Xpistos510]

Turning big rocks into little rocks works no better than the way we punish today.

[@timothystanley8389]

@@Xpistos510 I think it's all a money game. But a ton of funding goes into a lot of bs programs. Education and hard labor should be the focal point imo. And how do we punish today that is as intensive and laboring as chain-gangs? From my experience around the jail system, most inmates don't fear incarceration. Some even continue to break the law because jail time is easier than becoming a contributing member of society. When people are actively trying to go to jail so they can have easy access to food and shelter, meanwhile the economy is going to shit and the homeless population is spiraling out of control, we should find a way for inmates to give back to the community in a big way. Creating roads in rural communities would be a big first step. As would giving prisoners many other duties they could partake in for reduced sentences.

[@Brian-er7py]

Right, if he was still asleep and that guy walked up on him in bed you think he’d have the same mindset as you? I don’t think he would have just took off running if the tables turned and he had the jump on you

[@saucetacular6092]

If the shoes on the other foot you wouldnt feel that way. Your just so far removed from the struggle and so scared of things like this happening to you that you aint thinking sensibly.

[@OldStreetDoc]

Having had a similar experience before... it’s amazing what (and just how much) goes through your mind while you look down the sights of your weapon at an intruder. In what amounts to maybe a couple of seconds in real time, your could almost recite ‘War and Peace’ in your mind. All the possible outcomes, all the permutations, and all over whether or not to put two into this clown in my living room. An aspect of ‘time’ I’ve yet to get my mind around. Much respect for your restraint, sir. Bravo Zulu. 👍🏼

[@TxHammer_gaming]

I had this same experience when I was 13. My dad taught me how to use a shotgun, thankfully. He ran around the corner to my room and apologized to my shotgun barrel in his face, then hopped out the window. I found his knife in my driveway later that day. 2 weeks later, my house was completely run through and everything was gone.

[@tyronedasher5408]

Wow

[@seanmoyer6500]

I love all of the armchair QBs on here trying to puff their chests, saying they would've blown a hole through this fella. A lot of them probably don't even own a firearm, and surely haven't been in a high pressure situation like the one Sturgill encountered. Given the details of his story, he made the wise choice. He able to detach and assess that this guy wasn't a threat.

[@tclass99]

I get the feeling that the vast majority of gun owners are closet psychopaths just itching for a reason to put a bullet into someone's brain with no repurcussions.

[@bigcheese9096]

@@tclass99 you're an idiot. Most gun owners aren't just waiting for the day they can shoot someone without repercussion. If someone ever breaks into your house, I recommend you giving them a hug.

[@tclass99]

Sounds like YOU need a hug fella lol

[@Fullyautomagic]

tclass99 no one cares what you feel

[@theoxmountaingang2585]

@@tclass99 you would have a different opinion if you where tied to your radiator getting the shit kicked out of you most gun owners know that it is only you that is responsible for you and your family safety and the guards are not going to be there in time

[@michaelherron4306]

I like his way of thinking, necessary force, compassion, reflection.

[@benwilson6866]

So someone comes into your house illegally and you decide not to lock the exact same door that he came in, so he can come in again? You can't teach stupid. You have no clue how many crimes a locked door prevents. Criminals are opportunistic.

[@Dapryor]

Who says he didn't lock the door?

[@muddyhotdog4103]

@@Dapryor well. It wasn't the sound of a door being broken into that woke him up- two times

[@np-bl7qc]

I thought I heard him say "I locked up."

[@Dapryor]

@@np-bl7qc He did. You can get through a lock without breaking anything.

[@MasterMalrubius]

@@Dapryor If someone can do that then they have some experience.

[@stevieprice-fx9bi]

Someone would be getting blasted with a 12 gauge especially if it’s a place my children and wife lay their heads.

[@aubreygarner5692]

Such a sweetheart he's going to be a victim one day

[@archeryandartspaaace7001]

Agree^^^^^^^^^[

[@sitonmyface1991]

Aubrey Garner what

[@thunderstruck1078]

@@sitonmyface1991 You don't understand?

[@golden-sun]

Context matters Aubrey. You don't seem smart enough to recognize that

[@sitonmyface1991]

Walter Clements umm well first off I’m not American ok so our lingo don’t jive all the same w y’all’s ! Do you understand what I am saying brother from the south ? We as people from the North see things different like we ask questions first than shoot you later kinda deal .

[@roadiejames]

Did the same thing. Luckily I straighted my life out with the direction of several amazing people. Just grew up without direction and from having shity friends who I adopted as family, I was led astray. Thankfully since then my life has meaning and I've been able to help many people. Not bragging, but it does take a great community to turn a bad seed into a tree.

[@sticksstones4978]

Don’t know who this guy is but we need more people like him in America

[@flashy91100]

Listen to his new album for a trip

[@edwardgrimsley4401]

WITCH ONE ?

[@xjArieswar]

As most white privileges commenters in this post they don't understand true poverty. When your entire family is starving see what you do. The kid had 1 prior

[@brwi1]

We need less. This kind of attitude encourages criminals

[@Martin-88]

@@xjArieswar You go out and get a fucking job, that's what you do.

[@KSH172]

Wait I’m kinda getting the vibe that this dude thinks the “system” was out to get these “black” males. Dude just broke into your house 2 times. And chalks it up to “not privilege” poor kid. If you invade someone else’s home you forfeit your right to live.

[@shen1801]

If you invade someone else’s home you forfeit your right to live Such a bad statement. You dont forfeit your right to live. Im not gonna justify an home invasion, but as he said " i saw his whole life in his face" He might understand a hard background, and growing up without guidance or anything makes you take desperate choices. He handled this situation perfectly

[@KSH172]

adventure time I’m not saying he did not handle the situation good, but he kinda was slamming the court for something these individuals did on their own. It’s called personal responsibility. How many people have been murdered/raped by home invaders. If you invade someone else’s home your do indeed forfeit your right to live by law.

[@prince13896]

You guys are talking like Sturgill was legally obligated to kill a man. He wasn't. Yeah yeah the invader forfeited his right to live. But guess what... Sturgill didn't kill him, and then nobody died. Isn't it better when, ya know, nobody dies?

[@TekniQx]

@Doctor Octagon So is your argument that we shouldn't give a shit if he dies because he *might* kill someone after being judicially punished? Nice minority report logic...

[@saucetacular6092]

Why is it everytime i click on one if you goofy jits channels yall got videos of u playin video games with like under 10 likes. Yall mafuckas is too much ctfu

[@MasterGuero]

“Not a threat” anyone in your house that wasn’t invited is a threat.

[@chrisg4305]

@Karl Papp Look up murder statistics by illegal immigrants in the US. Its pretty unnerving. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if he was telling the truth.

[@addytrolla2535]

To the people saying he probably just wanted to sell stuff to buy food. He wasn't looking in the fridge. It's easier and safer to shop lift snacks, but that is not what house theives want

[@tootiegrigio713]

"what if I gave him a job?" THAT is truly inspiring

[@DoseOfReality308]

When I was 7 years old, a crackhead broke into my house around midnight. My dad (a proud NRA member) locked my mother,sister, and I in the guest room and shot the crackhead(who had a screwdriver in his hand) in the middle of his chest with a .357 magnum revolver. My dad wasn’t arrested and still talks about the event till this day.

[@Goldenstreethippies]

My dad is a strong man and traveled for work, this means he was gone through the week. I am his oldest son and was taught to fight, use guns and always protect my mother and little sisters. We lived very secluded from neighbors in the country. I was 10 years old at this time. Myself and my little sisters were being baby sat by my female cousin who was 13 at the time, as this happened the summer of 99. A man in his mid 30’s, was drunk and high on coke when he drove his truck off the road and into a tree, which threw him through his windshield, leaving him covered in blood. He knew he would be arrested and looking back, he more then likely had warrants and other charges. He left his truck and fled the scene of the accident. He ended up running through the woods covered in blood, beard, long hair, black clothes, looking as if he was dead, he finally found my house with myself and my family inside with no adults. Looking back he must have at least been looking through our windows or listening outside until he realized it was just a bunch of kids playing and having fun. I was in my living room which had floor to ceiling windows all along our front porch. I felt someone just staring, I then noticed a shadow on the porch from the reflection of the television we were watching. I slowly turned my head and made eye contact with this man. As soon as we made eye contact adrenaline hit my veins. He instantly ran and reached for the handle of our front door. This scared all of the girls including me. I realized immediately this was not a friendly person and this was a threat to my family. He began to kick the front door as hard as he could, I could see daylight breaking through the top of the door every time he kicked it. He was a large man, maybe 6 feet, 200lbs. I’m 10 years old, maybe 70lbs. The girls began to scream, including my older cousin who was baby sitting all of us. At this point in my life I had never known fear, or a threat of anything like this ever happening. It was never a thought or mine, I thought we were so far from everyone, no one would ever bother us. I yelled at my cousin and my little sisters to enter the bathroom in the hall which had no windows and lock the door. I grabbed a corded phone, that all we had back then, no cell phones, no pagers. I instructed my cousin to call 911 and call my uncle at work to tell our parents what was going on. After I made sure they had the phone cord long enough to lock themselves in the bathroom I realized the door was breaking from the kicks this man was putting on it, as all this has all taken place so far in a matter of maybe 30-45 seconds. At this point I realized he was about to come in, I enter my parents bedroom closet at the end of the hall and loaded my dads double barrel shotgun. I was shaking at this point as I made my way back down the hall and into the living room. I could hear this man still jiggling and trying to turn the front door handle as I had both barrels of my gun at this time, pointed directly at the front door as a stood behind it ready for him to come through. At this time a bio pic of The Temptations had come out and it was one of my favorites. As I stood behind that door knowing at any moment a strange man covered in blood was about to break it down, I knew I was my family’s only means of protection. In my mind I knew I was ready to die to protect them. The reason I mentioned The Temptations movie is because there was a song in it which said “ a crying man is half a man, with no sense of pride.” I repeated this to myself over in my head as I tried to control my shaking as a scared child who was the only one to defend my family. I could hear my family crying in fear as they could hear this man screaming and kicking and cursing us behind the door. I could hear them begging the police to hurry and praying. At This point I shouted at this man,”if you come in here I will kill you!” He stopped for a moment. He peaked through the window, seeing me and a double barrel shotgun poured right at his head. He jumped back quickly. I stood still. I waited for what felt like forever, in reality maybe 1 minute before I could hear him trying to enter through the back door. Still hearing my family crying I went to the back door and stood behind it with my shotgun. As I shouted again “stop! or I will kill you!” He left for a moment again. I’m sure at this time he was certain it was only children here and no adults. I slowly walked through the house trying to locate him and see his whereabouts outside. I could not see him anywhere. I slowly tried to peep through windows to see if I could see him outside. As I made my way back down the hall to the back of the house, I walked slowly passed my sisters bedroom. As I cracked the door open with the barrel of my gun, this man had managed to open her window she left unlocked as she would often have it open during the day. With half his body already through through, I could see he had already smeared blood at the lower part of the wall and edges of the window. We immediately made eye contact again as my body entered the room. I instantly screamed “STOP!!!” As I had both barrels of my gun in his face. I saw fear in him at this time as he realized I was clearly scared and was about to shoot. He leaped back as hard as he could, breaking the window and hitting his head as he fell back through the window and outside. I ran to the window to make sure he was gone and attempted to shut the window. I realized it was broken and I couldn’t. I looked down at my hands wrapped around the barrel of my gun and realized They were covered in blood. I wasn’t sure if I was bleeding from the broken glass or if it was his blood. I looked through the window and saw this bloody man just laying in my yard, either passed out or knocked out from hitting his head. I hadn’t shot him. I couldn’t even hear because of the amount of adrenaline I was feeling at this time. I stayed at that window with my gun pointed at him until all at once I could hear police sirens and see blue lights. I immediately took my eyes off this man for the first time and ran to my family locked in the bathroom to make sure they were safe and to tell my cousin to let them police know he is in the front flowerbed passed out. I returned to my sisters front window and saw 3 cops wrestling and trying to put this man in handcuffs. I then heard a knock from the back door, it was the police letting us know we were safe. I put my dad’s gun down beside the door before I opened it. I ran to my family to comfort them as did the officer. They had an ambulance arrive and I walked outside with an office as I saw this mad man being strapped down to the gurney as he was still combative with the police and paramedics. My mother arrived soon with my aunt and I had to walk the officers through every single thing that had happened. They told me I was a hero and that I was a man and I should be proud for taking control and protecting my family. I can remember today, each officer asking me the same question “why didn’t you kill him?” Then, being 10 years old I told them “I just wanted to protect my family, I didn’t want to shoot him.” Looking back, I’m not sure what it would have done to me as I’ve grown up to have known I had legally by all rights, killed another human being with a gun. Now, I would do anything to protect myself, and my family most of all. I am mentally and emotionally able to process it as a 30 year old man. However, as a 10 year old boy, I’m not sure what it would have done to me. To be watching Home Alone one moment, the next having my ears ringing from the shotgun I just used to destroy another humans face. I’ apologize this is so long, I’ve never typed it out or written it down. Joe Rogan is my favorite podcast and one of my favorite human beings alive. It’s only appropriate I first write it here 20 years later. Lol. I would love to meet him one day. Thanks for reading. I still remover the man’s name. I’ve tried to Facebook him and have had no success in finding him. I would like to tell him his life was prolonged for a reason and I’m glad i didn’t pull the trigger. It’s weird how small the world got in 20 years. Haha

[@RolandSpecialSauce]

Thanks for sharing..

[@josiffexplosiff1]

The word fart halfway through threw me off not going to lie. So is this a plug to get on the show? I only ask because the way you wrote that story made it look like you tried to put as much detail in so it didn't sound fake and then you ask to be on the show at the end which was weird.

[@Subfightr]

@@josiffexplosiff1 yeah the fart typo threw me off too. I believe him enough, you fill in some details as ya tell a story, he clearly didn't proof read it, just poured it out in a KZbin comment. I get it. Glad you're ok bro, and I'm glad you didn't kill the dude for both of your sakes.

[@Goldenstreethippies]

Justin Lelbach hahahahaha typo lol it was late. I’m a nobody, I’m sure I’ll never be on. Thanks for reading though. Much love.

[@Goldenstreethippies]

Justin Lelbach lol typo for sure I was late. I’m a nobody from Tennessee, I’m sure I’ll never be on. Thanks for reading. Much love.

[@Echo-hf9gq]

"Assault rifle" lol

[@fionnkline8176]

Caden Rollings what

[@mikemugs7]

@@fionnkline8176 Assault Rifles are illegal

[@Echo-hf9gq]

@@fionnkline8176 It's silly to call an AR-15 an assault rifle, 99% of AR's are semi auto. Just further shows this guys ignorance, so it made me laugh

[@xanwest4751]

@@Echo-hf9gq Special forces rarely use full auto due to low accuracy and I'm pretty sure they assault a lot of shit. Semi auto or not it can be used as a damn effective assault weapon.

[@nicholas1053]

@@xanwest4751 People get "assaulted" with sticks and hammers too; more than by ARs in the US actually. Does that make a stick or hammer an "assault weapon"? The guy's point was that assault rifle, unlike "assault weapon" (which could include anything), has a specific definition and one requirement is that it is select-fire. AR-15s are not assault rifles, M4s and M16s are assault rifles but all of those made after 1986 are illegal for civilians and the few out there made before that cost about $20K and require a class III check by the ATF which takes many months.

[@sonyascott6114]

My goodness,I watched this video 5 times to watch my brother talk,in the flesh,the one and only,up on the big stage.My brother was killed in 1999 on oct 27 while doing what he loved,driving semi trucks.Heck of a diesel mechanic,and he was GOD gifted to do anything he wanted.Layed block,did electrical,you name it,he could do it.The man didn't know his own strength.I don't know what this gentleman does for a living,but he is my brothers TWIN,for REAL.Talks just like him,acts just like him.What a blessing to watch him and listen to him.My brother is speaking from beyond the stars to me.Thanj you joe so much for having him on!I live in north eastern Tennessee.

[@steven3379]

13 breaking and he's out in two years...... That's what's wrong with court system, it doesn't deter the criminal.

[@S.Clause]

Exactly, if someone breaks into your house twice you should definitely hire them. But, what if he knocked on your door two different times and had asked for a job?

[@josiffexplosiff1]

Good point

[@Xpistos510]

This misses the broader point, that if a young man has more opportunity in life, the need to turn to crime is disincentivized. Incentive structures are everything in psychology and socioeconomics.

[@charliepiland3285]

Jacob Serrano, Sir are you asserting that this repetitive burglar/home invader was not able to find any gainful employment? Or might perhaps there have been plenty of opportunities available for him to find a job...and he instead chose to turn to crime? What true ‘need to turn to crime’ requires a better disincentive than “you might wind up in jail/prison for a decade, or stone cold dead”?

[@Robert_H_Diver]

“Assault rifle” 🙄

[@alecnolastname4362]

"Looking at him through the red dot like it's a video game." Fkin unbelievable.

[@alecnolastname4362]

And the misinformation spreads.

[@medarby3066]

Yeah, totally man, you're so smart. Because a navy vet, sitting next to a green beret who lost his balls in war have no idea what they're talking about. He said "assault rifle" as the common parlance. I call my 25 round banana clip 22LR my "assault riffle". And I'll still be 2A for every single issue.

[@medarby3066]

@bmcgmusic I've never bought a banana magazine. Is that the one with all the dudes in tight underwear?

[@medarby3066]

@bmcgmusic the story should be homeowner uses 2A to protect property. But you want to divide 2A support, between the Woke Gun nuts, and everyone else. We all need 2A not just douchebag "Woke"rs

[@thinkingofyouto1]

Nobody threw his life away but himself

[@Xpistos510]

thinkingofyouto1 Ah, someone who completely buys into the free will mythology and never once questioned it.

[@DoseOfReality308]

thinkingofyouto1 agreed

[@cowmaneater1243]

@@Xpistos510 are we personally responsible for the actions we commit, despite whatever other environmental factors are at play that affect those actions? Of course we are

[@Republic3D]

Or his mother when she made sure the kid never had a father for whatever reason.

[@michaelgrimes5588]

Be more compassionate

[@kyleebrock]

Sturgil is better trained than most cops.

[@zionix15432]

thats easy to say when your profession is playing a guitar and not looking at murdered/abused bodies of victims on a regular basis.

[@zachansen9053]

It’s insane to me that people will try to enter a home in the middle of the night. You have no idea who’s inside the house. Sure, it could be empty & you have a chance of getting away with some real loot, sure it might be an elderly couple who can’t really defend themselves, but what if you’re breaking into a house with someone with an American flag above their bed and a loaded glock in their nightstand? You’re basically breaking in to your own death.

[@michaelatkin9649]

Its people with no impulse control that dont think through things and a person that has no remorse for the victims.

[@Glocktuah]

@@michaelatkin9649could you really have remorse for a thug breaking in? One less Thug to me equals a better society

[@jjjfffppp]

Caugh " white guilt" . i cant believe he said assault rifle. So dissapointed

[@nabiji]

Chud post. Your going to cry snowflake?

[@canondocre8650]

Yeah. I don't even know who he is but he's being a gigantic pussy. He seems terrified to acknowledge personal accountability.

[@noticebear914]

@@nabiji blorch post. you gonna cough raindrop?

[@JS-th2ev]

If I talk in a deep voice I can hide my big vagina!

[@rustyshackleford81]

Says firearm to be innocuous at first, then says assault rifle to let you know he doesn't approve of his own decisions purchase and own said firearm

[@JoeFresi]

Take a shot every time you see a comment with: “They are throwing this kids life away”

[@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053]

Right. "They" didn't do anything. "HE" threw his own life away.

[@BoshBargnani]

@@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053 whoosh

[@bakeraus]

@@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053 Desperate people do desperate things. It's a bad choice and should make better ones but some people don't know what the better ones are. Now he will be a part of the system and he's fucked. Working a shit job for the rest of his life with no options.

[@edlomonaco]

@@bakeraus that's a lie. Felonies won't stop you from doing much. That's just an excuse to continue to fail.

[@VinderHD]

@@bakeraus How about people who don't know good choices from bad have to be separated from the rest of the people who do know good choices from bad.

[@danielbowman7226]

Imagine your 16yo girl being home alone stumbling upon this fella unarmed. Would he ran?

[@saucetacular6092]

Yeah maybe.... idoit

[@aht5773]

that was extremely insightful from both of you. the most telly part of this is when the police say they would have figured something out had you shoot him, and the fact the public defender handles so many cases without ever really doing any preparation.

[@youcanbebeautiful]

If the police really said that they had to be young and dumb, and never have been involved in a shooting on their own, they process all shooting scenes the same, it could be a murder scene, a civilian shooting, or a police involved shooting, measurements are taken, photos are taken, and evidence collected, from blood spatter they will know how close the shooter and the victim were. Making stories up only leads to more trouble, and the police are not going to give up their jobs to make something up for anyone, and if they really said that, instead of going on Joe Rogan he should go to their internal affairs. Because it is inappropriate and should be addressed by the department. As for the public defender, technically if the public defender does a bad job that is grounds for appeals, but in a case where a guy is busted for 14 burglaries facing 12 to 15 that so called terrible public defender pleaded it down to 6 and he'll be out in 2. What do they expect to happen to someone that does 14 burglaries. Also he said pumping them through like a factory, they are not riding around grabbing innocent people off the streets and taking them to court. I had 7 uncles and my father more than half then at one time or another went to court, including my father and they all got jail time. they weren't marched through like an assembly line they were all criminals that got caught, of the uncles that didn't go to jail none broke laws, same goes for my cousins. it is not about a broken system, it is about not breaking the laws. everyone I know that hasn't broken laws has never gone to jail, and my family that has, would be the first to say, they broke the law, it wasn't the system it was them. But to be able to get out after 2 years for 14 burglaries, that public defender did good.

[@Pfuetzenspringer]

This is a guy with a heart! Love him for what he said!

[@Hoshimoto101]

I couldn't let the person leave a second time, especially with a family to protect. Maybe he comes back a third time and only your wife and kids are home. No trouble busting that cap to ensure my family is safe.

[@Orca_Blacksail]

This ain't easy but I wouldn't kill someone who wasnt a threat then lie to my family and say I had to murder this guy for you. Kind of disgusting. Maybe I'd have immediately shot him in the leg but it's sociopathic to always be looking for a reason to kill people.

[@zachl8853]

How are they throwing his life away? He had 13 burglaries and only getting a few years. Should get 20

[@Exodus000191]

Breaks into a shit ton of houses and this guy feels bad for him LOL

[@jacksprrow]

right? fuckin annoying. im tired of all these hippies that think "poor dude he's down on his luck awwww ill help him".. they have no concept of true evil. evil scumbags exist and thats all they are and ever will be. a scorpion is a scorpion and it will sting you.. so kill it.

[@danielmedeiros1548]

He is just a good person. It's OK to have compassion even when insisting on personal responsibility. This situation played out as best it could IMO. If you get off on having to shoot someone you are either a psycho or haven't been in a real situation like that. I has a home invasion and the guy ran away too. My overwhelming emotion was thank god I didn't have to shoot that asshole.

[@jeffsmithfpv]

Brian Jones white guilt? He’s just being a human being. He had every right to blow the guys brains out. Yes evil exists, but there’s nothing wrong with wanting to give someone a second chance.

[@usefulidiom]

“Underprivileged”? How can I sign up for that designation? What a joke.

[@logancarter6423]

Fucking right? Underprivileged must mean he doesnt have a ride to the unemployment office.

[@dexterleggett9406]

grow up in public housing thats how

[@usefulidiom]

Dexter Leggett You’re kidding right? So the American taxpayer is footing a majority of the bill for your housing and you call that “underprivileged”? Please explain how exactly that is considered “underprivileged”. I have always worked for my housing and paid 100% of my bills. So if we apply basic logic and reason, those who have their housing subsidized by others are the ones who are truly “privileged” correct?

[@dexterleggett9406]

@@usefulidiom If thats true you should move to the projects in Detroit or Chicago and see how privileged u feel then.

[@usefulidiom]

Dexter Leggett Who is talking about feelings? I am talking about facts. Indisputable and verifiable facts. It’s an absolute fact that if you live in public housing then hardworking, tax paying Americans are paying for your rent. Anyone with a modicum of common sense can recognize that having your bills paid for you would most certainly qualify as privileged.

[@chipsoprano9737]

This dude reminds me of so many classic outlaw singers like Waylon, Merle, and even Johnny cash. Glad to know there’s still some real music out there

[@FaithRox]

It's good to have empathy especially if you're someone who is a good upstanding citizen. That criminal had made his choice and decided his path, and he is solely responsible for anything that comes his way. I hope he rehabs and turns it around, but it would not be "bad luck" if he had of been killed that day, or any other day.

[@whenpiratesattack]

They aren't throwing his life away, he threw his life away.

[@boomcheckmeout581]

Poor man nobody should have to go through that especially with their family close to them

[@mickdavis2385]

I would have splattered his brains across the door.

[@clickbidhunt682]

Break into 13 homes... YOU throw you life away not “the system”. I love Sturgill and still do... but he got this one wrong.

[@borderlord]

He had a gun pointing at him..and he went and did the same thing a few streets down a couple of days later!!🤔

[@notrealy180217]

He's essentially saying that you have to be a psychopath to kill someone in self defense lmfao

[@demogog3449]

To shoot someone without any existential crisis could make you a psychopath. He was not being directly threatened and the guy had no weapon.

[@DJ-kg6zq]

Demo somebody breaking in is the threat, the same reason they can shoot you for entering a military base.

[@JDsgreatz28]

You do have to consider that he could have come back a 3rd time with a gun when your wife and kids were there. Either way he made a judgment call and I see where he is coming from. Plus it would be tough living in a house where you had to kill someone.

[@truthhurts3479]

Well said. Does this kid .after facing death change no. He want back to rob another home

[@Hoshimoto101]

I'd have a hard time living there knowing the guy could break in again at any time.

[@kingjamestres]

Yeah because every criminal is an udder lunatic who jumps at the chance to murder someone.

[@JDsgreatz28]

@@kingjamestres are you willing to bet your families life in that?

[@kingjamestres]

Captain Deadpool Do you assume every person is a killer? Are you ok with being willfully ignorant of the fact that the vast majority of criminals are non violent?

[@phishermonjon]

He almost got his head blown and the next night he was caught robbing a house! And he says he wasn't on drugs! And no priers! What was he a psycho!

[@werebilbyj4449]

It's called desperate, not having money or any prospects or hope.

[@gmboi4]

“What if i gave him a job” Moment of silence for that deep philosophical thought

[@newyorkval1478]

Ridiculous tender- hearted PC bullfeathers

[@StAlchemyst]

13 BURGLARIES! OUT IN 2 IF HE LEARNS HIS LESSON AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE WHILE JUST SITING THERE IN THE POKIE? THAT'S "THROWING A KIDS LIFE AWAY!?!? I'd say THAT'S OFFERING HIM A LIFE AND I HOPE HE TAKES IT! "deep philosophical thought" sounds like your asking to be an embezzlement victim in 2 to 5 years when he's got your shit all figured out.

[@billbuck3590]

@@StAlchemyst You're delusional if you think that's how the American prison system works.

[@NicE-jq3wv]

I couldn’t hear the silence over my outburst of laughter

[@metroplexchl]

We all make choices. And we all have to live with our choices. He broke into your house knowing that he was putting a quantifiable dollar amount on his life (however much he could get for the stolen items). He knew the risk, and he rolled the dice. Sometimes you're the pigeon. Sometimes you're the statue.

[@mr.yellowstrat3352]

Hey Sturge... I'm just some punk kid with no guidance... You hiring by any chance? 🤘😂

[@muddyhotdog4103]

Go break into his house early in the morning and see what he says lol

[@BossinAZ_EnT]

My doors have been kicked in before.. Shit gets real.. REAL quick.

[@rkcarlberg3]

Nah the kid threw his own life away

[@theJoefamilychannel]

The man is a legend. #solid

[@MrBLAA]

THIRTEEN houses!!! And.... he was even caught (in the act) again, After this incident😧 Dude was literally staring down the barrel of a gun owner, and made the decision (later) to keep on robbing. Hell, if anything, I would say “drugs” would be an excuse... people that just “do bad thing” on others in our society because they can, are the exact type of individuals that scare me. Definition case of someone that can’t roam freely in a society of laws

[@Changa10]

What a name: Sturgill Simpson.

[@americafirst2291]

Changa10 it is different.

[@Changa10]

America First I like it.

[@bodar]

Sturgill is actually is middle name. His full name is John Sturgill Simpson.

[@Changa10]

bodar ahh okay, thanks for letting me know ;).

[@nesne2167]

@@Changa10 In the South of the USofA it is pretty common for people to go by their middle name.

[@cocorkiller2322]

Gun within 5 feet at all time.. my house rule

[@quinncolby]

Sturgill made the right decision and has more compassion than most people. Maybe he is right about giving the kid some guidance to make life changes. Not shooting an intruder takes balls!

[@user-hv3xv4xs6j]

Sturgill sounds like such a cool, well-adjusted cat. Bravo, Sir

[@tmartin664]

Great interview

[@thatguyeye6289]

It isnt an assault rifle you goober.

[@Xpistos510]

THAT GUY EYE this really is a categorical form of nuance trolling. That’s neither here nor there. He still communicated the point that it is a “semiautomatic rifle alike those used by the military.” Calling them “assault rifles” doesn’t make one’s points any less valid.

[@TLM-Nathan]

@@Xpistos510 It continues & helps strengthen widespread ignorance by mischaracterizing what the weapon is. The anti-gun/leftist argument of "military style weapons" or "weapons of war" not being in the hands of civilians is completely asinine but there are many people ignorant to what these things really are & as such are more than willing to help chip away our rights because of the misinformation. I will use the same premise of the "military style weapons" or "weapons of war" talking point. Civilians should not be allowed to own 4x4 trucks because the military uses them, making them "military style vehicles". Civilians should not be allowed to own boots with X amount of eyelets or cargo type pants/shorts because they resemble the clothing used by the military & "military style clothing" could make some people feel uncomfortable. What if we applied it to something else? People should not be be allowed to own Corvette's because they are "race car style vehicles" & for public safety race cars & "race car style vehicles" are not allowed on public roadways. In a subject as touchy as this, when our rights are on the line, the proper terminology must be used because ignorance can not be allowed to further the agenda of the unjust, power hungry, big government totalitarians.

[@MrPeterquinn]

Percey well said. And correct!

[@DumpThump]

@@TLM-Nathan as·sault ri·fle noun a rapid-fire, magazine-fed automatic rifle designed for infantry use. My man you just did a whole bunch of mental backflips to change the meaning of a word. Nice work trumple

[@TLM-Nathan]

@@DumpThump You proved my point. I can guarantee he does NOT have an "assault weapon". I have a few reasons to believe this: 1) He makes mention briefly he "put it together" 2) There have been NO machine guns produced for civilian purchase since 1986 because they are banned. If he built or assembled the rifle & he somehow has access to the precision machines & highly regulated parts then he is guilty of numerous felonies for manufacturing & owning a machine gun. He most likely has an AR style rifle & contrary to what ignorant people believe AR stands for "Armalite Rifle" as that was the company that originally designed & manufactured it it does NOT stand for assault rifle. Again, the terms used are important. If you call them "assault rifles" then you have ignorant & incompetent people thinking there are millions of people running around with automatic weapons and that is NOT accurate. Just because it LOOKS like something the military uses doesnt mean it is. Just because a Corvette LOOKS like a race car doesnt make it a race car. Semi-Auto = not an assault rifle & not used by military Automatic = assault rifle & used by military See what I am saying or do you think I am still doing "mental back flips".