I want this guy to 'burglarize' MY house. I haven't had a good home-cooked dinner for awhile, and all my windows need cleaning (as does the garage).

The prosecutor is requesting Davis undergo a psychological evaluation.

Ya think!

The poor guy! I hope he ends up with the help he needs, rather than jail time.

+1 here casey

With a burglar like that, who needs butler

How can anyone label this guy a burglar? He didn't burgle, he tidied up! I agree, he needs help, not prosecution.

"He drunk up my orange juice, but it's cool because he swept up my floor and folded my clothes,"

improper english always makes me laugh

Heck, ya can't even really call him a 'burglar' since he didn't steal anything. Breaking & entering . . . & cooking & cleaning. Is that a misdemeanor?

Dennis & PDK, - Technically, he is a burglar because he broke in. People confuse burglary with robbery because most burglars intend to commit robbery. Not arguing about his culpability however, - I agree with you on that.

Interesting, NigelWA. I'm always fascinated by the etymology (i.e. historical origins) of words and their various meanings. So it was in that vein that I looked up the general and legal definitions of 'burglary.' It seems there are three elements required to technically qualify as a burglary: 1. breaking, 2. entering, and 3. with the intent to commit a crime/felony. Thus, applying those criteria, it would appear that the man in question could not accurately be referred to as a burglar, since there did not seem to be any criminal intent behind his actions. Source: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/burglary.

Please understand that this research was due to the fact that I'm a bit of a "word geek," versus an inability to admit error ;)

I done cum home n damned if seed a forty a-sittn on da flo nek ta devan. Da man be takn a nap wid my Englis fo dummies book a-layin croz he face. SHEEEET done freaked me out man!

If I had an extra room in my home, I might let him stay!

She should have invited him to dinner. He cleaned her home, folded her wash and cooked a meal? I'd give my eye teeth to have someone like that around. Oh, yes, and after that she should have called the police.

I'm disappointed that they didn't identify the drugs he was taking. My girlfriend could use some of whatever it is.

Sorry, dude... but in this country we only have a single solution - jail.

There is no longer even the premise of "rehabilitation." I could not imagine anyone truly believing our prison system is capable of rehabilitating a criminal. Our prisons have become torture chambers (at the hands of the inmates) and universities for crime.

You are correct - he needs help, not jail. But if he goes through the courts help is the last thing he'll get.

We sorely need to revamp our corrections system. (corrections... humph... I would laugh, but it's not funny)

Ecurbus... the fact that I know you're right makes me so sad!

Girl! What are you thinking! You just found a man that can cook and clean house and you called the cops? You should have proposed to him because guys like that are really scarce!

Maybe the burglar and the woman can attend first grade together. It is obvious by the way both of them multilated the English language they never attended school.

I agree this doesn't meet the criteria for burglary, but in this country there are laws for trespassing and this definitely does meet the burden of proof for that one. That said I agree that at most this should be a misdemeanor (as there was no pre-conceived ill intent since he actually believed he was in his own home) and probation with mental evaluation and followup as part of the condition of that probation. I suspect we'll see more cases like this in the near future. Too many people can't find jobs and are losing unemployment benefits and therefore their homes and food on their table. That is a recipe for psychotic breaks of this type.

What a sad commentary on our educational system!

He did steal, he stole food and orange juice. Jessica I find it funny that people correct people's grammar, like you are sooooo perfect.

When I was going to college in New Mexico, in one of the on-campus apartments, we had a problem with food disappearing out of the kitchen, and dirty dishes that got left in the sink. The apartment mates kept blaming one another, thinking that one of the roomates was taking each other's food, and using each person's own dishes without washing them; it got contentious, all around.

Then one day when I was at a friend's house, one of the apartment mates got up to go to the bathroom, and saw a strange Native American guy sitting at the dining room table. When he came out, the person bolted for the door. The following day, we were discussing it, and concluded that he musta been taking our food, and leaving the dirty dishes behind all summer. After everyone appologized for suspecting each other, we went to the college. Except the college denied someone else could have had a key to the lock, insisting that seargant "specially made" the keys for them, so they couldn't be duplicated.

One of the room mates worked at Home Base (a hardware chain store, similar to Lowe's but common to the Albuq, area), and he was like "they're selling us a fish tale. It's an industrial strength key, and we have these at work. I could duplicate this key, if I wanted". We got nowhere, and they wouldn't change the locks....

Even if he did all that and stole valuables from me i would take him over my spouse, lmao.

All she does is steals money and makes a mess.

Lauh, lauh, what a thoughty intruder.

Message to English police:

To all the people who think there is one English language let me teach you something. In America we speak 3 languages: Slang, Formal English, and Legal English. There is no law against speaking either one but most strangers would like to use formal to understand what each other are talking about. Take that to the bank English wannabe teachers. If you only want to speak formal English so be it but you are just dumbing yourself down to think you are superior from others.

(Of course there is other languages spoken in America I'm just informing the English police that they are wrong to point out how different people speak English.)

Educate yourself

he's well on his way to getting that disability check....

JG--- they attended school alright... in fact, they probably graduated from high school. Many, if not most, of the high school kids around here use similar English if you want to call it that. Heck, even some of our college graduates use similar English. It's a sad statement to the quality of education our kids are getting.

Gamer4life, you missed the fourth commonly spoken language, Ebonics.

As for this guy that broke into the home, I agree that he is on some kind of drug. Another possiblility is that he has early onset Alzheimer's.

This sounds like something a chat board moderator would do!

I've heard of people doing things like this while on a medication called Seroquel.

Burglary is the Unlawful or forcible entry of attempted entry of a residence according to the FBI/UCR. Depending on the jurisdiction force may or may not be a necessary factor and theft is not necessary for this charge, don't forget he also had a set of her kets in his pocket which is theft plus damage to the dwelling upon his forced entry. Robbery according to the FBI/UCR is the act of taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody or control of a person by force or the threat of force or violence, and/ or putting the victim in a state of fear. Clearly he did not Rob anyone

Seriously!

Hahaha nice...

Of course the only thing in Richard's fridge is beer and bread. Hardly worth breaking in for...

Worse - it's all health food. My wife & I are on a kick. Wouldn't be sad to see it go, especially in return for a break from the housekeeping. Win-win.

Nah, worse would be milk, that's 2 months old.... Or an open can of tuna that's sat in there for a month, after it was mixed up with mayo or whatever....

Yeah, like me

The compulsive cleaning is a definate sign of daily weed use. When you are a casual smoker it tends to make you lazy and somewhat confused. When you smoke it daily it makes you motivated and focused (at least on one thing). Don't expect a pothead to multitask worth a sht.

that explains so much from my younger days ...

I thought the same thing!

Yes indeed, a fine example of our outstanding educational system.

Jessica, were you intending to sound racist, or does it just sound that way every time you open your mouth?

She's (Jessica) probably from Texas... it just comes out that way.

They have no idea how offensive they are!

"I didn't mean anything by that." (really)

Wrong, me and the wife keep it clean no matter what. Then again, we like a clean house more than sitting on our azzes watching tv. OH....

and when the kids get old enough (think 5 on up) you make them slave for you. If they refuse, send them to bed without food, if they refuse again, beat them. I prefer a belt or a hard slap to the back of the head.

Worked on me. Now I am obsessed with getting my work done before fun.

KDracona,

If your comment was directed to me, yes I have four kids.

It is certainly not impossible to be a good, involved mom and still live in a clean house with clean, folded laundry and home cooked meals.

Laura,

Well, then I apologize. I just thought your comment rather rude because it seemed to jump to the conclusion that the woman didn't seem to try at all to keep her house clean. I have two very small children, with the birth of my second child, I am taking a small break from employment, but beforehand I was working a full time job, keeping house and all the finances, and attending college online, there were days I didn't get around to sweeping the floor or doing the laundry that day. Maybe it was just that kinda day for her, where she was busy and didn't get around to all of it.

Wow. An apology on these message boards? Good for you. You are a class act.

Dracona,

Apology accepted.

Wait till they're teenagers, and you take a look at the grocery bill. My sister had 4 kids, 3 of them teens. Her grocery budget was like $1,000 a week, and this was back in the 1990s, not even based on today's food prices. Many a teen, can eat a lot.....

And as to, well maybe they were just fat, eh 2 of them are cops today, and one is in the air force, so eh maybe not so much.... The oldest is like 6' 4" though... But did they ever eat....

This sounds like something a newsvine moderator would do!

I'm amazed that you're amazed.

That is perfectly acceptable grammar in the state of Indiana, sad to say. I seen, I seed, I heared (not heard, HEARED), I knowed....every one of these has come out of the mouth of one of my child's teachers at some point. I made no friends when I took newsletters and notes written by school employees and then corrected with a red pen after I got them to the superintendent's desk and suggested that the teachers be required to take the same ISTEP tests that the kids had to take. His reply was that he didn't think one in ten could pass them, and he was NOT being facetious.

You are preaching to the choir here also. Athletic coaches are the biggest dimwits and the most sought after in Mn.

RetiredRN... in southern Indiana, sure... down there by Kane-tuck... yes... verb conjugation is not part of the school curriculum.

But in northern Indiana not so much.

It's a local thing... Like yall, more common in the south, not so much elsewhere... In MA and ME, people seem to think words don't have r's in them, or else have an aversion to pronouncing them; just in case someone wants somethng put in their ka (car) and you're not sure what they're saying right away...

Yeah, but that would make him Goldilocks.... Only thing then, is if he'd try each couch, and break junior's seat....

whoaa man!!!

u sound a little bitter there man... chill out. We all have one of those in our life; one time or another. Deep breath man... deep breath. Let time heal my friend.

and she called you her little terrorist.

Now, that was funny and when life was simple.

I was cringing, and I'm not even a teacher. Voted you up on that one cuzzen!

Yet you both used unnecessary commas.

Yet you both used unnecessary commas.

I guess that means they'll cringe some more!

Yes, it needs to be in the courts. No lawyer is going to get richer since it will be a court assigned attorney that is paid on a salary, if not this case it will be another, at least this is addressing a legitimate need instead of wrapping our courts up on things that only harm the person involved and no one else or some of the silly traffic stops like "rolling through a stop sign" where you can see all directions before you get to the sign and you do slow to a stop, but don't fully engage the brakes for however many seconds the cop thinks you should, or the cases where they come onto your private property to ticket your vehicle that isn't registered because you don't drive it, the battery is dead, and you are trying to sell it, but they want it in a garage. This case needs to be in the courts because that is the only way he is going to get help. With the current economy and cuts to all welfare type programs including those that used to provide for mental health issues any attempt on his part to get help without the courts ordering it and backing it is likely to end in failure.

It said he vacuumed the rug and folded some clothes. That does not make the home unfit by any stretch.

I keep a very clean, organized home, but it is a rare afternoon that there are not clothes in the laundry room to be folded when I get home from work. With children and pets, the floors could always use a sweeping (I do that every night after supper). She might be ignorant of proper English, but there is nothing in the article that suggests she was a negligent housekeeper or mother.

We had a similar situation in our home when I was a child. It was the 60s, in the summer time, and our front door was standing open. It was one of those 1960s subdivisions, where every house looked exactly alike, down to the two maple trees planted on each side of the sidewalk. Our parents were out of the house that evening, leaving us in the care of our older (teenage) sisters. A man walked in, demanding to know why we were in his house.