Wow, I Was Way Off Base!

Film reveals Ludwig 'night patrols', Court documents disclose plots to break into homes, kill family.

“David Ludwig and his friend called it ”night patrol.“Dressed in dark clothing, the two filmed themselves as they readied to break into a local home with assault rifles and other guns, according to a new court document.

Ludwig, who allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend Kara Borden’s parents in their Lititz home Sunday morning, and the friend then decided to continue their ”night patrol“ by going to the Borden home, according to the court document.

[Borden's] friend did tell police that he and Ludwig had taken guns and gone out on several occasions on ”night patrol,“ with ”plans of forcible entry,“ according to the court document.

Police discovered the film on one of Ludwig’s two laptop computers seized earlier this week. The film shows Ludwig and a friend, Samuel Peter Lohr, 19, of Lititz, engaged in ”night patrol.“ The film shows the two, dressed in dark clothing, ”entering a secured room within the Ludwig home. Once Ludwig and Lohr entered this secured room, they handled various firearms that included handguns, assault type rifles and a large assortment of ammunition for these weapons,“ the affidavit said.

I had discussed the story with a friend when the story first came out, and I told him that, based on the Christian statements on Kara Beth Borden's Blog, and those on David Ludwig's Blog, that the murder must have been committed for what David considered a ”righteous“ reason, such as rescuing Kara Beth from abuse.

There were certainly two sides to this guy.

As for all of the guns, I was raised to believe owning a firearm for hunting and protection is a right. I was raised that respecting a firearm, and knowing how to be safe with it was a responsibility. I was also taught that life was precious.

This boy, it would seem, never learned the last two of these lessons. I gave him the benefit of the doubt when I first read about him. Now I realize how wrong I was.

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