I read the transcripts when someone posted the link here. It sounded to me like he was just antsy to use his gun. Self-defence is supposed to be when you personally are in danger, not when your neighbor had a burglar. If we were talkng about some tiny toon where the nearest law was an hour away even -- they do have those in texas -- but this was a Houston suburb with the police already on the way. I think it's disproportionate force.
On 11/27/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know about this scenario. It's got a vigilante justice feel > to it. If I were investigating, I'd be making sure that he didn't > shoot first and then drag them over to his property. > > <snip> > Caller: "Boom. You're dead." (Sounds of gunshots) "Get the law over > here quick. I've managed to get one of them, he's in the front yard > over there. He's down, the other one is running down the street. I had > no choice. They came in the front yard with me, man. I had no choice. > </snip> > > This makes it sound like he was hunting them. Reminds me of the > southpark episode where Jimbo and Ned get around hunting regulations > by yelling "It's coming right for us!" in order to kill the animal in > "self-defense" > > > On 11/27/07, Crow T. Robot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Funny were talking about this the other day. Anyone read > this? Honestly, I > > think this guy should get off scot-free. But he'll probably get fucked > in > > the end, and while he's in jail, some shit-dick will break into his > house > > and steal all his shit. > > > > Protecting Neighbor's Home Self-Defense?Testing "Castle Doctrine," Grand > > Jury To Decide If Texas Man Was Right To Kill Burglars > > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/16/national/main3511528.shtml > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion is delivering applications solutions at at top companies around the world in government. Find out how and where now http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=finder&productID=1522&loc=en_us Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:247047 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
