ya the deciding factor in Wesley's case was that he left the room to get the gun. Therefore he was not in imminent danger (the reasoning went) therefore he could have called the police instead. Now I grant you that this was the Maryland suburbs of DC not the state of Texas but still.
On 11/27/07, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And I have a friend who got twenty years (out in eight) defending herself > because of the direction of a single step she took between the first and > second rounds fired. > > Another friend of mine barely escaped a Grand Jury charge for defending > himself and his employees at a movie theatre here in Georgia some years > ago. > And the civil trial afterward damned near ruined him. > > The laws and jury realities involved in self defense cases are *not* > simple > nor are they cut-and-dried. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > President > Productivity Enhancement > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:38 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: we are always SO on topic here > > um, ya. Tony, you might want to be aware that I know someone who got > twenty > years, in the state of Maryland, for shooting someone who came into his > house and was beating up his roommate, an elderly man. He got out in five > mind you but I don't imagine the five years were fun. > > On 11/27/07, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Actually, it's not at all that simple. > > > > Talk to an attorney who *successfully* specializes in gun defense cases > in > > numerous states and he'll give you an earful. > > > > Pay particular attention to how your own state's laws work (according to > > the > > attorney you retain for guidance -- not through your own naïve > layperson's > > misinterpretation), but it's good to hear how different states' self > > defense > > laws contrast and compare. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > President > > Productivity Enhancement > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:29 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: we are always SO on topic here > > > > THEY WERE BURGLARIZING SOMEONES HOUSE > > > > all bets off table for them at that point. > > > > wtf > > > > > > On 11/27/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:247075 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
