If he wasn't even charged then it could have been that the DA didn't have enough evidence against him, or that his case load was heavy and the family of the deceased didn't make enough noise or have enough pull to force the issue.
There is virtually nothing other than political pressure that can force a DA or ADA to press charges. It's all discretion and who knows whom. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement -----Original Message----- From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 1:20 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: we are always SO on topic here um ya. Dana. i have a VERY good friend who was being robbed (doesnt matter what was going on) the intruder was in his house, he shot him in the back, as he was runing out the door. terry, got nothing. so, im not sure what other extenuating circumstances there were, but i know for a fact my boy terry got NOTHING. tony On 11/27/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the answers you are looking for on the ColdFusion Labs Forum direct from active programmers and developers. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?forumid-72&catid=648 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:247119 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
