Travis, You are one insane old hick.
On Sep 27, 6:25 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with the juries on both cases. too bad he did not kill all four of > the bastards. > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > * Jury acquits accused Texas killer of teen intruder (c) 2008 The > > Associated Press Sept. 27, 2008, 12:29PM LOREDO, Texas — A Texas jury > > acquitted a man accused of killing a child who broke into his home looking > > for a snack — a case that sparked outrage in this border city, where many > > thought the man should not have even been charged. > > > It took the jury of eight men and four women three hours Friday to find > > Jose Luis Gonzalez, 63, not guilty of murdering Francisco Anguiano, who was > > 13 when he and three friends broke into Gonzalez's trailer to rummage for > > snacks and soda one night in July 2007. > > > "I thank God and my attorney, the jury and the judge," Gonzalez said in > > Spanish after the verdict. "It was a case where it was my life or theirs, > > and it's a very good thing that they (the jurors) decided in my favor." > > > Gonzalez said he was sorry for the tragedy but "it was a situation in which > > I feared for my life." > > > Texas law allows homeowners to use deadly force to protect themselves and > > their property. In June, a grand jury in Houston cleared a homeowner who > > shot and killed two burglars outside his neighbor's house despite the > > dispatcher's repeated request that he stay inside his own home. > > > "I feel vindicated for Mr. Gonzalez and his family and for all of the > > homeowners and all of the seniors in Laredo," said Isidro "Chilo" Alaniz, > > Gonzalez's attorney. "This case has huge implications across the board. We > > always, always believed in Mr. Gonzalez's right to defend his life and his > > property." > > > Alaniz is running uncontested for Webb County district attorney in > > November. > > > However, Assistant District Attorney Uriel Druker maintained during his > > closing arguments that the case was not about homeowners' right to protect > > their property but about when a person was justified in using deadly force > > to do so. > > > "What really took place here was a case of vigilantism," he said after the > > verdict. "A 13-year-old boy was killed because a man was enraged." > > > Anguiano's aunt, who asked not to be named, said in Saturday's editions of > > the Laredo Morning Times that she was disappointed with the verdict. > > > "The state fought the case the way it should have," she said. "There was a > > sufficient amount of evidence, and I thought that some of the jurors would > > be a father or a mother, and perhaps they would think about this happening > > to them." > > > Gonzalez had endured several break-ins at his trailer when the four boys, > > ranging in age from 11-15, broke into the mobile home. Gonzalez, who was in > > a nearby building at the time, went into the trailer and confronted the boys > > with a 16-gauge shotgun. Then he forced the boys, who were unarmed, to their > > knees, attorneys on both sides say. > > > The boys say they were begging for forgiveness when Gonzalez hit them with > > the barrel of the shotgun and kicked them repeatedly. Then, the medical > > examiner testified, Anguiano was shot in the back at close range. Two mashed > > Twinkies and some cookies were stuffed in the pockets of his shorts. > > > Another boy, Jesus Soto Jr., now 16, testified that Gonzalez ordered them > > at gunpoint to take Anguiano's body outside. > > > Gonzalez said he thought Anguiano was lunging at him when he fired the > > shotgun. > > > Many people in Laredo, near where drug violence runs rampant across the Rio > > Grande in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, defended Gonzalez's actions. In online > > responses to articles published by the Morning Times, comments included > > statements such as "The kid got what he deserved" and calls to "stop the > > unfair prosecution." > > >http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6026765.html > > * > > -- > *~@):~{>- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
