Holly: Just for you here is a sneak peek at the cover. On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 7:46 PM, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > Travis, > > A self-portrait? A cover for the new "Hicks Gone Wild" DVD? > > On Sep 27, 7:40 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mark: Anyone you can think of? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 7:25 PM, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > good one travis. : -) > > > > > Travis wrote: > > > > Yep. but that is one HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN BEING A LIBERAL. > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 7:09 PM, Hollywood < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > 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 - > > > > > > -- > > > > *~@):~{> > > > > -- > > *~@):~{> > > > > footinmouth.jpg > > 71KViewDownload- 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. 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