July 01, 2008
I thought it was GOOD FENCES which made good neightbors
So now we know, as Paul Harvey used to say, the rest of the story. Take a gander at this from Fox News.com.
I thought for certain this guy was going to hang, but I guess Texans take a different stand on illegal immigrants caught during a little B&E. I can't say I'm glad that two guys are dead, but at the same time I have to think that these cats chose that lifestyle and, as a direct result of that choice, are now dead. I'm fairly certain if they had been doing any other job, they probably wouldn't have been shot to death--by this guy, anyway.
The reason I thought this was going to go the other way is that the shooter was himself not in any clearly defined danger. He was relatively 'safe' in the confines of his own home, armed with the same shot gun he used to kill the alleged burglars and he was told to stay there by the dispatcher, too. The second nail, or so I thought, is that they were shot in the back--as they were supposedly running away.
I foresee many appeals by someone or some group who thinks this man should be imprisoned, but I can't see it being overturned. Not in Texas, anyway. Maybe California, but not in Texas.
I thought for certain this guy was going to hang, but I guess Texans take a different stand on illegal immigrants caught during a little B&E. I can't say I'm glad that two guys are dead, but at the same time I have to think that these cats chose that lifestyle and, as a direct result of that choice, are now dead. I'm fairly certain if they had been doing any other job, they probably wouldn't have been shot to death--by this guy, anyway.
The reason I thought this was going to go the other way is that the shooter was himself not in any clearly defined danger. He was relatively 'safe' in the confines of his own home, armed with the same shot gun he used to kill the alleged burglars and he was told to stay there by the dispatcher, too. The second nail, or so I thought, is that they were shot in the back--as they were supposedly running away.
I foresee many appeals by someone or some group who thinks this man should be imprisoned, but I can't see it being overturned. Not in Texas, anyway. Maybe California, but not in Texas.
Labels: Constitutional Issues
// posted by wayne @ 7/01/2008 05:57:00 PM 
