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    Default Re: I Told Ya So: Texas Man Cleared for Killing Burglars

    Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
    Whatever. I'm losing patience with people presenting the fact whether one or both of them accidentally stepped on his lawn when they were running away as a valid reason to blow up someone with a shotgun. One of the first things he said to the dispatcher was "I've got a shotgun, do you want me to stop them" and then several time repeated that he isn't going to let them go. He went out even though the 911 dispatcher told him not to.

    I don't know. If there is a law permitting this it should be changed. And somehow I'm under impression that if the two guys in question weren't illegal immigrants and, dare I say it, black, entire thing would have got much more complicated...
    The valid reason for blowing them away was when they started breaking into his neighbors home. The police department is a new idea and it should compliment natural defenses, not neutralize them.
    Last edited by ICantSpellDawg; 07-07-2008 at 16:02.
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