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Kill 'em all, let the grand jury sort 'em out!
July 2, 2008Who would have known that someone watching others he suspects to be breaking into a neighbor's house could get away with murder.
So I read in the paper today that a guy was cleared by a Texas grand jury of shooting some folks that he believed were doing something they shouldn't have.
Has it come to this? I still remember hearing "better to be judged by 12 than to be carried by 6." I believe that to an extent, but what makes this guy, this Joe Horn the judge and jury in the two alleged criminal's lives.I understand he called the cops. I also believe he threatened them first. In the heat of the moment who knows what really went down, but why shoot to kill.
Why not take out a knee or two. Maybe a warning shot. A bullet grazing the ear has a big effect on some people. The whole idea that this guy would come outside to stop some criminal astounds me.I thought in today's society nobody really cared enough to do something like this. But how would I feel if this guy does nothing and someone inside gets hurt?
And what would have happened if he shot the wrong person? The ruling by the grand jury sets a crazy precedence for Texas laws for the right to defend self and property and others with deadly force.
Now I can't get too up there on my high horse because I own a gun, and if anything ever happened with someone trying to come inside my house I would use the gun.
But a neighbor's home. What if someone was inside and you didn't know it, the shooter missed and holy crap you just killed your neighbor's significant other.
The grand jury's decision drives me crazy with conflicting thoughts. I could go on and on, but I'm gonna give it a rest.
Posted by Clayton Hein at 9:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
