Re: The Saga Of Joe Horn: Texas Man Cleared In Shotgun Shootings

On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:37:09 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthi***
<jacklinthi***@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>On Jul 18, 7:28 am, Peter Skelton <skelt...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:56:34 GMT, "Ed Stasiak" <estas...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
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>> >> Tiglath
>> >>> Ed Stasiak
>>
>> >>> I don't have any problem with this at all, the criminals
>> >>> were committing a pretty serious offence and refused
>> >>> to stop and wait for the cops to arrest them when
>> >>> Joe Horn pointed a shotgun at them.
>>
>> >> Would you shoot to kill in the back thieves who were running
>> >> away with your laptop if they refused to stop?
>>
>> >I wouldn't, because I wouldn't want to get in trouble with the
>> >law but that's my point, I _shouldn't_ be in trouble with the
>> >law if it is proven that the criminals were stealing my laptop
>> >when I shot them.
>>
>> >I worked damm hard for my stuff and the legal system should
>> >bend over backwards to protect law abiding, tax paying citizens
>> >who are protecting their property (and possibly their life).
>>
>> >Otherwise, we'll end up like the UK;
>>
>> No, it's because of incidents like the one in Texas that you'll
>> have incidents like the one you described. What it takes to get
>> that sort of bull**** going is public reaction to folks getting
>> off scott-free on deliberate manslaughter.
>>
>> >By Luke Salkeld
>> >09th July 2008
>>
>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1033266/Yobs-threw-rocks-hous...
>>
>> Peter Skelton
>
>I did think it kind of funny that this rather large (140,000) town in
>Texas didn't have an ordinance against discharging a firearm within
>the limits.

IMO it would be apprpriate to charge him with everything from
littering to interfering with police in the performance of their
duties and see just how high his legal fees could go and how long
he could be tied up in red-tape and compensatory community
service work (perferably clean-up in the local ER). 


Peter Skelton