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L.A. man shoots car thief, charged with murder
Yahoo News ^ | Wed Apr 7, '04 | unknown

Posted on 04/08/2004 8:05:51 AM PDT by joesnuffy

L.A. Man Shoots Car Thief, Charged with Murder Wed Apr 7, 5:51 PM ET

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 26-year-old Los Angeles man who prosecutors say shot at two thieves stealing his car, killing one of them, was charged on Wednesday with murder.

Yoon Ho Song could face 50 years to life in prison if he is convicted of the first degree murder of Mario Sandoval Martinez and a special allegation of using a handgun, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.

Prosecutors say Song came out of his house to find two car thieves pushing his customized Honda out of his driveway in the predawn hours on Monday and opened fire, hitting Martinez, 25, in the back. The second suspect got away.

"The fact that your car is being stolen isn't a legal justification for killing somebody," Deputy District Attorney Frank Somes said. "Generally, you're not allowed to kill people unless they are committing a violent felony or you are acting in self defense."

Somes said police initially focused on Song as a crime victim but "essentially began questioning whether he was the victim or a suspect when they learned the person stealing the car had been shot in the back."

An attorney for Song, who was expected to make his first court appearance in the case as early as Wednesday, could not be reached for comment.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 1stammendment; autotheft; bang; banglist; billofrights; bradybill; carjacking; constitution; gangcrime; guncontrol; gungrabbers; handgun; losangeles; nra; property; protection; selfdefense
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1 posted on 04/08/2004 8:05:53 AM PDT by joesnuffy
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To: joesnuffy
Bull!
2 posted on 04/08/2004 8:07:57 AM PDT by stevio (2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do.)
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3 posted on 04/08/2004 8:09:41 AM PDT by Support Free Republic (Don't be a nuancy boy)
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To: joesnuffy
Free Yoon!
4 posted on 04/08/2004 8:12:58 AM PDT by TonyBanks (To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the loyal opposition.)
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To: stevio
Bull!

Ditto. There's one less car thief running loose in L.A.

5 posted on 04/08/2004 8:12:59 AM PDT by DumpsterDiver
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To: joesnuffy
This is sickening. Our 2nd Amend rights are under attack!
6 posted on 04/08/2004 8:13:12 AM PDT by buffyt (It's not a CHOICE... It's a CHILD.)
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To: joesnuffy
"The fact that your car is being stolen isn't a legal justification for killing somebody,"

It bloody well ought to be.

7 posted on 04/08/2004 8:14:34 AM PDT by Riley
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To: Eaker
"be glad your in Texas" ping
8 posted on 04/08/2004 8:14:52 AM PDT by thackney (Life is Fragile, Handle with Prayer)
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To: *bang_list
Bang
9 posted on 04/08/2004 8:15:33 AM PDT by thackney (Life is Fragile, Handle with Prayer)
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To: *bang_list
Bang
10 posted on 04/08/2004 8:15:58 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: buffyt
Its Los Angeles, there is are 2nd Amendment rights in Los Angeles.

(and please, no "California rants", Los Angeles is a different world)

11 posted on 04/08/2004 8:16:53 AM PDT by Khurkris (Ranger On..."Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything thats even remotely true.")
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To: joesnuffy
"The fact that your car is being stolen isn't a legal justification for killing somebody,"

It is in Texas at night, or so I understand.
12 posted on 04/08/2004 8:17:54 AM PDT by doug9732
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To: buffyt
Not just our Second Amendment Rights. This is also a property Rights issue.

Yes, if you are stealing my property... I will shoot your sorry a$$. In Texas, we don't have a problem with this. In Kalifornistan, they uphold the communist doctrine of "property is theft".

Kinda makes me wonder if gang rivalry factors in here anywhere....

13 posted on 04/08/2004 8:18:09 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
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To: stevio
It's time for jury nullification.
14 posted on 04/08/2004 8:18:33 AM PDT by Seruzawa (If you agree with the French raise your hand - If you are French raise both hands.)
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To: joesnuffy
I have to agree. Shooting someone for stealing a car is just stupid. It's just a darned car...not worth anyone's life.

I had a car stolen once, right from my driveway. It was an old MG Midget that was fun, but needed a lot of work.

I just shrugged it off, basically, and didn't hear anything about the theft for over three months. Then, I got a call from the cops. They had found my stolen MG and told me I could come pick it up.

When I got there, I was blown away. The car had brand new tires, a fresh paint job, and the thief had put rings and bearings in the engine.

But the VIN number showed that it was my car. What a hoot!
15 posted on 04/08/2004 8:19:02 AM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: joesnuffy
I look forward to seeing a jury of Mr. Song's peers finding him not guilty and telling this fascist slime prosecutor to stuff it.

16 posted on 04/08/2004 8:19:52 AM PDT by sergeantdave (Gen. Custer wore an Arrowsmith shirt to his last property owner convention.)
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To: Riley
"The fact that your car is being stolen isn't a legal justification for killing somebody,"

Yep, that's the way it is here in CT, too. Even it someone breaks into your house, kills your wife & runs out ther door...you can't run after them with your gun. In the eyes of the law, the threat is now leaving you...if you chase them down, YOU now become the threat.

The gun laws in this country (at least in CT) are geared for the protection of the bad guy.

17 posted on 04/08/2004 8:20:04 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it.)
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To: joesnuffy
... and a special allegation of using a handgun...

Ooh! That makes it almost like a hate crime! (If I could be on that jury, they could forget it.)

18 posted on 04/08/2004 8:20:36 AM PDT by VadeRetro
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To: joesnuffy
I know some of you will respond with the tired old "He wasn't threatened with bodily harm" argument, but why does a man not have the right to protect his property from these no good lazy ass criminals? In my view this man worked hard to buy his vehicle, these clowns only contribution to society is keeping lawyers employed. He should be given a medal, the key to the damn city, and the praise of all residents. He saved the tax payers untold amounts of money.(The city won't have to foot the bill for the trial, the public defender, and we won't have to pay for their cable tv while they are in prison.)The DA should be put on trial, or fired for lack of brains!!!!
19 posted on 04/08/2004 8:20:36 AM PDT by sean327 (9-1-1: Government Sponsored Dial-A-Prayer.)
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To: scholar; international american
"'The fact that your car is being stolen isn't a legal justification for killing somebody,' Deputy District Attorney Frank Somes said."

I think I'll let a JURY of people made-up from this VICTIM's community be the judge of that you jerkoff, politcal opportunist moron.

"'Generally, you're not allowed to kill people unless they are committing a violent felony or you are acting in self defense.'"

Like OJ, huh?
Really with the LA DA's office prosecuting this place, this -- obviously hard working, responsible -- young VICTIM hasn't t thing in the world to be concerned with.

In fact, if it were me in this young man's shoes?
I'd be planning how much I was going to fleece the *citizen's* of LA County for charging me to start with after I'd been acquitted; which, is a slam-dunk.

Which assumes the average CA citizen is as SICK of the crime & criminals as I suspect they must be, by now?

Gaddddds it's not just LA politics that're screwed up.

...it's the whole damned state.

20 posted on 04/08/2004 8:21:02 AM PDT by Landru (Indulgences: 2 for a buck.)
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