Posted on 07/03/2008 5:15:19 AM PDT by marktwain
Aren’t LIEberals all about a woman’s CHOICE?
The illegal alien thugs made a choice...they chose RETRO-ACTIVE ABORTION!
Seems to me the racist angle is the fault of the perps. They should have robbed a black man's home. That way, if he'd shot them, it wouldn't have been racist.
Yes, you are.
But was this worth their lives?
They knew that there was a risk that they would be shot while committing this crime. They chose to do it anyway. Ergo, they did think it was worth their lives. Who am I to gainsay them on that point?
yes we would, they would be the ones holding the vigils outside the prison, protesting the death sentences imposed on those criminals, at the time justice is to be netted out.
i would not shoot someone who was running away.
but having said that, if you are a crook in texas, i guess you could always decide to leave the state rather than get shot if you dont like the law. so its the crooks call, isnt it?
My thoughts exactly.
I've been the victim of both violent and property crimes. I have no sympathy for those that would poach the lives and property of honest, hard-working citizens.
I can’t see that the lives of these 2 criminals had any worth at all and I am glad, for the selfish reason that I live in Houston, that they are gone. But I would not have done what Joe Horn did. From listening to the tapes (multiple times) he wanted to kill them. I would not have wanted the taking of their lives to be on my conscience and they would have had to be in MY house threatening me, before I pulled the trigger. I think Joe Horn is a good man, who was caught up in the moment and it appears he now regrets what he did.
Exactly, John White was unfortunate enough to live in a state governed for decades by brain-ead liberals
Precisely right and clearly stated. Thank you.
Cry me a river, Madison Gray.
That is a great sign! I have SECURITY DOG signs all around my fence and I know for a fact that they are respected.
Because of the racist gun laws in New York.
you servile elitist idiot
He didn’t shoot them on his neighbor’s property, he shot them when they came on to his.
If Horn had been unarmed and confronted the two or even left his home to get a better description of the two or license number of their vehicle and been seen by them, he would have reason to fear for his life. As a grand juror on this case I would have had no problem not delivering an indictment. Justice was well served by his actions.
155th trimester? meh... if it keeps ‘em from walking off with the DVD player and Grandma’s fine silverware...
“.....It takes a man to preserve life. It takes a weakling to snuff it out.....”
I wonder if he would say the same about an abortion doctor?
I do not believe that he would, but Liberals a/k/a communists never defend the innocent. But are always willing to protect the guilty.
AS far as I am concerned Joe Horn is a hero.
Self defense trumps burglary.
Not armed? 2 against 1 is not good odds for an old man.
No threat? How does the reporter know?
The author doesn't seem to grasp that living in a republic means that it is for the citizens of Texas to answer that question - not him.
The operative law allows the use of deadly force to protect property. That's why the grand jury no-billed the shooter.
BUT, it also needs to be recognized that no person has any "property rights" if one cannot defend one's property (or even the neighbor's) against theft. Not all objects are replaceable - especially when it comes to jewelry, art, etc. When a burglar takes it upon himself to appropriate someone else's things, the risk of death should be just another occupational hazard IMO.
The author of this article forgets the most important thing... That the two decedents chose to burgle, deliberately risking their lives in the state of Texas for $2000 in cash plus jewelry. The shooter just delivered their past-due order.
“These men were not armed, and they posed no threat to Horn”
This is what is bogus. Two young men versus one older person is always a threat. Anyone can be a threat to any other person at anytime. Being unarmed does not make you unable to beat someone to death just as easy as shooting or stabbing them.
If you are unarmed and confront someone who is you woke up the wrong dog.
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