Jury finds Roderick Scott not guilty (indicted for self-defense shooting)

Copyright © 2006–2009 GateHouse Media, Inc. Some Rights Reserved. ^ | Dec 19, 2009 @ 10:29 AM | By Staff reports

[Outraged At FLA]

I am sure this man did not want to kill him, but stealing is just as risky as defending yourself.

Had this kid been driving 110 miles an hour and hit a tree, sure, I would say he didn’t deserve to die, but I also would have understood why he died. He was reckless, and so it auto theft.

When you try to steal from someone, you must understand that there are inherent dangers. Had his parents raised him properly, this youth would have known that. I leave Mr. Scott blameless in this matter. I too would have went out there with my pistol and it could have ended up the same way.

[NucSubs]

You first.

[goat granny]

yes, we should all run and hide from the bad guys stealing from us. Next they’ll be in our homes stealing from us and then its us that wind up dead instead of the thief....

[El Gato]

"I just hope it's not a message to the community that you have the right to shoot a 17-year-old unarmed kid for trying to break into a car," she said.

We do in Texas.

Doesn't mean it's the best idea in the world.

But if 17 y/o kids don't want to get shot, they should not be breaking into other people's property.

[vox_freedom]

That's funny. Can you forward along a few more comments?
With the latest news about nationalized health care, global warming, and trillion dollar deficits we can use the humor.

[Candor7]

Where I live, “wait for the cops” means an hour wait during 9am to 5pm and a 3 hour wait from 5pm to 9am.

So here no body messes around with others property. It can get you dead quickly.People tend to ask few questions and call a neighbor for help. And within minutes guns are up.

[Lazamataz]

He went "hunting" for these kids.

I'd only prosecute him if he did so out of season.

[El Gato]

yes, we should all run and hide from the bad guys stealing from us. Next they’ll be in our homes stealing from us

That would be Obama's new "tax collector corps".

[Eagles6]

Like to know the physical sizes of Scott and Cervini and how close Cervini was to Scott when the shooting happened.

[Lazamataz]

What’s your point?

Simple:

You understand now?

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Was this a black/white thing?

[Bob Mc]

"Next time something like this happens to you call the cops and call for pizza delivery. See which gets there first."

Hey, now there's an idea, don't call 911, call one of those pizza guys who carries! Help will be there guaranteed, in 30 minutes or less, or else your pizza is free!

[NucSubs]

:-)

[meadsjn]

he caught the teenager and two others breaking into cars in his neighborhood.

Horse thieves. Hang'em or shoot'em. Either is appropriate.

[eastforker]

I had three cars broken into in my driveway last night.All I can say is that they are quite fortunate they were extra quiet about it and I didn’t find out about it till later this morning or there might have been additional headlines in the paper this morning.

[DGHoodini]

It would have been better if it were a report of *3* dead criminals, shot dead in the act.

[TYVets]

"Next time something like this happens to you call the cops and call for pizza delivery. See which gets there first."

Hey, now there's an idea, don't call 911, call one of those pizza guys who carries! Help will be there guaranteed, in 30 minutes or less, or else your pizza is free!

A great Capitalist ideal.

How about: Gun n' Pizza

[Scotsman will be Free]

“Just me, maybe, but I would never use deadly force to defend a car, regardless of what the law says.”
Well, you wouldn’t be “defending a car”. You’d be defending your property.
You have to decide what you are willing to live with.
“Should it be the death penalty for the crime of stealing a car?”
Should property owners have to suffer the loss and or destruction of their property rights at the whim of some thief? I don’t believe so. I believe that if you embark upon a criminal activity, whatever befalls you is on you and no one else.
The govt has already proven beyond all doubt that it is incapable of handling most crime. There is too much of it, and the penalties do not deter. As a result we make more laws, criminalize more activity and end up impinging on honest citizens’ freedoms and rights.
Enough already.

[Scotsman will be Free]

Without the appropriate license and tags.

[Lazamataz]

Hey, now there's an idea, don't call 911, call one of those pizza guys who carries! Help will be there guaranteed, in 30 minutes or less, or else your pizza is free!

A great Capitalist ideal. How about: Gun n' Pizza

Or even better: A florist shop / protection agency known as "Guns N Roses".