They would be much happier to read 72 year old man murdered by a male person who’s father left home when he was a boy his mother is a hooker crack addict and he ate paint chips as a child which made him do it.
This sounds like the same sort of environment that had the perp been prosecuted, he’d be out on the streets in no time.
The old man should get a medal
Who is surprised by this?
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Ahh yes, the "new" America, land of the (formerly) free....
Perhaps Washington is a ‘must retreat’ state. Dunno. Fortunately I live in Georgia.
Do you feel lucky, punk?
PORT ORCHARD, Washington police got their man...
Good job boys!!!
If that the elderly guy didn’t take that punk, who felt entitled to other people’s property, out he’d be out doing the same thing to some one else. I don’t know why the elderly guy just didn’t take him out inside his apartment while he had the chance.
Hopefully the old gentleman will get a jury with some sense who will set him free.
It’s a crying shame that you can’t rid the world of dangerous vermin without risking your own liberty.
Need more info. With no forced entry evident there could be more to this story that might paint an entirely different picture.
The old man had a right to remain silent. Too bad he didn’t use it.
It’s preposterous. At worst, the homeowner panicked and couldn’t stop shooting. He doesn’t deserve this.
I would imagine the only problem here is making sure the 72 year old suspect doesn't escape and go on a crime rampage...
Port Orchard Washington police and the prosecutors should be proud...Bet the DA gets to meet the governor...Maybe even run for governor some day!
Feather in his political cap!!
“...he confronted a young man in his 20s...
a struggle followed...
the intruder was pushed out of the apartment’s front door and ran away...
the 72-year-old said he fired several shots in the direction of the fleeing intruder...”
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His defense should be that he feared for his life and safety,
and in a sane world, the jury should acquit him.
“The 72-year-old said he fired several shots in the direction of the fleeing intruder.”
That is the problem. Elsewhere today I read how charges are not being brought against police in Los Angeles, because of a “bad luck” killing.
In that case, police were in the middle of a gun battle with armed robbers when a man exited a building, unknowingly walking into the battle. And he had the same color shirt as one of the robbers. The police yelled at him to “show his hands”, but before he could react, more shots were fired at the police. So an officer fired and killed the innocent man.
I mention this because in the case in question, “contact had been broken” between the shooter and the burglar, who was running away. What would have happened if when he poked his head out of his apartment, instead of seeing the burglar, he saw a jogger who sort of looked like the burglar?
This would be the legal issue in the case, and why, once a burglar is off your property, or at least fleeing, shooting is usually a no-go.
And while we might prefer it to be okay to take out some creep like that, the law will generally weigh weather lethal force is acceptable for a property crime, once the crime is over and the criminal is leaving.
He said he confronted a young man in his 20s, unknown to him, in the living room. A struggle followed, and the intruder was pushed out of the apartment’s front door and ran away, the 72-year-old told deputies.
The 72-year-old said he fired several shots in the direction of the fleeing intruder.
The old man is going to jail.
An innocent man faces charges for defending himself. Sen. Patty Murray and the unelected governor rejoice.