Homeowner who shot burglar gets 5 years in prison

KING 5 News ^ | 7/6/11 | Drew Mikkelsen

[Nachum]

CHEHALIS, Wash. - An Onalaska man who shot and killed a man who he thought was going to rob him will spend more than five years in prison. Lewis County Judge Nelson Hunt sentenced Ronald Brady to the maximum possible sentence, 63 months. A jury found Brady guilty of manslaughter last month. "I think the jury missed this one," said Jack Tipping, a friend of Brady. "This is a great victory for burglars."

[Nachum]

Brave new Obama world

[hobbes1]

How about we get the Casey Anthony Juror Bashers over here.

Maybe...just maybe...the Prosecutor is to blame?

Again?

[Huck]

It’s sick out there and getting sicker — Bob Grant

[old curmudgeon]

The guy is going to prison for being stupid.

You can not shoot people for walking up your driveway. Period.

You can’t shoot people because you think they are going to steal from you.

You can’t even shoot people that you know for a fact are going to steal from you and in most states, TX excepted, you can’t even shoot people that you catch in the act of stealing from you.

It is that simple.

Brady is stupid and stupid has consquences.

[RC one]

gotta know your regulations before you pull the trigger. he should have been more patient and let them enter the home and then killed them both.

[max americana]

>”There’s no eternal life in heaven. For you, only hell,” said Brady’s sister, Colleen Walczak.<

She said this “judge’ Hunt. Don’t worry, Colleen. What goes around comes around.

[BreezyDog]

As a gun owner and full supporter of home defense with said gun I think this guy probably pulled the trigger too soon. Wait until they lift something at least. You can’t shoot people in your driveway.

[SeaHawkFan]

You can’t even shoot people that you know for a fact are going to steal from you and in most states, TX excepted, you can’t even shoot people that you catch in the act of stealing from you.

In the state of Washington, you can use deadly force to conduct a citizen's arrest during the commission of a felony.

The appeal on this could be very interesting. He should have not talked to the police and then asserted he was attempting to arrest a person in the commission of a felony and they started charging him.

This is just one reason to never talk to the cops.

[Psalm 144]

He should have gotten a bounty. Reduce the number of criminals, reduce the number of crimes.

[dog breath]

It does appear that location is indeed everything. He also should of been cleaning the gun in the garage when asked by police. The whole laying in wait thing sounds bad to a jury. I was wondering about the criminal, what sort of guy takes his wife with him to to commit a burglary? My wife wants dinner and a movie. Is there a dating service where lonely criminals can meet?

[Raven6]

Tennesee has worked hard to make sure that the victim doesn't become the criminal... If someone breaks into your home for the purpose of stealing from you, you are considered to be within reasonable fear for your life and may use lethal force. After the 2010 Session of the General Assembly, the "No Retreat" law was passed, meaning that if you are legally carrying a firearm in any establishment or vehicle you can use lethal force against any perpetrator that has "ability, proximity, and intent" to kill you or others. The trick to the "intent" part is to make sure you're the only one that gets to tell what the bad guy's intentions were... If you shoot him and he lives, he can claim he had no such intentions and then you are stuck in court with a jury like the one above.

We're tired of putting up with these thugs brandishing any weapon, be it knife, screw driver, crow bar, or firearm... We intend to stop them. And since the police are just minutes away... Well...

[Squantos]

Texas excepted.... Especially after dark.

Stay Safe...

[Republic_of_Secession.]

Further irony when considering that after spending so much time in prison when he gets out after 5 years - he will probably loose the house he was sent to jail for defending.

[Brandonmark]

"This is a great victory for burglars."

Especially the ones who are killed!

[BobL]

Pretty much the only way to stop these kinds of crimes is to make the criminals FEAR going on to private property.

If I were on the jury, I would have simply held out for a not-guilty (regardless of what the judge or anyone else says). The only winners when good-guys go to jail are the criminals.

[eyedigress]

Correct. Rule one on any shooting, shut up and ask for some air. Rule two, get air and ask for an attorney.

[Moonman62]

The deceased was there in fact to rob the shooter. The shooter shot the robber’s car first, the robbers did not flee, and they shined a light into the shooter’s face. I think it’s reasonable at that point for the shooter to assume his life was in danger. Peaceful robbers would have pissed their pants and fled.

[dalereed]

“what sort of guy takes his wife with him to to commit a burglary?”

I caught 2 kids robbing my business and their mother drove them there and they used the top of her suv to go over the fence and carry the ladder they used to go down the inside and she was waiting for them to return.

Maybe he needed a driver!

[editor-surveyor]

The soviet socialist tyrannical state of Washington.

This should be appealed all the way to the top. The right to self defense needs to be better upheld.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Not in reference to this specific case, but I believe you are wrong. Colorado has a “Make My Day” law that provides for homeowners to protect their property, up to, and including, deadly force. According to wikipedia, 31 states have similar laws.

If someone is entering my home, and I “believe” that they are there to do me harm or steal from me, I have the right to defend myself and my property.