Posted on 06/03/2012 5:03:44 AM PDT by marktwain
In the Lowe case, news stories said, a thug named Loren Manning Jr., accompanied by two other thugs, jumped Lowe on a city street last October.
Lowe, 57, is a disabled and retired Marine, who has had two strokes and two heart surgeries and wears a pacemaker.
Manning and his sidekicks attacked Lowe and witnesses said Manning chased him and tried to clobber him with a metal pole before catching him and pinning him to the ground, where Lowe managed to retrieve a small pocket knife and used it to stick Manning, who, tragically, died.
This is Philadelphia, mind you, so Lowe was charged with various crimes — the Castle Doctrine law be damned — because he did not wait for the police to come and handle things. He then agreed to a non-jury trial before Lerner, and you can decide for yourself whether that was a good idea.
For one thing, the defense was not allowed to mention that Manning had 18 criminal convictions before he went after Lowe. Also, when Lowe was attacked, Manning was awaiting trial on charges he robbed a woman and knocked out her teeth.
(It would not surprise me if the woman is charged with injuring Manning's knuckles with her teeth, this being Philadelphia.)
Anyway, Assistant District Attorney Carolyn Naylor stressed that Lowe used his little knife to stab Manning more than once, including in the back, and the back wounds proved that Lowe was acting with malice. That was even though Lowe stayed at the scene and cooperated with police after Manning's lights went out.
Yes, Lerner agreed Wednesday, finding Lowe guilty of voluntary manslaughter and other offenses, which means Lowe will face up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced by Lerner later on.
Let all this be a lesson
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It would be REALLY just if a few thugs got together and kicked this judge and his family around or invaded his home.
This is Philadelphia, mind you, so Lowe was charged with various crimes — the Castle Doctrine law be damned — because he did not wait for the police to come and handle things. He then agreed to a non-jury trial before Lerner, and you can decide for yourself whether that was a good idea.
For one thing, the defense was not allowed to mention that Manning had 18 criminal convictions before he went after Lowe. Also, when Lowe was attacked, Manning was awaiting trial on charges he robbed a woman and knocked out her teeth.
The whole goal here is to make the law abiding citizens the total prey for the Lawless and the State.
Any sort of a trial like this one and you HAVE to insist on a jury trial unless there was some really compelling reason not to, anybody have any ideas, another racial thing or what the hell exactly???
.. You have the right to remain silent.
.. Anything you say or do can and will be held against you in a court of law.
.. You have the right to speak to an attorney.
.. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.
.. Do you understand these rights as they have been read to you?
AND THE ONE THEY ALWAYS LEAVE OUT
.. Nothing you say may be used in your defense.
I must be missing something, but I'm really failing to see the tragedy in this...
Ditto, sounds like about as happy an ending as you could want.
Amish judge??
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Every person has the right to self defense!
IF no one is allowed to defend themselves, judges should be included. No more metal detectors or searching the people upon entering the CH. Everyone is disarmed? Right? No need, for any more precautions yer horror.
Self Defense is a God given right. Not to defend yourself if you have the ways is suicide.
This judge is an ass.
Just goes to show that this justice system is tilted towards the criminals.
But the judge not allowing the Thugs 'Bad Acts' in goes too far. No doubt he thought it would be 'Prejudicial'. But excuse me, that's the whole point of an affirmative defense which it is in Self-Defense Case -- and getting those Bad Acts in and before the jury (or before the court) would be sop .
Mr Lowe *should* win on appeal but big deal. That takes years. Years he doesn't have given his medical condition.
ps: It seems as if Mr Lowe's lawyer wasn't too friggen 'sharp' (no pun).
This is what Anarcho-tyranny looks like. This is why George Zimmerman is being lynched. It should be a first priority for every liberty loving person who respects the Founding Fathers to arm themselves and train their families for self defense.
I agree. It was not a tragedy, it was a consequence.
I agree too, but happen to believe is it was a blessing for the rest of society.
Was Manning wearing a “hoodie?”
Complete and utter travesty — to say nothing of the egregious miscarriage of justice.
I do hope that some top attornies will run his appeal pro buono, if that is still a legal option open to him.
On another note: This diabled vet should get a commendation for somehow — under extreme duress — reaching his pocket knife, OPENING it (how the hell he did that I will never know); and USING it with deadly effect.
When is the last time you EVER heard of someone being STABBED to death (not bled to death) with a POCKET KNIFE. The guy was a warrior and a hero, and — in Philly, at least, apparently — no good deed goes unpunished.
“Trusting a Democrapic Party Judge whose last name is Lerner is the core mistake. Anyone know if Lerner is a Jew? As one, I hope he isn’t. Why? Because I fear what America may do if it realizes how may Jews are de facto commies and do not support the Constitution and in particular do not support the Second Amendment.
Color me worried.
Benjamin Lerner is Jewish! And as you say, there are too many Jews who are JINOs, are Commies, and don’t support Israel.
Can the PA Governor pardon Lowe? If so I will start a FB page to demand it.
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