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Sutherlin man who shot intruder (inside home) sentenced to 19 months
nrtoday.com ^ | 8/8/2009 | Staff

Posted on 08/08/2009 5:03:01 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA

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1 posted on 08/08/2009 5:03:01 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

Good grief. Where is Sutherlin?


2 posted on 08/08/2009 5:07:10 AM PDT by FreeSouthernAmerican (If Only To Be Left To Live My Own Life)
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Ah, saw Douglas County. Colorado right?


3 posted on 08/08/2009 5:08:08 AM PDT by FreeSouthernAmerican (If Only To Be Left To Live My Own Life)
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Looks like Oregon.


4 posted on 08/08/2009 5:08:46 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Article could be leaving things out. But as it stands, it sounds like murder.


5 posted on 08/08/2009 5:09:47 AM PDT by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

The guy deserves prison time. This was not an act of self-defense or even defending his property. Probably, just some drunk wandered into the wrong house and fell asleep. Should have just waited for police. There was no eminent threat.


6 posted on 08/08/2009 5:10:41 AM PDT by Always Right (The Brown Shirt Media © is coming!)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Ah, looked up Douglas County. Seems like every state has a Douglas County. Sounds like Oregon though.


7 posted on 08/08/2009 5:12:31 AM PDT by FreeSouthernAmerican (If Only To Be Left To Live My Own Life)
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To: Talisker
Stoll said the law does not allow people to use deadly force, even in their own homes, unless the intruder is committing a felony.

Agree, but using the line above, if two thugs kick in your door with guns in their hands and are just standing there, they have not yet committed a felony per se, so it is not okay to shoot them under the law they are citing?
8 posted on 08/08/2009 5:12:40 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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unlocked door + alcohol + firearm = tragedy. Old, sad story.


9 posted on 08/08/2009 5:13:30 AM PDT by tgusa (Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
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To: Red in Blue PA
The Peoples Republic of Oregon.
10 posted on 08/08/2009 5:15:31 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit The law will be followed, dammit!)
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Kicking in the door would equal a felony to me.


11 posted on 08/08/2009 5:15:35 AM PDT by tgusa (Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
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Agree, but under the law is that a felony? I do not believe it is.


12 posted on 08/08/2009 5:16:06 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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To: Talisker
No it looks like homicide.
13 posted on 08/08/2009 5:16:34 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit The law will be followed, dammit!)
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To: tgusa

Not enough info here for me.


14 posted on 08/08/2009 5:17:16 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Red in Blue PA

Oregon.

IIRC, Sutherlin is down near Eugene.


15 posted on 08/08/2009 5:17:39 AM PDT by djf (The "racism" spiel is a crutch, those who unashamedly lean on it, cripples!)
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To: Red in Blue PA

It would certainly infer fear of harm/a threat to the homeowner. No jury would convict. Well, maybe 0’s fed jury would.


16 posted on 08/08/2009 5:18:49 AM PDT by tgusa (Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
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To: Venturer

True.


17 posted on 08/08/2009 5:19:30 AM PDT by tgusa (Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Correct. A police officer told me once that under that scenario he would shoot them anyway, then drag the corpses inside the door! What can I say — that’s Oregon.


18 posted on 08/08/2009 5:28:22 AM PDT by SatinDoll (NO Foreign Nationals as our President!!)
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To: Red in Blue PA
From the real estate ads this appears to be in Oregon.
19 posted on 08/08/2009 5:29:47 AM PDT by Condor51 (The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
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To: Always Right; tgusa; mad_as_he$$; Talisker

Looks like the verdict is in. When Freepers are saying the gunowner screwed up, that’s when the gunowner should have taken a class to know what his Rights and the law allow him to do.

It’s nice to say a person lives in such a nice neighborhood locking their doors isn’t necessary. That may be true about the neighborhood, but lock those doors anyway.


20 posted on 08/08/2009 5:39:32 AM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (NRA /Patron - TSRA- IDPA)
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