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my poor innocents, did you think the man was going to get a fair shake in a news article? does anyone else wonder why is there only one set of anecdotal character references? The man screwed up - so did the goons in the “neighborhood watch”. one will pay with his mistake with his health and the other with time in jail if not more. but why is the story slanted to make the father look like a criminal when clearly there is more than enough stupidity to lay at the door of two guys driving around in an unmarked car-why take weapons along anyway - planning to shoot the supposed vandals if they see them? who fired first even? the dad at least on all appearances seems to be up-front, after shooting the guy the dad didn't run off and hide HE called the police, not the HOA goof - what a shame.

ok, i’m sorry you’re right I forgot that one was the homeowner association president, and we all know that our presidents are the embodiment of truth and all that we hold sacred. well this guy is toast for sure. for his sake i hope he’s not conservative, and only God can help him if is a member of NRA. death to the crminal’s daughters!! wait a minute that was baldwin’s line... hmm... LOCK them all up! AT LEAST!

What must I do to get this generation to read?! Ok let's try this again- excerpt - see above. South at 11 p.m. Tuesday on neighborhood watch when they approached two girls. followed by excerpt once again see above The father, Reginald Campos, then went out in his own SUV and found the men. note - no mention of daughter. I'm not saying this guy did the right thing - it was stupid, but! The weight of the justification, IMHO, rests on the two idiots in the car. No it doesn't look good for the guy - he actually discharged a weapon for God's sake, while looking out for his family... obviously he's a wanton criminal. Should be locked up, tortured, turned over to the reconditioning drones. or at least made to watch CSPAN all day, okay maybe that's going to far as that would arguably be cruel and inhumane.

Pro criminal? I was thinking you might be. In what way are these two identifiable as neighborhood watchmen? How did their behaviour exemplify someone who is out to help “protect and serve”? Why even bother to follow or approach these girls, and then further make it worse by fighting with the dad? Sounds like a case of two young guys getting some thrills watching some girls. If the girls are old enough to be out at 11 p.m., especially with a dad who is obviously so protective, then I bet they’re old enough to know when someone is exhibiting behaviour that would be classified as “stalking”. I’m with hoosierham, unmarked cars either by plain-clothesmen and especially by a neighborhood watch is just crazy, and I don’t know about you guys but the last time I had to call the police on some hoods destroying things in the neighorhood it was 1 1/2 hours before the even bothered to do a drive by, not even close to 5 - 10. The only other time I ever called was when someone drove up open a car door and attempt to grab the 4 year old kid from next door who was walking down the street alone, stupid to be sure, right out in front of my house in broad daylight 3pm on a Saturday! I was coming up from around the side of my house mowing the lawn and I took off after them but they ripped up the pavement and were gone. Cops showed up then 1/2 hour later - nice. The perps were long gone. So if you haven’t been there don’t get so bent about it. Would it have been better to get the car type and license plate? There is no doubt. A bad case attitude with the father of the two girls you were just harassing, because I can do what I want, I’m a neighborhood watchman, isn’t going to help. The two probably dreams some day of laying some levies on the homeowners in the area who don’t have green trash cans.

All I'm asking is that you read the scant information before going all leftist on me. two unidentified males were in an SUV near 1570 West and 13400 South at 11 p.m. Tuesday on neighborhood watch when they approached two girls. and we all know that two young girls are obviously criminals that should be followed and approached if they're out on the streat - sic Taliban. Words were exchanged. There was a verbal altercation . Now I don't know about you but if I happened to be a member of a neighborhood watch I'd think I'd be a little more approachable and understanding to the people that I'm supposedly there to help. Those two sound like they were out looking for trouble and they got it - no surprise - a shame that the dad will probably be demonized and made an example of by our all protecting goverment. Though, perhaps if he's lucky the new health plan will kick in and the guys in the hospital will be denied care under it before the trial actually begins.

The “neighborhood” watch guys were undoubtedly imbeciles. If this is a neighborhood watch why didn't the girls know them? Why didn't they have some appropriate explanation for the dad? The first thing out of their mouths should have been an explanation on what their “true” intents were. Not to have words with an rightfully angry father. Perhaps the two in the car were actually perps or pedophiles. Either way, I would sign the dad up for some shooting lessons, and the two in the car should be thankful they're still alive today.