God Bless Texas
07-01-2008, 02:06 PM
#22
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Ha, You can't play the race card if your white. Nobody likes illegal immigrants or career criminals, I can understand that. But say in the future two young kids decide to screw up and go steal something from a house. Do you think that it would be right for a neighbor to shoot them in the back when they are unarmed, not in that persons house, and pose no risk to that neighbor? Because that is what this case will allow to happen in the future. This guy became the police, the jury, the judge, and the executioner all by himself and it was over something that did NOT even affect him. From listening to that 911 call it really sounds like this guy might have some mental issues. He says I am going to kill them, goes outside says stop and shoots at the same time, and then is somehow traumatized by the event that he put himself in.
07-01-2008, 04:34 PM
#23
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Ha, You can't play the race card if your white. Nobody likes illegal immigrants or career criminals, I can understand that. But say in the future two young kids decide to screw up and go steal something from a house. Do you think that it would be right for a neighbor to shoot them in the back when they are unarmed, not in that persons house, and pose no risk to that neighbor?
07-01-2008, 06:06 PM
#24
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While I don't consider this man a "hero," it's worth while to think about the future crimes that never happened thanks to him. At least one of them had a previous criminal record. Most of us spend a lot of time away from home. What if the next house they hit was yours, with your wife and/or kids home alone? I can't speak for anyone else, but worrying about my wife's safety makes being away that much more difficult. We have guns in our home, and she can burn the hair off gnat's ass, so that helps. Bottom line is, if they were productive members of society instead of criminals, they'd be alive.
07-01-2008, 08:36 PM
#25
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I would love for Texas to secede. I would repatriate myself and finally get out of this hellhole north of the Mason-Dixon line. If the guys had been at church, or perhaps classes to become a naturalized citizen then they wouldn't have been shot. Great neighbor in my opinion.
07-01-2008, 08:52 PM
#26
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Agreed!! He was protecting his neighbors and neighborhood. I bet people think twice about robbing anyone around his house anymore. Good for him. The robbers were an illegal drain on society. When a neighborhood gets robbed and the robbers get away that does a lot of damage to the hard working community of people in the surrounding homes. People start feeling safe in their own homes . Those robbers were feeding off others and this wasn't their first run in with breaking the law. They broke the law and Texas law at that and paid the price, good riddance. I am just glad they dont have any other chances to rob or hurt any innocent people from here on out.
07-02-2008, 09:29 AM
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I still think Mr. Horn overstepped the boundaries of the law. After listening to the 911 tapes, he reacts in an impulsive manner unbecoming his maturity. I honestly thought I was listening to the thought process of a teenager. After ignoring the dispatcher's request to remain inside his house, Mr. Horn proceeded to confront the criminals. He then proceeded to shoot the two suspects in the back as shown by evidence. This is where he broke the law. If he had given chase and caught the guys, or led police to where they hid, he would be a hero. However, he simply shot two men with deadly force while they ran away. I'll say again, if he had restrained or disabled the suspects, there would be no problem. But use of deadly force is not something the police would have done and was unwarranted for this situation.
07-02-2008, 09:49 AM
#30
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I still think Mr. Horn overstepped the boundaries of the law. After listening to the 911 tapes, he reacts in an impulsive manner unbecoming his maturity. I honestly thought I was listening to the thought process of a teenager. After ignoring the dispatcher's request to remain inside his house, Mr. Horn proceeded to confront the criminals. He then proceeded to shoot the two suspects in the back as shown by evidence. This is where he broke the law. If he had given chase and caught the guys, or led police to where they hid, he would be a hero. However, he simply shot two men with deadly force while they ran away. I'll say again, if he had restrained or disabled the suspects, there would be no problem. But use of deadly force is not something the police would have done and was unwarranted for this situation.
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