Originally posted by C(Sea)Bass
I do not know if the laws are the same down there, but here in the U.S. the media has to say "allegedly" because the suspect is innocent untill proven guilty in a court of law. Doesn't mean that there is undeniable evidence he did break in, just means he hasn't been convicted yet.
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In 1997, I worked for a Sheriffs Office in rural Oklahoma and our evening shift deputies were called out to a shooting. They arrive to a 76 year old man on the porch (no gun) and a 37 year old man without a face lying just off the porch. Seems the 37yo was an ex-boyfriend of the 76yo's daughter. He was a woman beater so she left him and went to her dad's. Boyfriend came over earlier in the day to beg and plead for her to come home and how he loved her, etc. She was done with him and Dad took over stating to never come back to his property again. Boyfriend got angry but left. He returned about 9pm, causing a ruckus, trying to get in. 76yo walked to the front window, saw angry boyfriend trying to bust in, walked by the telephone to get his 12g shotgun, walked by the phone on his way to the front door. Boyfriend kicked door in, 76yo blasted his face off.
76yo man received 10 years for Manslaughter, a reduced charge from 2nd degree murder. He served one year and paroled only to die a year later.
He was convicted because he walked by the telephone twice and never called for help BEFORE he blasted the jerks face off. Had he called for help, he would not have been convicted. Sheriffs Department was alerted by the neighbor first, then the daughter, after the fact.
I am 100% for the right to bear arms in the protection of my family from intruders. Sometimes, there are circumstances that plead for common sense when you run to get your gun.
