jlf1961 -> RE: Another shooting of an unarmed teen... (3/18/2014 5:30:40 PM)
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Hey joe, you must not have read my posts where I made it clear little brother told dad there was someone in the daughter's room. How can Texas prosecute if the law does not support charging the man? I have posted the pertinent statutes, if you people want to ignore facts, not my problem. Every "fact" I have posted has come directly from the statements of the authorities. I also pointed out the one fact that takes this from manslaughter to self defense, in the eyes of the Texas Penal Code. It is the same fact that keeps a police officer from being prosecuted in the event of shooting an unarmed suspect. That boy, for whatever reason, made a move to reach for something. Statements from everyone on the scene have confirmed that. Sorry, but those are facts as reported to the media. Let me know if you need quotes and links, I will be happy to get them for you, since you have not actually read the news reports fully, or you would have known that simple, but undeniable fact. Alright, the boy had no weapon, that is proved after the fact by police examining the scene. You want to tell me how, by all that is holy, the father could have known that? Then there are the anti gun people who have stated that the father had to have a violent temper, or the daughter would not have lied. Evidently no one ever lied to their parents who use these boards. Then there is the poster who implied that the father was looking for a reason to shoot the boy or anyone for that matter because he was a gun owner. Strangely enough, Texas is not a stand your ground state. In fact, when going through the course to get a carry permit, you are instructed to attempt to retreat if possible rather than kill someone. And the statutes in Texas is the same as any other state that has the Castle Doctrine as the basis for self defense law or the defense of home and family. Lets forget all the legal stuff, whether it would be within the law to charge this man, lets just haul his ass down to huntsville and execute the poor bastard. He admitted he shot the boy, so he is guilty. We really dont need a trial. We have the confession, his daughter's statement, all make it clear he pulled the trigger.
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