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Do you think shooting a burgler is justified?

  • Yes, it is justified to discourage other burglars

    Votes: 93 57.8%
  • No, it is never justified to shoot a burglars

    Votes: 1 0.6%
  • It depends, and I would shoot a burglar

    Votes: 66 41.0%
  • It depends, but I would never shoot a burglar

    Votes: 1 0.6%

  • Total voters
    161
With the limited info I have on this I'm a bit surprised he's not in jail for a short period due to the fact that he approached them with the gun on someone elses property and they have him on the phone to confirm that.
 
"The message that the grand jury sent today is frightening," said community activist Quanell X".
Hopefully, his "associates" will spread the word.
Try robbing, raping, stealing, and the good folks of Texas will shoot your sorry a$$. That's the message Quanell X needs to get out.

"Of course Quanell X was upset about the decision. He is a black panther and the guys that got shot were black."

Nope.. They were illegals, from ??
"Police later said the two illegal immigrants, Hernando Torres and Diego Ortiz, were believed to be part of an organized home burglary ring out of Colombia."

The "fiancee" is all torn up?? Tuff $hit. Maybe, the ICE guys should check her "immigration status", and proceed appropiately.

Time to "pump the cesspool"....

Newsflash: Black people exist outside of the United States and Africa :)
 
If they're in my house with my family, I would shoot no questions asked.

i agree with you 1000000%

If they are in your house it should be hands down no questions asked self defense. Ones home is a sacred place and violators should be shot on site.
 
Do not know the rules in Texas, but if that happened here and the DA agreed not to file charges against you, your next move at least here in Idaho would be to hold a Coroners Inquest, and if again found not at fault or guilty of any wrong doing, some over zealous new DA that comes into office can still re-open the case, but not if a Coroners Inquest has been held, it is all over they can not come after you at a later date.

Ron
 
Here is a video of "X"
News Video On Demand | KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas

The outcome is this:
No matter what you belief, in the end Joe Horn was found innocent. (read on!)
Was a mistake made on the part of the DA abot the outcome? Don't know.
The Jury decided based on evidence presented ........... :eek:

Was this a crime of passion? Have you ever been that close to the edge?
If you have not, you can not decide what you would do.

If the jury made a mistake, it is no different than people being locked up for a crime they did not commit. (We know that never happens :rolleyes: )
Public pressure and opinion can make a difference in the outcome, for SURE!

But, in the end, this should not become a black or white thing.
IMO, the message that was send to thieves is:
No matter what color you are, upbringing you have, drugs you use, don't enter peoples home in TX with the intent to steal or harm.
If you decide to enter to harm physically, or economically, you are rolling the dice and "Good luck"!
 
I think some famous cowboy once said:

Ya’ll can go to Hell, I am going to Texas!
God Bless Texas! :biggrin:
 
i would shoot someone breaking in my house and sleep like a baby, but not someone breaking into my neighbors house, ( i did not read the whole story just some post.) so the guy see's someone breaking into his neighbors home and instead of doing what most of us would do which is call the cops and let them handle it, i don't care how long they take ( that's a seperate issue.)
suppose the guy would have been shot and killed while trying to defend his neighbors house, what would we be saying then? guy should have stayed at home?? say what you will, but shooting an unarmed man i the back when he never pose'd a threat to any-one's life is just plain wrong and cowardly!!.

i got no problem if his life was at threat, but that's CLEARLY, not the case here. Police who might wtness a crime in which human life is not at stake, are clearly not allwed to shoot someone in the back!. I don't know how many African amercan members we have on this board, but i know the reason they were shot as they do, I, sure as hell like to see him get off had he shot 2 white guys. ( i know i'm going to get it for saying that, but it's the truth.)
race played an issue. as it does with some of the guys here. I see some of the guys getting into it here about who was here first and how this and that

guy got very lucky it copuld have gone bad very quickly. well that being said.
that old timer can shot huh, you gotta love Texas !
 
i agree with you 1000000%

If they are in your house it should be hands down no questions asked self defense. Ones home is a sacred place and violators should be shot on site.

I agree with you and BLACKMETAL 100%!! You come into my house and violate my family.....you will have a 247 with a laser scope pointed at you, you will be placed under citizens arrest and failure to cooperate will end in your death. try messing with a Scorpio's family see what happens.

"Yes, it is justified to discourage other burglars"

XxDarkSidexX
 
Does this become "case law"?
Or was it just the grand jury’s findings of the charges.

If it becomes "case law" then it’s a step in the right direction for all of us.
 
Gun control tree huggers take a hike !!
Joe Horn for Sheriff "kill em all and let God sort em out"!!
Idiot X can I see your rap sheet?? :eek:
 
Shooting some one in the back that is not harming my family or harming another family or person NO!!!! that is not justified. Now if that thug is trying to take a life or thretning some one YES!!!!! i dont care if it is in the back or not shoot that SOB!!!! As i see it if u found in my house at night you will be found in the morning DEAD!! call the corner not the cops! We as voters need to stand up and tell the government were to shove some of these laws that they come up with. IMO it is black or white no gray shady stuff.
 
Shooting some one in the back that is not harming my family or harming another family or person NO!!!! that is not justified. Now if that thug is trying to take a life or thretning some one YES!!!!! i dont care if it is in the back or not shoot that SOB!!!! As i see it if u found in my house at night you will be found in the morning DEAD!! call the corner not the cops! We as voters need to stand up and tell the government were to shove some of these laws that they come up with. IMO it is black or white no gray shady stuff.

If Joe Horn hadn't killed those two morons they would have robbed other people's houses.

Anyone remember what happened when Sean Taylor (Washington Redskins) got robbed? The robbers shot him in the leg when he went to confront them and he died.

If you are robbing a house, you deserve whatever happens to you.
 
I live in the wild west. As best as I understand it, Nevada law allows intruders to be shot on site within the house; none of this crap of them having to yield a weapon, etc. like some other states.
There was a very popular news story here about 5 years ago. 3 guys break into a house, and the home owner fatally shoots 1 in the house. and at least 1 while running down the street. The home owner is now facing prison for murder. I don't agree with this. I have to believe that any survivors would be back for more, be it vengeance or whatever. Do the world a favor and eliminate them.
 
I can see it now, "TURN AROUND SO I CAN SHOOT YOU!". What the hell difference does it make WHERE you shoot someone if your intent is shoot to kill? The people that enter someone elses home and steal/take what is not theirs assume the risk, ESPECIALLY IN TEXAS! What do you do, let them go and hope the next home they break into they dont kill someone in the process? I will help my neighbors if I can and would expect the same courtesy. I havent worked my ass off for 25 years so some dumbass can take some of it in 15 minutes. We all make choices, and with those choices there are consequences. These dumbasses made a bad choice.
 
Cause and effect.

You break into someone's house, you deserved shot. You don't want shot, don't break in.

Simple.
 
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