Subscribe(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary:
(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the
nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime; or
(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson at any time of day, burglary at any time of day, robbery at any time of day, aggravated robbery at any time of day, theft during the nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime; orJust wondering. I can't say I'm too supportive of what this man has done.
What do you expect from a state whose unofficial motto is a threat?
What do you expect from a state whose unofficial motto is a threat?Referring to a certain anti-littering campaign, I suppose? For the love of god, please do not start that up again. The constant anti-South/anti-Texas crowing and chauvinism here are wholly unjustified.
Referring to a certain anti-littering campaign, I suppose?
Ynoxas: Some people look for racism everywhere, and I mean everywhere. Do people even realize how ridiculous they sound when they play "the race card" in situations like this?"Wouldn't be surprised," is hardly a strong or ridiculous position on Horn's motivations, racially motivated or not. Especially considering your average reporters' leading questions. Since we can't possibly know what was going on in Mr. Horn's head and he, with clear, stated intent, undertook actions that put him in the public spotlight, it seems fair to question his motives. Hero or vigilante, one clear consequence of killing others without due process is that people will question your motives.
Associated Press: After Sunday's counter-protest, he said he doesn't know if the shootings were racially motivated but said he "wouldn't be surprised."
"Yoshihiro Hattori was a Japanese exchange student residing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the time of his death. Hattori was on his way to a Halloween party when he mistook the address and entered the wrong suburban property. The property owner, Rodney Peairs, mortally wounded Hattori with gunfire, thinking he was trespassing with criminal intent. The controversial homicide, and Peairs' subsequent acquittal in the state court of Louisiana, received worldwide attention....Two months into his stay in the United States, [Hattori] received an invitation along with Webb Haymaker, his homestay brother, to a Halloween party organized for Japanese exchange students on October 17, 1992. Hattori went dressed in a tuxedo in imitation of John Travolta from Saturday Night Fever. Upon their arrival in the quiet working class neighborhood where the party was held, the boys mistook the Peairs' residence for the intended destination due to the similarity of the address and the Halloween decorations on the house, and proceeded to step out of their car and walk to the front door. Hattori and Haymaker rang the front doorbell but began to walk back to the street where Haymaker had parked receiving no response to the ring. Inside the house, however, Bonnie Peairs had peered out the side door and saw two boys whom she did not recognize. Mrs. Peairs, startled, retreated inside, locking the door, and turned to tell her husband, 'Rodney, get your gun.' Hattori and Haymaker were still pondering the situation as they neared their car when the carport door was opened again, this time by Mr. Peairs, armed with a stainless steel revolver, yelling 'Freeze.' Simultaneously, Hattori stepped towards him saying 'We're here for the party,' unaware of the imminent danger. Haymaker, seeing the weapon, shouted after Hattori, but in vain as Peairs had already fired his weapon and run back inside, locking the door again. Hattori was shot in the chest at close range...[and subsequently died from the wound]."*
In a separate civil trial " [a] judge...awarded more than $650,000 in damages and funeral costs to the parents of a Japanese exchange student, saying there was 'no justification whatsoever' for the killing of the 16-year-old boy who approached a suburban homeowner's door in a Halloween costume..."*
'[the teenage burglar who was killed] had pleaded for his life, shouting: "I'm sorry. Please don't. Mum."'
'Peter Tidey, the chief crown prosecutor for Norfolk, said: "Actions such as that taken by Tony Martin cannot be tolerated in a civilised society. When people break the law it is for the law to punish them, not for individuals to take the law into their own hands, whether acting out of revenge or their own individual system of justice."'
posted by docpops at 8:13 AM on December 5, 2007