"I've got a shotgun. Do you want me to stop 'em?" On November 14, 61-year old Joe Horn saw two men breaking into his neighbor's home. He called 911, told the operator what he could see through his window. As Horn watched the men, he grew more and more agitated, saying he was going to go outside and shoot them. When the men left the neighbor's home, Horn went outside and did just that.
Now, Texas gets to argue over the
hero or
villain status of Joe Horn in the public square (a debate made more volatile by concerns that
race was been a factor), while weighing the merits of that state's recent adoption of
Castle Doctrine (aka "Stand Your Ground" Law).
First adopted by Florida in 2005, Castle Doctrine is now law in
19 of 50 states. So what does this mean for Joe Horn? Public accusations of vigilantism aside, what Horn did
is arguably legal under Texas law ... or, at least, it
would be had
he shot the two men after dark.
posted by grabbingsand
on Dec 5, 2007 -
181 comments
The Blissful Life in Utopia SUGAR LAND, Tex. -- This is the home of Britton Stein, who describes George W. Bush as "a man, a man's man, a manly man," and Al Gore as "a ranting and raving little whiny baby."
Forty-nine years old, Stein is a husband, a father, a landscaper and a Republican. He lives in a house that has six guns in the closets and 21 crosses in the main hallway.
Diary of a Freeper. Fascinating read. Insightful.
posted by nofundy
on Apr 28, 2004 -
130 comments
Heaven-or-hell argument ends with shotgun slaying An argument over who was going to heaven and who was going to hell ended with one Texas man shooting another to death with a shotgun, police said Monday.
So now we'll never know who was right - or does murder 1 and effective suicide suggest a spell in the "other place"?
posted by zimbobzim
on Jul 30, 2002 -
18 comments
