Texan Neighborhood Watch
This could have a negative impact on the greater Houston house-breaking industry.
This would not happen in my state, due to the well-established Massachusetts criminals’ rights movement that levies severe penalties on anyone with a lawful firearm attempting to interfere with a domestic felony in progress.
Topics: guns, law & order
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:11 pm on Monday, November 26, 2007
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November 27th, 2007 at 9:42 am
At least you changed the headline from the dreadful one in the Herald. This was not vigilantism, but seems under Texas law to be self defense. There have been a number of similar cases in Houston of late. Houston, which has higher crime rates than much of Texas only got worse after Katrina. Go figure.
November 27th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
“You want to make a bet?” Horn answered. “I’m going to kill them.”
He was foolish to say this to the dispatcher. Otherwise, his response was perfectly correct, and those are two more thugs who won’t be breaking into any more houses or threatening people’s lives.
November 27th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
In Texas the use of deadly force is allowed for self defense and to stop a fleeing felon. I think he is covered whether they were moving toward him or away from him. His actions would not be justified only if he shot them anyway after they surrendered.
Besides, if I am on the jury, I won’t convict regardless.
Horn deserves a medal.