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2008-09-08 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Investigators say the couple...probably won't be charged.

Probably? It better be definitely unless they want to start a multi-ranger riot.

Does Texas (or any other state) have laws to prevent the perp's or their families from suing? Not much makes my blood boil more than hearing that some lowlife or his relatives is/are continuing the assault with the help of some shyster...

Posted by PBMcL 2008-09-08 02:00|| 2008-09-08 02:00|| Front Page Top

#2 probably won't be charged.

That is just the AP putting their own unique touch on the story. Texas law is quite understanding about shooting people who break into your home. Even further, anyone messing with your stuff at night is considered fair game.

Posted by SteveS 2008-09-08 10:09|| 2008-09-08 10:09|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm pretty sure Texas has a retribution law that keeps relatives of dead perps from suing or harassing the victims.

Posted by Anon4021 2008-09-08 10:58|| 2008-09-08 10:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Here in Texas a law was recently passed that furthur protected victims of crime from civil action by either the culprit or by any agency. It was inspired by the people here after a lady was arrested and charges filed, not by the culprit, but by the local police in that community for protecting her young daughter with deadly force from an intruder.

What the authorities did outraged a lot of people so they took action.

In Texas, if you look at old deeds for property, the deads back in the old days states that the deeded owner "Owns, Protects and Defends" said property. The authorities seemed to forget that for a while.

Posted by Snosing and Tenille9185 2008-09-08 12:05|| 2008-09-08 12:05|| Front Page Top

#5 He'll also face charges of 1st degree murder, since his playmate got killed in the course of a felony.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-09-08 14:17|| 2008-09-08 14:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Don't know about you guys but I'm GLAD this POS is dead and I wish the other one was. I WANT home invaders killed on the spot if possible. Saves the taxpayers a lot of money and makes damned sure they won't do it again--which you know damned well they would if they got away.

My patience with criminals is exhausted. I'd like to see the United States empty out its death rows tomorrow. Kill the whole lot of them and have done with it.

One last thing: I keep reading more and more about home invasions. If you've ever been to Brazil or even Puerto Rico, you'll have noticed some architectural features not seen on most American homes, i.e., reinforced steel doors and cast-iron bars on all windows. Those people don't spend the money on that stuff because they have a fetish for ferrous metals. They do it because crime is out of control there.

I saw that change come to South Africa, with the installation of high brick/barbed wire fences topped with spikes/broken glass, razor wire, electrified barbed wire, etc.

The tide of criminality is rising. We'll either stop it or be overwhelmed by it. We already spend twice as much on private security as we do on every police unit in America combined. You think that doesn't hurt our international competitiveness? Enough is enough.

Criminals need to be punished harshly. Screw the idea of fixing them; just lock them up and keep them locked up for a long, long time. Then tell them if they screw up again and land back in jail, they'll never see the light of day as a free man again and if they kill someone in the commission of the next crime, they'll soon be following the dead person into eternity.

The bottom line is it's us or them.

Posted by Jolutch Mussolini 7800 2008-09-08 17:05|| 2008-09-08 17:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Agreed, we don't need him.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-09-08 22:17|| 2008-09-08 22:17|| Front Page Top

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