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09-30-2008, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by kid lester  i would fully expect an adult to be able to make this connection. |
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09-30-2008, 11:23 AM
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That's Texas justice.
Robb said it. You live there, you ought to know better.
Is it MY kind of justice?
No. I don't think a 13 year old deserved to die for breaking into an empty house with his dumbass friends. Jail, juvenile detention home...some sort of punishment, absolutely.
But again, I'm pro-life. I don't think people should be killed for mistakes that can be atoned for...like stealing junk food and trespassing/burglary.
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09-30-2008, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Decent That's just BS. Dude took the law into his own hands, plain and simple as that. I got a feeling he's not going to be able to live in that same trailer, OR that same town for very long. I can see the next headline already "Man Aquitted Of Murder Found Dead In Burned Mobile Home." or something like that. | That's doubtful considering the public outcry against trying him... looks like a community with a bunch of people fed up with burglaries and deciding to protect the stuff they worked hard for - no way can anyone justify breaking and entering, no matter why they did it.
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09-30-2008, 12:10 PM
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every state should have this law
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09-30-2008, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Kid Lester No. I don't think a 13 year old deserved to die for breaking into an empty house with his dumbass friends. Jail, juvenile detention home...some sort of punishment, absolutely. | True, but it was four teens, not just one. This was one guy against four teens and he didn't know what their intentions were. He was outnumbered and some areas consider more than a group of 3 teens a gang. | | The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Robb For This Useful Post: | |
09-30-2008, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Naomi every state should have this law
there would be a lot less people in jail | There would be a lot less people in jail if they would legalize weed....but that's another thread. 
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09-30-2008, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Tracy There would be a lot less people in jail if they would legalize weed....but that's another thread. | True, why should we pay for anyone to be in jail?
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09-30-2008, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Robb True, but it was four teens, not just one. This was one guy against four teens and he didn't know what their intentions were. He was outnumbered and some areas consider more than a group of 3 teens a gang. | I agree, Robb.
I don't know what the guy intended to find when he burst in on these kids. Maybe he found himself in a situation he wasn't prepared to handle. Maybe he didn't mean to shoot the kid, maybe the kid lunged at him...who knows.
And maybe this guy doesn't deserve to go to jail. I can't really say I feel in my heart that he should. The only way I would know the answer to that is if I knew that he could have avoided killing the kid and did it anyway out of anger and not fear for his safety.
All I know is that a 13 year old is dead for burglary and B&E into any empty house. He didn't surprise a homeowner or terrorize a family. He was stealing.
It saddens me that this could be a reason to applaud. That is not justice. That's not even Old Testament, eye for an eye justice.
I can even understand an "Oh well. Should've known better" attitude.
I just don't get the sentiment that the entire country would be better off if we started shooting 13 year-olds for non-violent crimes.  | | The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Kid Lester For This Useful Post: | |
09-30-2008, 12:54 PM
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They boys broke into someone's HOME, not an "empty house". They had no right to do that, period. "They went in for snacks" or so the remaining three little heathen claim now that they are caught. That's like me stealing a Viper and getting pulled over and trying to claim, well it wasn't being used and I was only going to use a couple gallons of gas. As my old boss would say "I'm calling bullshit on that". And we can all only imagine if we walked in on robbers in a group of 4 what we would do. Teens these days are as apt to kill you as an adult would.
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09-30-2008, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Kid Lester I just don't get the sentiment that the entire country would be better off if we started shooting 13 year-olds for non-violent crimes. |
Well since I posted about Philly needing some laws like this, I'll say that it isn't for the 13 yr olds (although I'm sure Philly has their share of 13 year old murderers), but I think we need to get to the point that a criminal will need to second guess if the bank/restaurant/store they are going to rob has 40 armed individuals in it or if that house down the street has 5 armed individuals in it or that person they are about to mug down the street has a bigger weapon than they do. Right now the criminals have easy pickens. They probably have a 1% chance of facing a person who won't be a victim and the other 99% are easy marks. The odds are in the criminals favor. And if they do get injured in their heist, they can just sue the pants off their victim. Gotta love it. | | The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Robb For This Useful Post: | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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