tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386458.post5166377712412757566..comments2023-02-19T06:39:43.912-08:00Comments on Warrior from the Sea: My ResponseShawn McManushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03157949874657099666noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386458.post-13683783531083540902008-07-14T20:32:00.000-07:002008-07-14T20:32:00.000-07:00He did fine by me...I wish it could be so in Brita...He did fine by me...I wish it could be so in Britain but that time has passed for ever...i need to leave.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386458.post-44747890222956368472008-07-03T22:13:00.000-07:002008-07-03T22:13:00.000-07:00Shawn, it's my initials. I go by my middle name w...Shawn, it's my initials. I go by my middle name which is Bruce. <BR/><BR/>Yes. Once UPI has been caught in a lie, you see a story and then have to wonder what really happened. There have always been journalists that fudge stories of course. But now, with the Internet, it is mucn easier to catch them at it. <BR/><BR/>There is now a video available on the Internet that was made by the police right after the shooting. There were some differences between the video and the 911 call audio. <BR/><BR/>Of course, the benefit of the doubt has to go to Mr. Horn. Certainly not to two felons. <BR/><BR/>My own feeling is that Mr. Horn went out there expecting to see them walking down the street or getting in a car. I don't think that he intended to confront them. <BR/><BR/>When he realized they were there, they were only 10-15 feet away and in his front yard. That is a distance they they could cover in less than 2 seconds. Probably less than one second. He was in way over his head at that point. <BR/><BR/>No one could argue that he wasn't in grave danger at that point. If he was in danger, then it would follow that he had a right to use deadly force to defend himself.<BR/><BR/>Really it is amazing that he wasn't killed. A 12 gauge shotgun is a formidable weapon. Just the sound of the discharge might have stopped them. I think that three shots were fired. <BR/><BR/>You know, we might have trouble attracting new burglars to Texas in the future if the government won't gurantee their safety while the commit their burglaries.cbrtxushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384780751494889038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386458.post-49321280358914356782008-07-03T18:20:00.000-07:002008-07-03T18:20:00.000-07:00CBR,The UPI has long since lost any credibility. ...CBR,<BR/><BR/>The UPI has long since lost any credibility. Even a cursory internet search would tell them what the laws in this case are.<BR/><BR/>Question for you: Is CBR your initials?<BR/><BR/>I was with an artillery unit once and "CBR" meant "Counter Battery Radar".Shawn McManushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157949874657099666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386458.post-60594711744259443592008-07-03T18:13:00.000-07:002008-07-03T18:13:00.000-07:00Weet,I'll definitely post it if she replies.Weet,<BR/><BR/>I'll definitely post it if she replies.Shawn McManushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157949874657099666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386458.post-51846084222739739832008-07-03T15:46:00.000-07:002008-07-03T15:46:00.000-07:00UPI did a hit piece about the Joe Horn case that w...UPI did a hit piece about the Joe Horn case that was even worse. <BR/><BR/>http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/07/01/No_indictment_in_killing_of_burglars/UPI-14061214896690/<BR/><BR/>UPI reported that he "went next door and shot the two burglars in the back as they left a neighbor's home." <BR/><BR/>They reported that Horn had claimed that he fired at the pair "when they came into his yard and threatened him. However, he shot them in the back." <BR/><BR/>The UPI article also said that the decision not to indict "served to expand the scope of the state's so-called Castle Doctrine law."<BR/><BR/>What UPI totally failed to mention at all was that a police office witnessed the shooting and corroborated what Mr. Horn said. Mr. Horn was not arrested. <BR/><BR/>The criminals were within 10-15 feet of him, in his front yard, and one of them made a run at Mr. Horn after he told them "Move and you're dead." <BR/><BR/>And UPI didn't mention that in Texas, a person would have been justified in using deadly force under those circumstances before the Castle Doctrine became law. <BR/><BR/>However, since it was his front yard, the Castle Doctrine might apply and shield him from civil harrassment. <BR/><BR/>The UPI claims to have gotten that version from a San Antonio radio Station WOAI. However, when I went to the station's web site it was a Fox affiliate and there wasn't anything to suggest that the quote came from them. They did conduct a poll in which 89.89% of the people responding said that Mr. Horn should not be convicted. <BR/><BR/>It is possible that the quote came from someone calling in to a talk show on that station. That might be credible enough for UPI to run with these days. This link is to audio from a WOAI interview of Mr. Horn that I converted to an MP3 file to reduce the size: <BR/><BR/>http://syfsr.com/?e=F397B475-C83F-4ABC-9FA7-F0AA5D27E692<BR/> <BR/><BR/>I talked to my next door neighbor who is a Houston Police officer. She thought that Mr. Horn did the only thing that he could do. She laughed about the claims that Mr. Horn was a racist and killed them because they were black. BTW, she is black. The fellow whose property he was trying to protect was Vietnamese. <BR/><BR/>She thought that Mr. Horn did what he had to do to keep them from killing or injuring him. They were way too close for him to do otherwise. <BR/><BR/>Clearly it was self defense. Whether you shoot them in the front or back is more important in TV westerns. If the reason for shooting was legitimate then which way they were facing at the instant your weapon discharged is not because of reaction time. <BR/><BR/>I suspect that the UPI writer would have been more comfortable reporting about a man beaten to death with the pry bar than having to report that a citizen successfully defending himself with a firearm.cbrtxushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384780751494889038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386458.post-4432299851096321402008-07-03T09:21:00.000-07:002008-07-03T09:21:00.000-07:00Please post her response should she prove courageo...Please post her response should she prove courageous enough to make one.Weetabixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483498608206295895noreply@blogger.com