Shoot um up

[MJZiggy]

You say, "OK. I'll be in the closet. Please just don't hurt me."

Yeah, you think it's safe in the dark closet. Until you realize Harlan is already in there when he whispers "hold me".

Dammit, Scott!! Now I'm gonna have nightmares!

[Zool]

You say, "OK. I'll be in the closet. Please just don't hurt me."

Yeah, you think it's safe in the dark closet. Until you realize Harlan is already in there when he whispers "hold me".

Dammit, Scott!! Now I'm gonna have nightmares!

I think you'll be fine. You've got girl germs.

[Scott Campbell]

Great signature - I laughed like hell at that comment too.

[Scott Campbell]

Would you feel justified in shooting Partial for stealing beer?

Partial better be a little paranoid about picking up the wrong beer cup at the poster's game.

[MJZiggy]

Are you coming to the game, Scott?

[texaspackerbacker]

As Shannon Edmonds, a lobbyist for the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, put it: "There's an unwritten rule in Texas courthouses: It ain't against the law to kill a son of a bitch."

Looking Kindly on Vigilante Justice

A big AMEN to that! And it ain't just Texas. The subtle implication of the jury's verdict in the O.J. case was that the victims "needed killin'". As I said, the principle of Jury Nullification is very real. Somebody may be guilty by the letter of the law, but if the jury--a cross section of good normal Americans in most cases--thinks what the guy did was OK, the law be damned. They can find him not guilty.

One disgusting trend in this country--mainly due to liberal courts (that fact will undoubtedly be proven in this forum by who disagrees that this is a bad thing)--is the steady erosion of property rights. It used to be that if somebody trespassed on your property, you had a virtual license to kill. Gradually, it has gotten to the point where idiots talk about "locking yourself in your bedroom", presumably while the bad guy ransacks your house.

The cure for this malady is Jury Nullification--the idea that if you blow somebody away for messing with your stuff, you either won't be found guilty in a jury trial, or you will get a slap on the wrist for a sentence. And that is a good thing!

[bobblehead]

I noticed something here. Texaspackerbacker was noticably absent from posting during joe horns arraignment.....hmmm.....grumpy old man with a shotgun?? Anyone...bueller?? anyone??

[Deputy Nutz]

I'm saying that it is rather easy to distinguish Partial (sorry, dude) from a member of a Columbian crime ring. I can guarantee you the Columbian will act with more purpose, confidence and in likely a more aggressive manner. If Partial is stealing beer and then comes into my yard approaching me, then it's my call and he's an idiot for not listening to someone with a shotgun telling him to freeze.

How do you know the "columbian crime ring" guys aren't just stupid pool cleaners stealing from a client?

Would you feel justified in shooting Partial for stealing beer? Why or why not? Should you go to jail for doing it?

I can't believe you went back. You did.

[Scott Campbell]

Are you coming to the game, Scott?

Unfortunately, no. Not unless I stop traveling for work. So you'll just have to find someone else to give a wedgie to.

[Harlan Huckleby]

As Shannon Edmonds, a lobbyist for the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, put it: "There's an unwritten rule in Texas courthouses: It ain't against the law to kill a son of a bitch."

Looking Kindly on Vigilante Justice

A big AMEN to that! And it ain't just Texas. The subtle implication of the jury's verdict in the O.J. case was that the victims "needed killin'".

I would say the all-black jury in the OJ case was angry about the LA police's past history of racism. So they made a statement. Although the Joe Horn case was not quite so racially charged, the jury was angry about crime, police ineffectiveness, and trouble-making illegal immigrants, so they too ingnored the facts and made a statement.

If there was credible evidence that Joe Horn acted in self defense, this story would be boring, it wouldn't have gotten national attention. But Joe Horn announced he was going to kill the dudes when he spotted them crawling around his neighbors property, and he shot them in the back as they were fleeing. Now we got something to talk about!

I think some people will agree with what Joe did, even if they honestly face the facts.

[Scott Campbell]

Although the Joe Horn case was not quite so racially charged, the jury was angry about crime, police ineffectiveness, and trouble-making illegal immigrants, so they too ingnored the facts and made a statement.

Or, they realized there was zero chance of a conviction based on current Texas statutes, so they simply did not even bother to indict him.


You presume to know way too much Harlan.

[Harlan Huckleby]

whether it is Texas law or the jury that allows someone to get away with murder is not important. wrong is wrong.

[Zool]

And your opinion of right and wrong should be the gold standard? Is that the idea?

[Harlan Huckleby]

And your opinion of right and wrong should be the gold standard? Is that the idea?

umm, no. that's why we have something to discuss.

[Zool]

But your level of discussion does not seem to bend at all. Anyone suggests anything contrary to you is immediately rebuffed. Could just be my perception however.