http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/200 … 03743.html
Let me start this by stating that I'm all for non lethal defence of your property, and your neighbour's property, killing someone if it's a case of self defence. But this is ridiculous. The main argument against gun control* is that sane people with a registered gun do not snap and kill other people. Well this proves otherwise
To quote the article
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpO9Uv7uD1c
And again let me state that, while I'm personally for gun control, I can understand a person going to confront a robber with a loaded gun. I can understand a person shooting a robber if the robber intends to harm them, or wounding them non lethally to prevent them getting away. BUT, whether these men were on his property or not, and had stolen or not, if you shoot someone running from you that's not right.
If this was one of those lovely stories about how an armed intruder with a gun was confronted and taken down by a home owner I might have though "Aw well". But this is criminal. And no, I'm not saying you should go around robbing houses and expect to get off punishment free. I'm not trying to excuse the actions of the two deceased men. But Joe Horn essentially shot them in cold blood. I'm not condoning robbery, but I seem to remember the penalty for thus NOT being death. And again (just so every knows before flame) if they ran towards him or in some way threatened him, you could plausibly justify the shooting. But not when they were running away.
"Move and you're dead" (some have suggested that he said "Boom, you're dead" and to be honest it's hard to tell what he said to the robbers from the call)... I mean honestly, over what? A carry bag full of his neighbours possessions?
*For the mods: This isn't a thread about gun control per se`. If it was I'd have posted this in previous threads about gun control. This is a thread about what Mr Horn did. And yes I did search and am positive this hasn't been posted before.
Let me start this by stating that I'm all for non lethal defence of your property, and your neighbour's property, killing someone if it's a case of self defence. But this is ridiculous. The main argument against gun control* is that sane people with a registered gun do not snap and kill other people. Well this proves otherwise
To quote the article
And, if you listen to the call the emergency services (link below, time 5.21), he states before the shooting that he's going to kill them. So he went outside to confront these people with the intention of killing them, and after they run away he shoots them.Horn's account is that after he ordered the men not to move, they took off in different directions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpO9Uv7uD1c
And again let me state that, while I'm personally for gun control, I can understand a person going to confront a robber with a loaded gun. I can understand a person shooting a robber if the robber intends to harm them, or wounding them non lethally to prevent them getting away. BUT, whether these men were on his property or not, and had stolen or not, if you shoot someone running from you that's not right.
If this was one of those lovely stories about how an armed intruder with a gun was confronted and taken down by a home owner I might have though "Aw well". But this is criminal. And no, I'm not saying you should go around robbing houses and expect to get off punishment free. I'm not trying to excuse the actions of the two deceased men. But Joe Horn essentially shot them in cold blood. I'm not condoning robbery, but I seem to remember the penalty for thus NOT being death. And again (just so every knows before flame) if they ran towards him or in some way threatened him, you could plausibly justify the shooting. But not when they were running away.
"Move and you're dead" (some have suggested that he said "Boom, you're dead" and to be honest it's hard to tell what he said to the robbers from the call)... I mean honestly, over what? A carry bag full of his neighbours possessions?
*For the mods: This isn't a thread about gun control per se`. If it was I'd have posted this in previous threads about gun control. This is a thread about what Mr Horn did. And yes I did search and am positive this hasn't been posted before.
