http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071115/ap_on_re_us/break_in_murder;_ylt=AhYwGz9sU1PIO5N3ozXa_ums0NUE
Go to this link. It's a yahoo news article and it caught my eye. IT'S SHORT, DON'T BE LAZY, READ IT! :)
I want to know what YOU, you wonderful Yahoo Answer people's opinions are on this.
It's pretty crazy.
Thanks!
2007-11-15 10:47:32 · 7 answers · asked by Ivana Cracker 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I can't see Mr. Hughes being charged with murder, but I don't think the home owner should be charged either. Yeah, they were running away when they were shot, but they were running because he had a gun. If he didn't shoot, they probably would have attacked another home.
2007-11-15 11:07:11 · answer #1 · answered by Dave B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Edmonds' stepson, Dale Lafferty, suffered brain damage from the baseball bat beating he took during the melee. The 19-year-old lives in a rehabilitation center and can no longer feed himself.
"I didn't do anything wrong. All I did was defend my family and my children's lives," said Edmonds, 33. "I'm sad the kids are dead, I didn't mean to kill them."
He added: "Race has nothing to do with it other than this was a gang of black people who thought they were going to beat up this white family.""
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It seems to me that if the homeowner hadn't opened fire, they would have killed him and his stepson and anyone else who was home at the time. He would have shot them regardless of the color of their skins.
On the other hand, the real question is whether this "little-used" law is being invoked in this case just because the defendant is black. If there have been cases where the law has been used against white defendants, then I think it's fine to use it in this case. But if this black man really is being charged simply because he's black, that's out of line. He is obviously being charged with armed robbery and other things, so it's not like he'll get off with a slap on the wrist if they don't charge him with murder.
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2007-11-16 09:55:38 · answer #2 · answered by Stranger In The Night 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well these guys had, intent. they all new what was going on. and a person has the right, to protect their own property. too many Innocent men, women and children, have been murdered in a home invasion. I dont care who you are, you do the crime, you pay the fine, and all counts go to the survivor. why did these men feel that they had to rob rich people?????? and what kinda right's would the home owner have, had they shot them to death. good for the home owner. I"m glad we still have the right to protect ourselves. its not a racial crime its the racials who promoted it, so people need to get off the racial thing. the home owner only did, what anyone else would have done. being the tables were turned. and any one who has intent to harm a family, and gets shot, tooooo badddddd
2007-11-15 21:30:11 · answer #3 · answered by poopsie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My opinion is he should be charged as an accomplice in the death of his friends. I live in CA and remember when this law was used before. There is good logic behind it. Basically the friends would still be alive if he had not been an accomplice to the crime they were committing together. Therefore he is an accomplice in their murder. It sounds weird but frankly he should not have been there. Now there are two boys dead, one in the hospital and one on his way to jail. Complete tragedy all around.
2007-11-15 18:59:21 · answer #4 · answered by always an opinion 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the man should be tried for murder under the law in that state. Race plays no part, he was committing a felony , his gang beat up and tried to steal items , the home owner protected his home with lethal force. i see some ones beating up my family i am not gonna take a time out and think will the attackers use lethal force therefore i will not.
i don't care if your white ,black ,yellow , brown or any combination. you lose all right when you do home invasion
and use brute force to steal and the homeowner or dweller has a chance to protect themselves .
That man deserves to be prosecuted to the fullest extent that law can throw at him.
2007-11-15 19:00:30 · answer #5 · answered by sam 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Seems reasonable to me.These 3 guys broke into a mans home and beat his step son with a baseball bat so he shot 2 of them. I would have done the same.whether they were black or white. I have no sympathy for thugs like this and they got what they fully deserved. If these3 thugs had not been taking drugs this may never have happened. They have only themselves to blame.
2007-11-15 19:03:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He should be charged to the fullest extent of the law. When you break into someones house you must be held accountable. That homeowner protected his family and property accordingly. Thugs are thugs and they should get no leniency. 2D
2007-11-16 09:36:38 · answer #7 · answered by 2D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋