Mr. Horne shot 2 burglers. Some say he didnt have to. Do you think that the quality of human that the burgler is factors??
2007-12-04 13:54:20 · 16 answers · asked by The prophet of DOOM 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I think that if a burgler comes into my home, he has a percentage of knowledge that there's a possibility that I'm home. If he breaks in, with that knowledge, then I have to assume he's prepared to neutralize me or harm my woman or my kids.. A + B = C
Therefore, I have no problem dropping a burgler who comes into my house .... period. and I sleep pretty well about that as well.
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2007-12-04 15:24:39 · answer #1 · answered by Zipperhead 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Mr. Horne could have shot into the air, held those robbers at gunpoint, minded his own business, or waited for the police to arrive as he had been told to do by 911.
No one wants to be a victim of burglary or, sit by watching their neighbors property walk down the sidewalk, but all in all, what Horne did was much worse.
No one assigned him the task of playing God. A reasonable person in the same situation would not have opted to take two lives especially, after being told not to go outside.
It doesn't matter what motivated his actions, rather it be racism, a deep seated need to be a hero or, a long lost dream of working on the PD.
2007-12-04 16:23:53 · answer #2 · answered by wider scope 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The decision as to how valuable a human life is in this case was made by the burglars. They felt someone else's property was more valuable than their own lives and were willing to gamble their lives to get that property.
The fact they broke in gave Mr. Horne sufficient reason to fear for his life. If the burglars were willing to risk their lives to take his property, they quite likely would be willing to take his life even quicker.
Mr. Horne could not assume they were not going to harm him (or his family) because if his assessment was wrong, he and his family could have ended up dead. His only logical choice was to assume the worst and act on it.
And if he killed those two burglars, that is two less burglars.
Good for him.
2007-12-04 14:46:34 · answer #3 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
we need to send a message to criminals everywhere, that they may die if the pursue that behavior. I for one will not wait for the police to protect me. I would be dead long before they ever showed up. And that is not a slur on police, just a fact. Crowbars are just as lethal as a gun. So I feel no remorse for the thugs that got killed. I am more concerned about the way blacks make this a race issue rather than a crime problem.
2007-12-04 14:45:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Those "some" that say he didn't have to were not there. They don't know his state of mind. If he was in fear for his life or that of his family then he probably did the right thing.
The "quality of life" for an individual in the process of committing a crime has no bearing.
2007-12-04 13:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 3⤋
my own possibly,someone elses,no reason to defend it. I've been burglarized,I may have shot them had I been there. I have no right to shoot someone over anyone elses property. I could detain them and call the cops,but even then I may face charges.
2007-12-04 14:18:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
He was protecting his home and possibly family or neighbor. Either way the burglar didn't belong there.
I consider it a potential danger in his job (the burglar).
I also don't weep for mobsters that whacked by other mobsters.
2007-12-04 14:03:58 · answer #7 · answered by DesignDiva1 5 · 9⤊ 2⤋
That is an interesting case.
Being a Pro States Rights Federalist Liberal, I say let the local Courts figure it out.
2007-12-04 14:15:25 · answer #8 · answered by Guerilla Liberal fighter 3 · 3⤊ 4⤋
It may sound harsh, but...I f you are a scumbag criminal who steals property from honest, hard working people...You should fully expect to be shot to death.
2007-12-04 13:59:59 · answer #9 · answered by Realist 2 · 12⤊ 2⤋
Someone that has worked their entire life to own something and someone trys to steal it, then that gives them the right to defend it.
2007-12-04 13:59:52 · answer #10 · answered by Bubba 6 · 10⤊ 3⤋