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Originally posted by milominderbinder
apparently the police agreed, i'm sure they investigated the claim. and there is no mention that police found evidence contrary of his statement. fact is that police seem to back his story.
That's not apparent at all. The police haven't commented on it as of yet. Likewise, there is NOTHING in the article that indicates the police agree with anything that it says whatsoever.
Good job on the critical thinking and reading skills.
from the article
She added that her cousin, who had undergone treatment for substance abuse, could have been after pills from the home.
see that above, i bet you anything that was what these two were after, they were junkies looking to steel pill or stuff to get money for more.
Perhaps. It's certainly a possibility. But should we REALLY be this quick to take it all at face value? If they were "after pills" that would seem to indicate that the homeowner was ALSO a "junkie" on pills. How do we know that he wasn't mixing his pills and booze on Thanksgiving and that caused him to shoot the two nice kids who knocked on his door to ask directions? If this guy had Brett Favre's body stuffed underneath the basement steps would we just take this guys word at face value? No toxicology report has been issued yet....how do you know that the creepy old guy didn't drug them both with roofies and then shot them when they came to and tried to escape? Has anybody checked their internet activity? What if these kids responded to a "for sale" posting on craigslist and already had a meeting arranged at the specific time they allegedly "broke into the house?"
Does the old man's story even seem PLAUSIBLE?? I personally find it mighty hard to believe that an 18 yr old girl with a dead cousin and one bullet in her already was laughing at this clown. Doesn't that statement alone make you take pause and "wait a second...what?!?"
It should.
Originally posted by milominderbinder
That's not apparent at all. The police haven't commented on it as of yet. Likewise, there is NOTHING in the article that indicates the police agree with anything that it says whatsoever.
'A person has every right to defend themselves and their homes, even employing deadly force if necessary,' Morrison County Sheriff Michel Wetzel said. 'Circumstances of this case however, led deputies to believe that Smith went beyond that point.'
Originally posted by milominderbinde
Good job on the critical thinking and reading skills.
Originally posted by milominderbinder
If they were "after pills" that would seem to indicate that the homeowner was ALSO a "junkie" on pills
Originally posted by milominderbinder
How do we know that he wasn't mixing his pills and booze on Thanksgiving and that caused him to shoot the two nice kids who knocked on his door to ask directions?
ETA: this from your one of your posts i don't know who you are responding to.
There are simply no commonly found street drugs that would produce this sort of behavior. Moreover, this is the about the fourth time I've heard somebody offhandedly state "well...they must have been on drugs" excuse.
...but so did Brett Farve and Rush Limbaugh.
The article states that one of them had a little problem with prescription meds
you know much about street drugs do ya, i don't think so. also brett frave and rush limbaugh weren't found dead in someones home after a apparent break in. edit on 27-11-2012 by hounddoghowlie because: (no reason given)
here is some more
edit on 27-11-2012 by hounddoghowlie because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by ganjoa
Considering the man's responses to the police, he should be charged with first degree murder instead of second degree, but well then he WAS defending his property. Generally I am the one jumping up and down defending gun rights and protecting the home against invasion, but this guy is way over the top with the multiple gunshot wounds and getting the good clean kill shot from under the girl's chin into her brain after shooting her with two different guns after the first one jammed. That is way beyond self defense, even here in Texas.
ganjoa
Originally posted by TsukiLunar
The bloodlust of some people in this thread is disgusting.
Originally posted by PatrickGarrow17
reply to post by Annee
Well, this crime wouldn't be punishable by death in AZ..
And I view the mindset of death for anyone who trespasses to be disproportionate.