Posted
12/08/2007 02:26:00 PM
by Douglas
Remember the good old days when you shot someone in the back was automatically recognized as a cowardly act? Well not
anymore.The two burglary suspects killed by Pasadena homeowner Joe Horn were shot in the back after they ventured into his front yard, police disclosed Friday.
In another twist, investigators revealed that a plainclothes Pasadena detective witnessed the Nov. 14 shootings after he pulled up in an unmarked car seconds before Horn fired three shots from his 12-gauge shotgun.
The men, who had just burglarized Horn's neighbor's house, faced him from seven to 10 feet away when they ignored his order to "not move"or they would be dead, police said.
This is going to go on for a long, long time, but one thing is certain: Mr. Horn will be the focus for several special interest groups for the rest of his life. The gun nuts will love him as much as the gun grabbers will use him as an example why people shouldn't own guns. And since his victims were illegal immigrants, both sides of that debate will also use him as a perfect example of why we need more enforcement/acceptance of immigrants.
Depending on the jury (assuming it goes to trial) he could get the chair, or get a medal.
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