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To: Above My Pay Grade
I am familiar with the estimable Denny Crane, but not with his "American Homeowner" defense.

Sounds exciting, though!

12 posted on 07/06/2011 1:00:02 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." - Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It is from the episode “Shock and Oww”. A man who was tired of his house being broken into by thieves and drug addicts, set up an electrified booby trap on his window. When a thug tried to break in, he was fried and badly injured.

Denny defended the homeowner. After hiring a marketing consultant, they came up with the idea of branding him as the “American Homeowner”, fed up with crime and determined to defend his property. They kept repeating “American Homeowner” over and over in media interviews.

When it came time for jury selection, every prospective juror (including at least one who lived in a rented apartment) said that they too were “American Homeowners” and sympathized with the defendant. This forced the DA to cut a deal for no jail time.


17 posted on 07/06/2011 1:17:41 PM PDT by Above My Pay Grade
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