[Jack Black]

Well he broke the law. We need to make an example of him. People can't be allowed to protect themselves or we would have anarchy. That's what the police are for. The burgler was just tying to make a living, and now he's dead. There's no proof he would have harmed the child. Why didn't he try to flee? (/stupid liberal comments)

Seriously though injustice *IS* the law of the land. One hopes for Jury Nullification in this case.

[The Red Zone]

Under today's judicial tyranny he and his attorneys will never be allowed to tell the jury what he had the gun for.

[meyer]

Seriously though injustice *IS* the law of the land. One hopes for Jury Nullification in this case.

I'd rather hope for the elimination of the licensing law on constitutional grounds, but that isn't likely - yet. Perhaps some day we will again have a supreme court that actually respects the constitution verbatim.

[Ipinawetsuit]

Well he DID break the law, apparently - but the charge reflects it. I don't think anyone is blaming him for shooting the burglar (good riddance), and I think I would have done the same thing...

But he had illegal possession of a handgun. That is the true basis of the charge as I see it. If he had used a registered hand gun, this argument would likely be academic.

I'm all for the right to bear arms, but I also don't want unregistered guns in the hands of gang members and lunatics...(assuming, of course that such people could not come into legitmate possession of a registered gun by themselves) He showed irresponsibility in having that gun and should be denied the right to have any further "registered" guns in the future by having a criminal record.

My 2 cents, worth what you paid for it.

[Publius6961]

Seriously though injustice *IS* the law of the land. One hopes for Jury Nullification in this case.

I would certainly rather trust a jury to do the right thing.

"We can't protect you and you may not protect yourself" doesn't exactly inspire confidence or cancel the instinct for survival and protecting one's family.

[RogueIsland]

The burgler was just tying to make a living

You laugh, but the basis of a suit against Tony Martin in England is that one of the thugs he shot can "no longer earn a living". Of course, he earned a living as a criminal thug, but that's no matter.

[Nov3]

One hopes for Jury Nullification in this case.

Oh no! Jury nullification is evil. Just ask the lockstep Nazi RINOs here on this site. You should always follow the law even when the law is blatantly wrong. The jury system is meant to be a rubber stamp for the state's views. That is what our founders envisioned, don't you know? Don't think for yourself denizen uh I mean citizen.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Last month, Hynes reduced the charges to misdemeanor attempted weapon possession, which carries a maximum 90-day jail term. Hynes said he would only ask Dixon to serve four weekends in jail in exchange for a guilty plea.

Hynes ought to be thrown in jail for suggesting this bull shit. I can't imagine throwing this citizen in jail among real criminals. The locals ought to storm the freaking court and demand the resignation of Mr. *FN* Hynes.

Some local freeper ought to do a thread to Freep the Mayor or DA in this area.....

[Darksheare]

What about the career crook?
Justifiable shooting.
Unless one sides with the Libs.

[Centurion2000]

injustice *IS* the law of the land

Bears repeating.

[JudgemAll]

Seriously though injustice *IS* the law of the land. One hopes for Jury Nullification in this case.

The law of competing harms has already been used in the past in similar cases to acquit people who did not have a permit while exercising self defense (can you believe that you need a permit for that according to some, but the absurdity of it all has already been argued successfuly and approved in common law, gun laws are only meant for intimidation).