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Georgia Man Shoots and Kills Driver Who Mistakenly Pulled Into His Driveway
JonathanTurley.org ^ | November 20, 2014 | Jonathan Turley

Posted on 11/21/2014 7:28:49 PM PST by Bettyprob

Georgia Man Shoots and Kills Driver Who Mistakenly Pulled Into His Driveway . . . Allowed To Plead To A Single Misdemeanor With No Jail Time and A $500 Fine

There is a surprising plea deal in Georgia this week where Philip Sailors, 69, was accused of responding to Rodrigo Diaz pulling into his driveway by mistake by shooting him in the head and killing him. Sailors has now been allowed to plead out on a single misdemeanor for involuntary manslaughter with no jail time. He was facing a murder charge. Under the plea bargain, Sailors will serve 12-months’ probation and pay a $500 fine. What is equally striking is that Sailors declined to say a word of apology to the family of Diaz when he appeared in court to accept the plea bargain of lifetime.

Diaz appears to have pulled into the wrong driveway while following a mistaken GPS in January 2013. He was trying to find the driveway of his friend across the street to go roller-skating. When Sailors saw a strange car, he came out shooting: firing once in the air and once through the windshield of the car. The second round struck Diaz in the head.

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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: georgia; pleadeal; shooting
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1 posted on 11/21/2014 7:28:49 PM PST by Bettyprob
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To: Bettyprob

Sounds like murder.


2 posted on 11/21/2014 7:31:17 PM PST by BipolarBob (You smell of elderberries, my friend.)
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To: BipolarBob

This psycho needs to be in prison.


3 posted on 11/21/2014 7:32:18 PM PST by Right Brother
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To: Bettyprob

Not a justifiable killing.


4 posted on 11/21/2014 7:33:22 PM PST by Sasparilla
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To: Bettyprob

If I kill everybody that turn around in my driveway, I would be considered the worlds greatest (non military) mass murderer. ;-)


5 posted on 11/21/2014 7:34:03 PM PST by doc1019
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To: Bettyprob

This is not good. I live in a cul-de-sac and people are constantly turning around in the circle and all of the driveways in the circle.

To date, no one has died or drawn fire.


6 posted on 11/21/2014 7:34:10 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Plea$e $upport Free Republic.)
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To: Bettyprob

It’s a good thing he didn’t refuse to bake a same-sex wedding cake or he could have been facing a much stiffer fine.


7 posted on 11/21/2014 7:34:16 PM PST by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: Bettyprob

If this went down as reported, this is a serious miscarriage of justice, it should have been a murder charge. Unlike, say, George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, which I’m sure many on the Left will attempt to compare this to.


8 posted on 11/21/2014 7:34:40 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Bettyprob

Yeah, I can’t imagine a scenario where this is a good idea.


9 posted on 11/21/2014 7:36:22 PM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Bettyprob

If the story is as told, this guy rightfully should be on death row for murder.

I don’t care how many No Trespassing signs you have up, or how strongly you believe in property rights, shooting someone who simply pulls into your driveway means you are a psychopathic fiend who needs to ride the lightning.


10 posted on 11/21/2014 7:37:10 PM PST by Yashcheritsiy (GOP wins - now hold their feet to the fire!)
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To: Bettyprob

I.B.S.C.T.V.A.I.I.

(In before someone calls the victim an illegal immigrant)

Georgia has had some messed up cases this year (baby with face blown off / kid blown away for answering the door with a game controller ...)


11 posted on 11/21/2014 7:37:19 PM PST by Forgotten Amendments (Peace On Earth! Purity of Essence! McCain/Ripper 2016)
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To: BipolarBob

The victim’s family should be outraged that the DA is allowing him to plea down to a small fine and probation. He murdered that boy. A normal person doesn’t just start shooting at strangers who pull into his driveway.


12 posted on 11/21/2014 7:38:36 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
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To: Bettyprob

The story, even at the Turley site, is amazingly short on facts, long on emotion.

I’d say, based on the scant evidence, that the DA knows something Turley doesn’t want to tell us, and that the homeowner made the correct decision.

As I can already see the ‘pile on effect’, when you come to deride my comments, provide additional evidence supporting your arguments.


13 posted on 11/21/2014 7:39:06 PM PST by Balding_Eagle (The Gruber Revelations are proof that God is still smiling on America.)
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To: Bettyprob

I agree with the posts put up so far. All I can add is that the Diaz’ family is magnanimous and has class and the Sailor family does not.


14 posted on 11/21/2014 7:39:17 PM PST by TigersEye (ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Why bother?


15 posted on 11/21/2014 7:40:32 PM PST by TigersEye (ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
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To: Bettyprob

There is something missing here. Its a rural home, and what time did the shooting occur? OHHHH,forget it, its some old white guy, probably a Tea Party Member who shot and unarmed kid. So, can we riot and steal stuff out of the stores because he was given a light sentence? Will the victims parents make T Shirts to sell with Justice for....?? s/


16 posted on 11/21/2014 7:41:31 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft (2016 a Clinton/ Gore ticket?? The RNC better come up with Winners this time.)
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To: Bettyprob

I hope Mr. Turley is providing all the information for us to appropriately understand why this “deal”.

Mr. Turley is a liberal in academia representing the interests of Republicans on the ACA that “conservative” legal interests shied away from.

This article is apparently from his blog. I get a feeling this article is meant to create fear/distrust of neighbors with guns.


17 posted on 11/21/2014 7:41:41 PM PST by rockinqsranch ((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
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To: Bettyprob

did diaz appear like a gangbanger menacingly eyeing the house?

dosn’t sound like the guy had any cause to come out shooting.

it’s funny but the last few years i try t avoid driveways and do a quick y-turn in the street, when possible.


18 posted on 11/21/2014 7:42:16 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Bettyprob

How is that not murder?


19 posted on 11/21/2014 7:45:05 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: rockinqsranch

I think Turley’s purpose was to cast a bad light on stand your ground laws but by his own words he negates any argument for that.


20 posted on 11/21/2014 7:45:45 PM PST by TigersEye (ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
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