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Dallas man went back to bed after killing burglar, police say
NBC News ^ | Sept. 29, 2019 | AP

Posted on 09/29/2019 1:00:42 PM PDT by Innovative

James Michael Meyer was charged with murder in the shooting at his home.

Authorities say a 72-year-old Dallas man fatally shot a suspected burglar behind his home and then went back to bed before finally calling police nearly two hours later.

The Dallas Morning News reports that James Michael Meyer has been charged with murder in the Thursday killing and was jailed on $150,000 bail as of Friday.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: breakin; burglar; crime
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To: Innovative

The old man was dead tired.


41 posted on 09/29/2019 1:53:25 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Bommer

A lawyer in Texas got a wealthy man off a murder charge after he killed and dismembered his neighbor. He claimed self defense. He was later caught on a hot mic boasting of other people he’d killed.


42 posted on 09/29/2019 1:57:00 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Maceman
Premeditation means intent, but intent can arise mere seconds before the killing.

Correct. If you knock over Billy the Kid's drink, and he immediately pulls out his gun and shoots you, he is guilty of murder. I am not a lawyer either, but I did learn that in first year Crim Law.
43 posted on 09/29/2019 1:57:30 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (Wodehouse would describe the present kerfuffle as a rannygazoo)
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To: Texas Eagle
A non-premeditated killing, resulting from an assault in which death of the victim was a distinct possibility. Second degree murder is different from first degree murder, which is a premeditated, intentional killing or results from a vicious crime such as arson, rape or armed robbery.

So it depends on the murder degree he was charged with. I would have to assume he is charged with 2nd degree murder.

44 posted on 09/29/2019 1:58:58 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: DOC44

It’s NOT murder.

But is there some law that requires you to call 911 if someone is injured right away, even if it’s someone who maybe intended to kill you?

Either way, some of these Texas folks are crazier than any Mafia guys I ever knew :)

AND they kill the bad guys.

God bless em.


45 posted on 09/29/2019 2:02:15 PM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company Till the day I die.)
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To: Innovative

Man, cut the guy some slack. So he only slept for two hours. I’m only 58 years old and I can only sleep for a couple of hours at a time myself because I have to get up and pee.


46 posted on 09/29/2019 2:03:48 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: deport

Hopefully they can get one or two on the jury, but a hung jury will not work as they will retry until they get a guilty verdict or he runs out of money defending himself and pleads.


47 posted on 09/29/2019 2:04:46 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet
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To: Innovative

According to the news company and the police, Meyer talked too much.


48 posted on 09/29/2019 2:13:18 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Texas Eagle

At least you wake up every two hours or so.


49 posted on 09/29/2019 2:15:00 PM PDT by deport
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To: Innovative

Steps 2 and 3: “shovel and shut up”?
If you’re not going to call a shooting in immediately, it may look a little awkward to democrats who count on felons for their votes.


50 posted on 09/29/2019 2:15:08 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Innovative
Guess we need them again.

Don't Talk to the Police (1)

Don't Talk to the Police (2)

You Have the Right to Remain Innocent

51 posted on 09/29/2019 2:21:31 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: DOC44

Very good questions. I have to assume that the prosecutor has autopsy results, maybe showing the fatal wound was from behind the perpetrator...

The story leads you in that direction, but really short on details


52 posted on 09/29/2019 2:27:32 PM PDT by Hugh the Scot (I won`t be wronged. I won`t be insulted. I won`t be laid a hand on. - John Bernard Books)
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To: familyop
Penn Jillette has good advice for ANYBODY when the police start asking questions.

(rough language ...)

53 posted on 09/29/2019 2:27:48 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: old curmudgeon

Maybe he has short term memory loss ... my Dad could shoot a guy and immediately forget about it until the memory finally gets into his long term memory. He used to recall stuff he did the day before while not being able to recall something he did 30 seconds ago.


54 posted on 09/29/2019 2:35:10 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: deport

When a guy comes towards you with a pickax, it is reasonable to assume he wants to hurt you and reasonable to defend yourself.


55 posted on 09/29/2019 2:35:18 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative

Are 911 company dispatchers in the business of grilling callers for self-incriminating statements now?


56 posted on 09/29/2019 2:38:20 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Innovative

For failure to notify the police immediately of an attempted break-in, he should be sternly reprimanded and made to pay a fine of $1.


57 posted on 09/29/2019 2:40:08 PM PDT by unlearner (War is coming.)
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To: Innovative

There’s a lot of work, and emotion involved in killing a criminal who illegally enters you home to do God knows what to you. I’d be ready for a nap after that too. The guy was dead. He wasn’t going anywhere. Nobody should have to give up a good night’s sleep over some POS career criminal who has committed his last crime.


58 posted on 09/29/2019 2:46:24 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Innovative

The homeowner made the mistake of following the advice of former VP Quid Pro Joe Biden: to scare off burglars, just fire off a few rounds into the night.

When do we get to see the dead perp’s criminal record, etc.?


59 posted on 09/29/2019 2:46:27 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: Innovative

How would police legal resources and public affairs handle this, if a police officer had shot someone who dropped a pickax and run away? Let’s see. A criminal who is on meth, young, thin and full of stamina could jump backwards 21 feet, swoop up the pickax in a windup maneuver and hurl it at over 100 miles per hour at the police officer trying to defend herself. Another 21-foot rule, unless a criminal or athlete somewhere manages to jump further.

What’s good for the goose,... ;D

[Little bad humor there.]


60 posted on 09/29/2019 2:47:26 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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