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Man Accused Of Shooting Alleged Sacramento Car Thief FREEP THIS POLL!!!
KCRA.com ^ | April 4, 2007 | KCRA Channel 3 Sacramento

Posted on 04/04/2007 6:13:11 PM PDT by PeterFinn

Man Accused Of Shooting Alleged Sacramento Car Thief Injured Teen Expected To Survive

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A south Sacramento man who told police he was defending his property was arrested early Wednesday after shooting a teenager who was allegedly trying to steal his car, authorities said.

Police said 42-year-old Sou Saechin told them he accidentally shot the teen at about 3 a.m. on Rock Creek Way.

But officials said Saechin went too far in trying to protect his red Honda.

"What we try to stress to people is that deadly force, the use of a firearm, is never justified under any circumstances to protect property," said Sgt. Matt Young of the Sacramento Police Department.

Police said Saechin came outside of his home armed with a .22-caliber rifle and confronted three alleged burglars.

Saechin fired one shot, hitting one of the alleged burglars in the chest. The three fled the scene, police said.

Saechin's wife said her husband was not trying to kill anyone but only wanted to warn the robbers.

Saechin was taken to jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Bail was set at $30,000.

The injured teenager was taken to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center for treatment and is expected to survive.

Police said they are looking for two other people who were involved in the attempted theft. The men were described as Asian and between 18 and 20 years old.

(Excerpt) Read more at kcra.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; crime; freeped; selfdefense
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To: metmom
If more people defended their property this way, there wouldn't be so many thefts.

Bingo!

21 posted on 04/04/2007 7:35:28 PM PDT by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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To: PeterFinn
Follow-up: Radio KFBK (Sacramento) talk show host Tom Sullivan made a big deal of this earlier today. He not only got (on the air) a Bail Bondsman to bail the guy out, but had several criminal attorneys vying for the opportunity to defend him!

I wish CA had the Texas-style "Castle-Doctrine" laws. It will be quite awhile, if ever, but cases such as this bring the problem to focus.

With the crime that illegals bring to this state, we definitely need the 2nd Amendment-style of crime solution.

22 posted on 04/04/2007 7:40:14 PM PDT by GoldCountryRedneck ("The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration."- unknown)
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To: PeterFinn; 2ndDivisionVet; A knight without armor; Alexander Rubin; AmericaUnite; ...
94% no. Poll link is underneath the video at the site.

FREEP THIS POLL ***PING!*** FRmail me if you want to be added or removed from the Fearless Poll-Freeping Freepers Ping list. And be sure to ping me to any polls that need Freepin', if I miss them. (looks like a medium volume list) (gordongekko909, founder of the pinglist, stays on the list until his ghost signs up for the list)

23 posted on 04/04/2007 7:46:32 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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To: PeterFinn

Pathetic. Give this man a medal for shooting the vermin.


24 posted on 04/04/2007 7:48:16 PM PDT by pissant (Rudy fans: the Oprah republicans)
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To: metmom

What shotgun?


25 posted on 04/04/2007 8:06:05 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (NRA - Hunter '08)
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To: Pistolshot
I believe the only crime you can shoot someone without a direct threat is arson, at least here in NM.

Moral of the story: carry a lighter with your hogleg.

26 posted on 04/04/2007 8:12:00 PM PDT by randog (What the...?!)
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To: PeterFinn

Thanks for the link. I live in Sacramento, and I just composed and sent a heartfelt email to the Sacto PD. I suggested Sgt. Young retract and apologize for his statement, and that Mr. Saechin be honored with an Outstanding Citizen award.


27 posted on 04/04/2007 8:32:27 PM PDT by MonicaG (In hoc signo vinces. The whole world will see justice done.)
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To: tubebender

94 to 5, with 1% clueless.


28 posted on 04/04/2007 8:33:05 PM PDT by SouthTexas (Man made global warming is a man made LIE!)
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To: SouthTexas

That 1% was the LEO in the story...


29 posted on 04/04/2007 8:38:11 PM PDT by tubebender (Whom keeps stealing my Tag Line???)
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To: tubebender

Have never figured out why someone would take the time to vote in an opinion poll and have no opinion.


30 posted on 04/04/2007 8:41:44 PM PDT by SouthTexas (Man made global warming is a man made LIE!)
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To: PeterFinn
Choice Votes Percentage of 1170 Votes

Yes 56 5%

No 1102 94%

Not Sure 12 1%

31 posted on 04/04/2007 8:53:23 PM PDT by Enterprise (I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
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To: metmom

Freeped. Poor guy should have said the magic words:

“I was in fear for my life.”


32 posted on 04/04/2007 9:14:03 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("By the way... who is Ben Dayho?" --60Gunner)
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To: Slings and Arrows

No the magic words are “I want to speak with my lawyer.” Now it will be hard for him to claim self defense . He could of said that he feared for his life because he was out numbered. He incriminated himself and will probably go to jail and get sued. Poor guy indeed.


33 posted on 04/04/2007 11:06:29 PM PDT by pterional
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To: PeterFinn

Do you think a Sacramento man should be charged for shooting at the young men who were trying to steal his car?
Choice Votes Percentage of 1380 Votes
Yes 61 4%
No 1303 94%
Not Sure 16 1%


35 posted on 04/04/2007 11:52:09 PM PDT by WashingtonStateRepublican
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To: rocksblues

Pure Barbra Striesand.

It’s about time that we introduce a little Sharia in terms of how we deal with thieves. I’ll admit that cutting off their right hand is barbaric and gruesome but busting a cap in their ass seems appropriate.


36 posted on 04/05/2007 5:30:43 AM PDT by x1stcav (I'll support any Republican who vows to wage political war against the Demonrats.)
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To: pterional; Slings and Arrows

Actually, looking at the poll results, they may have a hard time finding a jury that’s going to convict him. He could still have time to use the *feared for my life* at the trial. No way he’d know if any of the others were packing either. A good lawyer should be able to help him.


37 posted on 04/05/2007 5:43:59 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: dynachrome

Do you think a Sacramento man should be charged for shooting at the young men who were trying to steal his car?
Choice Votes Percentage of 1462 Votes
Yes 63 4%
No 1383 95%
Not Sure 16 1%


38 posted on 04/05/2007 6:39:37 AM PDT by toldyou
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To: LibWhacker
‘Course, if you’re a Sacramento Sheriff’s deputy you can use deadly force to protect your property in the middle of the night if, for instance, a car thief tries to steal your car. A sheriff’s deputy did just that last year a couple of miles from where this latest incident occurred. IIRC, the deputy left a gun in the glove box and when the car thief picked it up, deputy dawg opened fire, killing him. Would this trick work for your average Joe Blow citizen? I doubt it.

Great timing as that kind of event happened the same night in another Sacramento suburb, see: http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/149686.html

39 posted on 04/05/2007 7:23:07 AM PDT by Lx (Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
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To: PeterFinn
I voted a resounding NO!!!!!! (If they'd had a "HELL NO!" response, I would have voted that way. :-)

Current Results:

Do you think a Sacramento man should be charged for shooting at the young men who were trying to steal his car?

Choice Votes Percentage of 1582 Votes
Yes 67 4%
No 1498 95%
Not Sure 17 1%

40 posted on 04/05/2007 7:26:53 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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