[marktwain]

Domestic situations are nasty, but to keep advancing on a man in his home when he has told you that he has a gun cannot be blamed on being under the influence.

[Flintlock]

Since when does “unarmed” mean “not at all dangerous in any way whatsoever”?

[Tax-chick]

Unwise actions by the late Mr. Fredenburg.

[laker_dad]

Harper fatally shot Fredenberg three times

Killed the guy three times???

[redgolum]

It looks like he was looking for a fight, and got one.

[sergeantdave]

“while prosecutors in the state say they’ve become increasingly hamstrung by a piece of 2009 legislation that makes it more difficult to charge cases in which self-defense issues are raised....”

So how many prosecutors say that? Two? One?

Pet store owners say that they’ve seen Tristan Scott buying flea soap; therefore, she sleeps with dogs.

[riverrunner]

I have all ways told people it is real stupid to tell some one that is armed. You are going to hurt or kill them.

[sakic]

How do we know he is telling the truth?

The link did not work.

[wita]

That castle doctrine works both ways.

My initial reaction was, chain the b***ch
to the front porch and see if mr romantically
involved comes to visit/help.

Sometimes initial reactions are just that.

[Uncle Chip]

The Sept. 22 shooting death of 40-year-old Dan Fredenberg occurred inside the garage of Brice Harper, who had reportedly drawn Fredenberg’s ire after becoming romantically involved with the man’s wife.

Did he fear for his life or was he eliminating her husband.???

Harper fatally shot Fredenberg three times.

That answers my question.

He should have been indicted. No Castle Doctrine for him.

[PapaBear3625]

Domestic situations are nasty, but to keep advancing on a man in his home when he has told you that he has a gun cannot be blamed on being under the influence.

Then again, all we have is Mr Harper's word that things happened the way he said they did. Mr Fredenberg was a fool for confronting Mr Harper where he did. He was a double fool for blaming Harper for his wife's behavior.

[PowderMonkey]

"Harper, 24, was standing in the threshold to his home when an unarmed Fredenberg entered the garage and advanced toward him, according to the police investigation. Harper fatally shot Fredenberg three times, and told police he feared for his life."

Good enough. Castle doctrine (as usual) has nothing to do with it. "Romantic" entanglements with another man's wife generally lead to murder and mayhem. I have no doubt he feared for his life when the offended husband darkened his doorway.

[wideawake]

It is one man's word involved here, and whatever forensic evidence that can be gathered.

There is the possibility that the shooter discovered the affair, lured the guy to the property and then shot an unarmed man as part of a premeditated plot to eliminate his rival.

If law enforcement cannot demonstrate that such a setup took place, it will be very hard to charge him and castle doctrine applies.

If the wife invited the man to her home, then it should not apply. He was a guest, no matter how unwelcome he was to one resident.

[yldstrk]

do I understand from what little I can get of this poorly written article that the adulterer murdered the husband of the woman he was fornicating with? So, this needs to be a murder investigation.

Surely, these two depraved individuals set this up. Oh, I’ll have H come over to “talk this out.” Then I will say he threatened me in my castle shoot him and claim the Castle doctrine. Then his wife and I will live happily ever after with all his money. uh huh. great.

[preacher]

Link to story

[DH]

If it were up to the gun grabbers the law would require the shooter (defender) to have been beaten severely and on the verge of dying before he could shoot an unarmed man.

Only then, could it be proven that his life was at stake and to shoot was finally “earned.”

[GeronL]

Sounds like a good shoot from the description

[Scoutmaster]

The late and cuckholded Mr. Fredenberg's autopsy showed a blood alcohol level of 0.08. For the purposes of driving, that's drunk under the laws of all 50 states.

Talk amongst yourselves.

[camle]

wonder how much of a setup this is... had he been convicted, wifey would have gotten rid of hubby AND lover, and been free to start all over again...

[smokingfrog]

I have a lot of trouble believing this woman’s story.

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_d0de63b4-0f4a-11e2-98fb-001a4bcf887a.html

[NonValueAdded]

In retrospect, Fredenberg’s beef should have been with his wife, not with her lover in her lover’s garage.