Posted on 11/09/2013 2:28:27 PM PST by Alaska Wolf
The state has charged Matthew Pinkerton with 2nd Degree Murder. Their sole basis for this charge is that he should have called 911. There is no nationwide average response time for a 911 call, however unless they are faster than 1,310 ft/s, there really is no point in calling 911 in the case of a hostile home invasion. While the Assistant State’s Attorney, Glen Neubauer, maintains that he should have called 911, and that even the act of grabbing the gun in the first place is “bizarre behavior in itself,” Pinkerton’s lawyer, Peter O’Neill, said it best when he acknowledged that, “By the time 911 is called, he’s dead.”
Even the judge presiding over the case, the Honorable Judge Jonas Legum of the Maryland Circuit Court, admits that he finds it “amazing” that the probable cause statement provided to him by investigators is only a scant two pages long, with only two sentences pertaining to the shooting.
I interviewed Matthew’s brother, Michael Pinkerton, who was there the night of the shooting. In the interview, he defends his brother saying: “Matt is a family man that has no criminal record; he is a true symbol of what America stands for. He stands by his country and his family.”
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Maybe the good Sergeant should have checked to see if the perp was armed before shooting him. /s
I believe that tremendous leniency should be shown to anyone who exercises self-defense on their own property. Obviously, you can’t just shoot the mailman, or your neighbor when he retrieves an errant baseball, but it’s like a cop — you say “I was in fear for my life” and if there is any basis for that — any basis at all — then I think it’s just “case closed; have a nice day”.
With all due respect Mr. Neubuaer, lets run a live fire exercise where we do a home invasion and see how bizarre it is to reach for a firearm. You’d be pretty amazed at how “bizarre” your reaction would be in such an event.
There is no need for leniency. There shouldn't be any charges according to what has been reported so far.
My wording was sloppy. I meant that no charges should be the expected outcome in all cases unless (in a particular case) the homeowner could be shown to have acted truly recklessly.
“I’m staying here in Texas. God Bless Texas.....
If he was a cop all he would have to say is “I feared for my life.” and his chief would say it was all by the book.
But he’s not a cop. So the state of Maryland considers him a murderer.
“Bizarre behavior” for a citizen; Perfectly okay for a police officer.
With as much respect as I can muster (which isn't much)... Mr. Neubauer is an idiot. Perhaps he should be charged under a fraud, waste, and abuse case for wrongfully going after someone and wasting taxpayer money on an un-winnable case.
Picking up a weapon, any weapon, to defend yourself and your family is a very natural act. I have a weapon in a holster on my belt as I type this. I always answer the door armed. I'm not paranoid nor fearful. However I do take my responsibility to protect my family seriously. To me, anyone that doesn't is negligent in their duty to their family.
With all due respect Mr. Neubuaer, lets run a live fire exercise where we do a home invasion and see how bizarre it is to reach for a firearm. You’d be pretty amazed at how “bizarre” your reaction would be in such an event.
I have a better Idea, let’s publish the morons address along with the information that he does not believe in self defense and depends on the response time of police. I bet he believes in a different standard of self defense for himself.
I am so thankful I live in a state with Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground laws. I will never live in one of those socialist hellhole states like Maryland.
Mr. Neubauer is sending a deliberate message on behalf on International Socialism.
If he were a cop, there would be an investigation and the cop haters would be howling like mashed cats. 'He shot an unarmed person'.
Apparently they don’t have a stand your ground law. This is where it’s needed and used. I read Florida statutes and the stand your ground is the only justification for killing somebody. You’re clear, however if you’re a prison guard or a law enforcement agent. They don’t even appear to apply restrictions to those two categories.
If anyone feels inclined this is the link to his defense fund: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-an-innocent-man-out-of-jail
I love Alaska despite Bag-itch and lib-Lisa.
Armed/unarmed, walking/crawling, whatever. There is absolutely no reason why someone (other than a child) deserves the protection of the law when they break into someone’s home.
People should teach their children that forcing entry into a home is an easy way to get killed.
The law should inquire such shootings only to determine if the shooter knew the person who was shot and might have a motive for wanting them dead. But evidence of forced entry would mitigate such a motive in my mind.
Just don’t force your way into another person’s home, period. Does period mean anything anymore?
The American court system is PHUQED !
a thousand percent true. I start to believe cases like this are more about maintaining the polices exclusivity in dealing with criminals. The prosecutor sees this as a case of the state vs all the people.
On another note there seems little chance of the state even going forward with the case. If theres one thing prosecutors are concerned about it’s won loss record. Why bring the case at all?
Lastly something needs to be done in these unjust prosecutions. This is like the 1500’s and not the 21st century. No matter what the law says the state has all the power. One is only assured of a fair trial, a competent defense if you can afford one.
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