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"This guy probably couldn't stand the drunks and noise anymore, stuck his piece in his pocket and went down there and told them to shut the hell up, some of the drunks thought they would show him what's up and probably threatened to kick his ass or moved towards him in a threatening manner, at which point the disturbed neighbor dropped the drunks."

If he took his gun to the party, then he's gonna get a first-degree murder charge out of this. Pretty high price to pay for being ticked at a loud party. Given the rhetoric from some here, it seems like many might say that they have the right to party as loud as they want, whenever they want. If others don't like it, they should move out. That's the libertarian point of view, I'd guess. So, here, this guy comes up, armed, and tells these people to shut up their party. They object to his position on the subject, so he blows a few of 'em away. He took the weapon with him, so he must have figured he might use it. First Degree Murder.

I wonder if the death penalty advocates here would advocate the death penalty for this "poor" tenant? Somehow, I doubt it.

I wonder if the death penalty advocates here would advocate the death penalty for this "poor" tenant?

OTOH, I wonder how this story would have been played if the shooter been a fellow latino. Page 17B, lower inside left column, under "Local Crime"?