"My cousins fathers uncles girlfriends third cousin twice removed's roommate!"
What does that make us??!!
Absolutely nothinh!
I find the claim of a relationship by the burglar's brother "Well I know that Luke Sanchez was the cousin of the father of my brother's ex-girlfriend," to be rather weak.
In New Mexico, your car is considered an extension of your home, and you do not need a concealed carry license to carry a firearm in your car.
I totally agree about the facts not apparent . . .
but if someone is bashing the wondows on my car trying to get at me, I would think that justified leaving.
I feel for the guy losing his little brother, but why is it that every person shot while committing a crime becomes an immediate saint who never does/did anything wrong? When is anyone going to be quoted saying, "Yeah, the guy's been a thug all his life and totally deserved that bullet in the head"?
There is enough evidence to charge the former Marine with murder? That evidence is not shown in this article. It will be interesting to see what the foundation is for the charge. Otherwise, this guy should be patted on the back for good judgement (carrying a weapon for self defense, for being willing to get involved) and set free immediately.
Then he was bashing in the car windows of " the cousin of the father of my brother's ex-girlfriend.
Your former brother, the former corrections officer was a thief and probably would have killed Sanchez had he had a chance.
“The incident happened around 10:15 Saturday night at Enchantment Propane.”
The first thought to come to mind?
Hank Hill!
Protective custody?
just a thought
The shooting is once again raising debate over what’s considered self defense
I stopped reading here as the details of the case ARE NOT relevant to the definition of self defense.
The right to self defense exists under our laws.It is clearly defined and spelled out in those laws.
The details only become relevant if the local DA has reason to question those details and then it could become a debate for a jury.
All that said I have an instictive right to self defense that only I can decide what it is or is not.
What does the bumper sticker say? Rather tried by 12 then carried by 6?
No police officer,no judge ,no jury is going to be standing next to you when the time comes for you to decide if you live or die or if some other person lives or dies. If your wife or kids live or die or the neighbors kids lives or dies.
You have a split second to make that decision on your own.
Valencia County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Trujillo said, “We rely heavily upon our citizens, our residents of the county to report crimes to us. We never want them to approach these individuals, or get within close contact where something like this could occur.”
Standard Government Bullshit statement.
Glittering jewel of colossal ignorance! Self-defense is the ONLY (legitimate) reason to kill someone.
NM PING
This bears watching. What was the name of the NM Marine who was convicted for shooting a burglar in ABQ a couple of years ago?
Oh and poorly written article.
"Well I know that Luke Sanchez was the cousin of the father of my brother's ex-girlfriend, and there's more to it of this story than what's being said, and I'm going to get to the bottom of it," he said.Whoa! I think I just had a Flashback!
"Bueller?.. Bueller? ...Bueller?"
"Um, he's sick."
"My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.""Thank you Simone."
"No problem whatsoever."
Signed his own death warrant right there...
Cops! They don’t want people solving the crime problem without them. We can’t have that.
I think this is the crucial fact from the article: "Gabaldon says his brother was a former corrections officer".
If Gabaldon was some random drifter, I think it would have been far less likely that Sanchez would have had any trouble. Police forces get very irate when a LEO, even former LEO, gets shot. I would look to see if Gabaldon had any connections to any member of local law enforcement.
Oh yes you do.
Valencia County Sheriff's Deputy Chris Trujillo said, "We rely heavily upon our citizens, our residents of the county to report crimes to us. We never want them to approach these individuals, or get within close contact where something like this could occur."
Moron. Citizens live in contact with the scum all the time.
If ADW is called for in self defense, the vehicle is legally just as much a "deadly weapon" as is the firearm. However, the vehicle has the built-in defense of, "I was just attempting to depart from the scene where I was under attack and in fear for my life"...
What murder?
Unless you mean the one the dead guy's accomplice should be charged with.
