Posted on 07/27/2013 7:54:27 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
A 14-year-old boy remained in critical condition Friday after being shot in the head by a homeowner who said he thought the teen was trying to break into his house. But police said the teen was unarmed and did not pose an "imminent threat" when he was shot and have charged the owner with attempted second-degree murder.
The family of Marshall Coulter said the teenager could move only the right side of his body a little, but not the left. Doctors told the family that if Coulter survives, he would likely be severely brain damaged.
Coulter's family acknowledged the teen's history of burglary arrests but said he had never used a gun.
Police said that Coulter did not pose a threat to the homeowner, Merritt Landry, who works as a building inspector for the Historic District Landmarks Commission.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
A “burglary” committed in a residence at 2 am would be assumed to be a “robbery” by anyone not interested in downplaying the seriousness of this predator’s activities.
Let’s see.
2am.
Behind the gate in my yard.
Prior convictions for theft.
Give him a medal for sweeping scum off the streets.
“I thought about calling the cops, but the last thing I want to do is racially profile a little kid who’s just biking,” said the neighbor, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The neighbor and Landry are white; the two teens are black.
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And there ya have it. Another valid reason to profile. If only the neighbor HAD called the cops - there would be one more 14 year old “professional theif” walking the streets today.
Remember this the next time some black racist cries about profiling. It could have saved this punk’s life.
I don’t think I’d call the cops if I saw some teens joy-riding ATVs at 1:00 AM. Unless they were disturbing folks’ sleep. Regardless of their race.
To these type people the facts do not matter, My FRiend. What matters to them is that they are able to take the goods and property that the Whites have worked to earn without repercussions or retaliation. Their goal is to deprive people[Whites first then working Blacks] of the lawful means of defending their lives and property. They are succeeding in Florida, time will tell if they now focus on Louisiana
I guess legality here offers some insight. However, since he was dispatched prior to completing his late night excursion we’ll never really know whether it was robbery or burglary on his mind, will we. Bleats by his family about how gentle he was don’t mean a thing.
Oh, I see. Good point.
The homeowner was perfectly justified in shooting in the first place. But I agree. In light of the Zimmerman fiasco, this poor guy is going to need all the help he can get.
Al and Jesse are already on their way.
That’s his brother, not the boy that was shot. He’s 23.
His parents knew what he was doing. They just did not know where he was doing it. His trade and occupation was well known to them. They just did not know all the places he practiced it.
One can hope.
Would it surprise anyone if by 2014 every red state has one of these ‘incidents’ being hyped to herd black voters to the polls? Holder is very busy lining up the prosecutions dontchaknow.
New Push Tries to Confiscate Firearms From Felons, Mentally Ill
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323971204578625622172850706.html
Check it out.
The homeowner used the magic words:
> As he grew closer, he said, the boy made a “move, as if to
> reach for something” — possibly a weapon — so Landry
> shot him, the warrant states.
That, plus it being 2am, and on the shooter’s property, at 30 feet, is exculpatory. That the boy had a history of burglary arrests is just icing on the cake.
Aspects of the boy’s personality and background unknown to the shooter at the time do not matter at all.
1) He was on private property, so he was trespassing, and doing so by climbing over a fence.
2) He was doing so not just at night, but at 2am, which is a violation of New Orleans curfew for minors under the age of 16, which is 8pm, SIX HOURS earlier. So he didn’t just “miss curfew”, he was violating curfew.
3) By reaching for what the shooter believed was a weapon, or any fast, unexpected movement, is just asking to be shot, and it is a good idea for a shooter to shoot, because reacting can often be faster than acting. (As first asserted by physicist Neils Bohr a long time ago.)
The best advice to give to the shooter is at the inquest to assert that his state of mind was that he “felt he was at imminent lethal risk” from the burglar.
Unless the prosecutor and judge are hand picked to create a show trial, like the Zimmerman case, the decision for acquittal is a slam dunk. (Importantly, Louisiana law still has elements of Napoleonic law, which could create some twists and turns. But for the most part, the results should be the same.)
Mr Landry was completely within his rights, but now he will sit before a grand jury in a very unsympathetic political time...
...bingo, you’ve nailed it...there are elements to this missing in the Trayvon case...younger kid, didn’t physically attack...personally, I think this thing will explode, and I wouldn’t want to be Mr. Landry...
...the fact that the kid was up to no good will not suffice this time as it might ordinarily because...well, we all know why...
...any word about the grievance business cranking it up yet...?
If the punk was within the fence there is no case. PERIOD!
This is just a bunch of NOLA PD pussies bending to the Trayvon mentality.
The LAW is the LAW.
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The LAW is an ASS. The Sanford police cheif made the right call when he didn’t arrest Zimmerman for murder. The local cops did the right thing after investigating all the facts and they let George do.
Later - after Holder, Sharpton, Crump and other black bigots stirred the pot - the cheif was fired and trump up lies and charges were filed against Zimmerman.
So yeah. The NOLA PD pussies are afraid and are bending to the Trayvon mentality. The had to arrest this homeowner in order to protect their jobs and appease the hoodrats.
That the boy had a history of burglary arrests is just icing on the cake.
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Nope. Just as the punk-ass thug history of Trayvone was not allowed in court, neither will the prior arrest record of this “professional theif” ever be mentioned.
I call it insurance against a corrupt and wayward legal system. Some DA’s are out to make a name for themselves. Ever heard of a guy by the name of Nifong?
The photo is the kid’s older brother.
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