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.
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You are right. i considered that after I hit post. My question is, Why does the article call it a burglary?
And as silly as that sounds, if little barry bassturd boy needs more distraction from the criminal acts he is perpetrating to destroy America, his strawboss holder will hype this to the max, even sending unJustice dept. monies down NO way to foment more unrest which the regime will exploit by herding black people by their magic thinking.
This could go two ways.
One could be very bad for everyone.
Personally I would not have gone there in this environment.
I am all about self defense, and I certainly believe in property rights, but this clown could help us lose our property rights by not being aware of the political season.
On the other hand he might just be the guy to put this stuff to rest
Personally I would have flipped on the porch light.
If that did not do it I would call the cops.
If things persisted, Then if the punk was still menacing..
I know my view is not popular, but my view is one that I think protects me.
I don’t want a lot of questions from the DA
I sure as hell dont need the disruption of a Grand Jury over a bike or some such thing.
Dead punks older brother.
I just say keep it clean.
Just a funny aside about society.
Have you ever noticed that you can have some broken down POS like a lawnmower with a bent shaft and you can’t get the PAID garbage collection people to dispose of it, but if you put it on the front lawn with a sign that says for sale $50, some one will steal it?
I am all about self defense, and I certainly believe in property rights, but this clown could help us lose our property rights by not being aware of the political season.
...and, as much as this property owner should not have to take such considerations at the time of a burglary, I think you’ve hit the mark...and this poor guy is going to be victimized by not considering the timing of his ‘action’...
...a ridiculous state of affairs, really...
100%.
I like that. "Lawn mower $50 - bring cash only after 5:00 p.m. when we get home." ;-)
If I saw this bug within my fenced yard at 2 in the morning, I would not see a 14 year old kid. I’d see a black person headed to my house and my loved ones. I would see a threat. I think I would have needed more in my mind to justify shooting the punk, but he would be at great risk until I knew he was no longer a threat.
Correct, but there's the rub.
Partially paralyzed punk.
Now this here is a serious issue.
Holder wont let us card them.
It would be racist!
The source shows the fenced in area being right up against the house. I don’t know how NOPD could say the kid didn’t pose a threat.
Like father, like son.
Of course Tuco’s rule allows plenty of time for further talk, and talk they will.
Did He have to fire 6 shots? why did he have a high capacity military style Dragoon?
Blah Blah Blah.
I understand your viewpoint. And sure, that might work in certain situations; but when someone is in your gated side yard, apparently with no fear of a large dog, and standing near your back door, I'd call you a fool if you walked over and turned on the light, announcing your exact position to an unknown less than five feet away.
I'm taking some wild conjecture here, but this is my guess as to how things went down. Dog's barking in the back yard. Homeowner assumes that something is up out front - maybe at a neighbor's house. He arms himself and goes to the front door, opens it, and spots the ‘lookout’ across the street. He steps out of the house and into his front yard.
Lookout across the street warns his partner who is in the side yard, behind a 6 foot fence next to the car and the homeowner’s back door. Homeowner turns towards his house, sees someone moving next to his car and fires.
The unidentified witness is likely the lookout for the trespasser with at least one burglary arrest. He likely told police that the homeowner didn't warn or say freeze, which differed from the homeowner’s story.
I do not think that the homeowner knew someone was in the side yard; I can not see him leaving his family exposed with a possible escape route for the perp that puts them in greater danger. I think the homeowner was surprised and acted accordingly. And I think that like in many cases, our stories change the facts, as we insert what we think we should have done.
In any case, there's no cause for a 2nd degree attempted murder charge. And here's where I think that we agree - the climate of the news cycle compelled police who had two differing stories to file charges, letting the DA sort it out. I do not think charges would have been filed and the case instead referred to the DA were it not for the massive news coverage of Zimmerman's self defense.
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