Saved by a gun
 

John H wrote:
A woman and her son were driving around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle cut them off and abruptly stopped
in front of them. A man exited the vehicle, pulled the woman from her car and held a knife to her
throat. When the woman's son got out of the car to confront his mother's attacker, he was reportedly
punched in the face. A passerby witnessed the attack and stopped to intervene with his .40-cal.
handgun. When the suspect saw the firearm, he quickly returned to his vehicle and drove off. The
good Samaritan who had stopped to help was able to get the suspect's license plate number, which
later resulted in the attacker's arrest. He was charged with assault and battery of a high and
aggravated nature and assault and third degree battery. (WISTV.com, Richland County, SC, 6/5/13)

Thank goodness for an armed Good Samaritan.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


He's a true hero. Harry would have looked the other way - gun or no gun.

Saved by a gun
 

Earl wrote:
John H wrote:
A woman and her son were driving around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle cut
them off and abruptly stopped
in front of them. A man exited the vehicle, pulled the woman from her
car and held a knife to her
throat. When the woman's son got out of the car to confront his mother's
attacker, he was reportedly
punched in the face. A passerby witnessed the attack and stopped to
intervene with his .40-cal.
handgun. When the suspect saw the firearm, he quickly returned to his
vehicle and drove off. The
good Samaritan who had stopped to help was able to get the suspect's
license plate number, which
later resulted in the attacker's arrest. He was charged with assault and
battery of a high and
aggravated nature and assault and third degree battery. (WISTV.com,
Richland County, SC, 6/5/13)

Thank goodness for an armed Good Samaritan.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


He's a true hero. Harry would have looked the other way - gun or no gun.

He would have run everyone down with his pickup.

Saved by a gun
 

On 11/29/13, 9:00 PM, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:
John H wrote:
A woman and her son were driving around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle cut
them off and abruptly stopped
in front of them. A man exited the vehicle, pulled the woman from her
car and held a knife to her
throat. When the woman's son got out of the car to confront his mother's
attacker, he was reportedly
punched in the face. A passerby witnessed the attack and stopped to
intervene with his .40-cal.
handgun. When the suspect saw the firearm, he quickly returned to his
vehicle and drove off. The
good Samaritan who had stopped to help was able to get the suspect's
license plate number, which
later resulted in the attacker's arrest. He was charged with assault and
battery of a high and
aggravated nature and assault and third degree battery. (WISTV.com,
Richland County, SC, 6/5/13)

Thank goodness for an armed Good Samaritan.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


He's a true hero. Harry would have looked the other way - gun or no gun.

He would have run everyone down with his pickup.


This is more likely the reaction when morons like Herring and "Earl"
have access to firearms:

A 72-year-old Alzheimer’s victim was shot by a gun owner in Chickamauga,
Georgia early Wednesday morning. The elderly man, Ronald Westbrook, had
wandered away from his home and got lost. He wandered for about 3 miles
in the early morning hours, possibly believing he was returning to a
home where he used to live. He was holding mail from that home’s mailbox
when he died, police said.

Westbrook had been wandering for about four hours, Sheriff Steve Wilson
told reporters. At about 2:30 am a deputy on patrol had seen the
Alzheimer’s victim at the mailbox of his former home. When he questioned
the man, Westbrook told the deputy that he was just getting his mail and
“lived up the hill� and the deputy drove on. If this had been 2:30 in
the afternoon, I could see this. But at 2:30 in the morning, why didn’t
the deputy look into it a little harder? It just seems odd, to me.

Westbrook wandered about for a couple more hours with his two dogs,
wearing a thin windbreaker and straw hat. The wind chill Wednesday night
was around 20 degrees. This poor man was probably cold, tired and, most
definitely, confused. Then he spotted a beacon of, what could have been,
hope:

“This one house at the end of the cul-de-sac had a porch light on,�
Sheriff Wilson said. “I tend to think [the Alzheimer's victim] was drawn
to that light.�

Westbrook went up to the home, rang the doorbell and tried to turn the
doorknob. Joe Hendrix and his fiancée were awakened and called 911.
While his fiancée was on the phone with dispatchers, Hendrix went
outside. He was carrying a .40-caliber handgun. When he saw the
Alzheimer’s victim behind the house, Hendrix says he issued “verbal
commands.� When Westbrook didn’t stop, Hendrix fired four shots, hitting
the Alzheimer’s victim in the chest and killing him.


--
Religion: together we can find the cure.

Saved by a gun
 

On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:08:32 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 11/29/13, 9:00 PM, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:
John H wrote:
A woman and her son were driving around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle cut
them off and abruptly stopped
in front of them. A man exited the vehicle, pulled the woman from her
car and held a knife to her
throat. When the woman's son got out of the car to confront his mother's
attacker, he was reportedly
punched in the face. A passerby witnessed the attack and stopped to
intervene with his .40-cal.
handgun. When the suspect saw the firearm, he quickly returned to his
vehicle and drove off. The
good Samaritan who had stopped to help was able to get the suspect's
license plate number, which
later resulted in the attacker's arrest. He was charged with assault and
battery of a high and
aggravated nature and assault and third degree battery. (WISTV.com,
Richland County, SC, 6/5/13)

Thank goodness for an armed Good Samaritan.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


He's a true hero. Harry would have looked the other way - gun or no gun.

He would have run everyone down with his pickup.


This is more likely the reaction when morons like Herring and "Earl"
have access to firearms:

A 72-year-old Alzheimer’s victim was shot by a gun owner in Chickamauga,
Georgia early Wednesday morning. The elderly man, Ronald Westbrook, had
wandered away from his home and got lost. He wandered for about 3 miles
in the early morning hours, possibly believing he was returning to a
home where he used to live. He was holding mail from that home’s mailbox
when he died, police said.

Westbrook had been wandering for about four hours, Sheriff Steve Wilson
told reporters. At about 2:30 am a deputy on patrol had seen the
Alzheimer’s victim at the mailbox of his former home. When he questioned
the man, Westbrook told the deputy that he was just getting his mail and
“lived up the hill” and the deputy drove on. If this had been 2:30 in
the afternoon, I could see this. But at 2:30 in the morning, why didn’t
the deputy look into it a little harder? It just seems odd, to me.

Westbrook wandered about for a couple more hours with his two dogs,
wearing a thin windbreaker and straw hat. The wind chill Wednesday night
was around 20 degrees. This poor man was probably cold, tired and, most
definitely, confused. Then he spotted a beacon of, what could have been,
hope:

“This one house at the end of the cul-de-sac had a porch light on,”
Sheriff Wilson said. “I tend to think [the Alzheimer's victim] was drawn
to that light.”

Westbrook went up to the home, rang the doorbell and tried to turn the
doorknob. Joe Hendrix and his fiancée were awakened and called 911.
While his fiancée was on the phone with dispatchers, Hendrix went
outside. He was carrying a .40-caliber handgun. When he saw the
Alzheimer’s victim behind the house, Hendrix says he issued “verbal
commands.” When Westbrook didn’t stop, Hendrix fired four shots, hitting
the Alzheimer’s victim in the chest and killing him.

If the victim had been Hispanic, and you knew nothing of his age or health problems, and the shooter
had been black, protecting his home from someone obviously trying to get in, you'd be singing the
praises of the shooter.

All the rest of the story makes it heart rending, but it doesn't really impact the shooter's
mind-set, does it?

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!

Saved by a gun
 

In article , says...

On 11/29/13, 9:00 PM, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:
John H wrote:
A woman and her son were driving around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle cut
them off and abruptly stopped
in front of them. A man exited the vehicle, pulled the woman from her
car and held a knife to her
throat. When the woman's son got out of the car to confront his mother's
attacker, he was reportedly
punched in the face. A passerby witnessed the attack and stopped to
intervene with his .40-cal.
handgun. When the suspect saw the firearm, he quickly returned to his
vehicle and drove off. The
good Samaritan who had stopped to help was able to get the suspect's
license plate number, which
later resulted in the attacker's arrest. He was charged with assault and
battery of a high and
aggravated nature and assault and third degree battery. (WISTV.com,
Richland County, SC, 6/5/13)

Thank goodness for an armed Good Samaritan.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


He's a true hero. Harry would have looked the other way - gun or no gun.

He would have run everyone down with his pickup.


This is more likely the reaction when morons like Herring and "Earl"
have access to firearms:

A 72-year-old Alzheimer?s victim was shot by a gun owner in Chickamauga,
Georgia early Wednesday morning. The elderly man, Ronald Westbrook, had
wandered away from his home and got lost. He wandered for about 3 miles
in the early morning hours, possibly believing he was returning to a
home where he used to live. He was holding mail from that home?s mailbox
when he died, police said.

Westbrook had been wandering for about four hours, Sheriff Steve Wilson
told reporters. At about 2:30 am a deputy on patrol had seen the
Alzheimer?s victim at the mailbox of his former home. When he questioned
the man, Westbrook told the deputy that he was just getting his mail and
?lived up the hill? and the deputy drove on. If this had been 2:30 in
the afternoon, I could see this. But at 2:30 in the morning, why didn?t
the deputy look into it a little harder? It just seems odd, to me.

Westbrook wandered about for a couple more hours with his two dogs,
wearing a thin windbreaker and straw hat. The wind chill Wednesday night
was around 20 degrees. This poor man was probably cold, tired and, most
definitely, confused. Then he spotted a beacon of, what could have been,
hope:

?This one house at the end of the cul-de-sac had a porch light on,?
Sheriff Wilson said. ?I tend to think [the Alzheimer's victim] was drawn
to that light.?

Westbrook went up to the home, rang the doorbell and tried to turn the
doorknob. Joe Hendrix and his fiancée were awakened and called 911.
While his fiancée was on the phone with dispatchers, Hendrix went
outside. He was carrying a .40-caliber handgun. When he saw the
Alzheimer?s victim behind the house, Hendrix says he issued ?verbal
commands.? When Westbrook didn?t stop, Hendrix fired four shots, hitting
the Alzheimer?s victim in the chest and killing him.

The alzheimers suffer's family should have been paying attention to him, as in 24 hour care
in the home or at a facility. This underscores the importance of family.

Saved by a gun
 

BAR wrote:
In article , says...

On 11/29/13, 9:00 PM, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:
John H wrote:
A woman and her son were driving around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle cut
them off and abruptly stopped
in front of them. A man exited the vehicle, pulled the woman from her
car and held a knife to her
throat. When the woman's son got out of the car to confront his mother's
attacker, he was reportedly
punched in the face. A passerby witnessed the attack and stopped to
intervene with his .40-cal.
handgun. When the suspect saw the firearm, he quickly returned to his
vehicle and drove off. The
good Samaritan who had stopped to help was able to get the suspect's
license plate number, which
later resulted in the attacker's arrest. He was charged with assault and
battery of a high and
aggravated nature and assault and third degree battery. (WISTV.com,
Richland County, SC, 6/5/13)

Thank goodness for an armed Good Samaritan.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


He's a true hero. Harry would have looked the other way - gun or no gun.

He would have run everyone down with his pickup.


This is more likely the reaction when morons like Herring and "Earl"
have access to firearms:

A 72-year-old Alzheimer?s victim was shot by a gun owner in Chickamauga,
Georgia early Wednesday morning. The elderly man, Ronald Westbrook, had
wandered away from his home and got lost. He wandered for about 3 miles
in the early morning hours, possibly believing he was returning to a
home where he used to live. He was holding mail from that home?s mailbox
when he died, police said.

Westbrook had been wandering for about four hours, Sheriff Steve Wilson
told reporters. At about 2:30 am a deputy on patrol had seen the
Alzheimer?s victim at the mailbox of his former home. When he questioned
the man, Westbrook told the deputy that he was just getting his mail and
?lived up the hill? and the deputy drove on. If this had been 2:30 in
the afternoon, I could see this. But at 2:30 in the morning, why didn?t
the deputy look into it a little harder? It just seems odd, to me.

Westbrook wandered about for a couple more hours with his two dogs,
wearing a thin windbreaker and straw hat. The wind chill Wednesday night
was around 20 degrees. This poor man was probably cold, tired and, most
definitely, confused. Then he spotted a beacon of, what could have been,
hope:

?This one house at the end of the cul-de-sac had a porch light on,?
Sheriff Wilson said. ?I tend to think [the Alzheimer's victim] was drawn
to that light.?

Westbrook went up to the home, rang the doorbell and tried to turn the
doorknob. Joe Hendrix and his fiancée were awakened and called 911.
While his fiancée was on the phone with dispatchers, Hendrix went
outside. He was carrying a .40-caliber handgun. When he saw the
Alzheimer?s victim behind the house, Hendrix says he issued ?verbal
commands.? When Westbrook didn?t stop, Hendrix fired four shots, hitting
the Alzheimer?s victim in the chest and killing him.

The alzheimers suffer's family should have been paying attention to him,
as in 24 hour care
in the home or at a facility. This underscores the importance of family.

That is true, but there was no right in any state to go into the yard and
shoot the person. The shooter should go to jail for both using excessive
force and being stupid.

Saved by a gun
 

On 12/2/13, 11:44 AM, Califbill wrote:
BAR wrote:
In article , says...

On 11/29/13, 9:00 PM, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:
John H wrote:
A woman and her son were driving around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle cut
them off and abruptly stopped
in front of them. A man exited the vehicle, pulled the woman from her
car and held a knife to her
throat. When the woman's son got out of the car to confront his mother's
attacker, he was reportedly
punched in the face. A passerby witnessed the attack and stopped to
intervene with his .40-cal.
handgun. When the suspect saw the firearm, he quickly returned to his
vehicle and drove off. The
good Samaritan who had stopped to help was able to get the suspect's
license plate number, which
later resulted in the attacker's arrest. He was charged with assault and
battery of a high and
aggravated nature and assault and third degree battery. (WISTV.com,
Richland County, SC, 6/5/13)

Thank goodness for an armed Good Samaritan.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


He's a true hero. Harry would have looked the other way - gun or no gun.

He would have run everyone down with his pickup.


This is more likely the reaction when morons like Herring and "Earl"
have access to firearms:

A 72-year-old Alzheimer?s victim was shot by a gun owner in Chickamauga,
Georgia early Wednesday morning. The elderly man, Ronald Westbrook, had
wandered away from his home and got lost. He wandered for about 3 miles
in the early morning hours, possibly believing he was returning to a
home where he used to live. He was holding mail from that home?s mailbox
when he died, police said.

Westbrook had been wandering for about four hours, Sheriff Steve Wilson
told reporters. At about 2:30 am a deputy on patrol had seen the
Alzheimer?s victim at the mailbox of his former home. When he questioned
the man, Westbrook told the deputy that he was just getting his mail and
?lived up the hill? and the deputy drove on. If this had been 2:30 in
the afternoon, I could see this. But at 2:30 in the morning, why didn?t
the deputy look into it a little harder? It just seems odd, to me.

Westbrook wandered about for a couple more hours with his two dogs,
wearing a thin windbreaker and straw hat. The wind chill Wednesday night
was around 20 degrees. This poor man was probably cold, tired and, most
definitely, confused. Then he spotted a beacon of, what could have been,
hope:

?This one house at the end of the cul-de-sac had a porch light on,?
Sheriff Wilson said. ?I tend to think [the Alzheimer's victim] was drawn
to that light.?

Westbrook went up to the home, rang the doorbell and tried to turn the
doorknob. Joe Hendrix and his fiancée were awakened and called 911.
While his fiancée was on the phone with dispatchers, Hendrix went
outside. He was carrying a .40-caliber handgun. When he saw the
Alzheimer?s victim behind the house, Hendrix says he issued ?verbal
commands.? When Westbrook didn?t stop, Hendrix fired four shots, hitting
the Alzheimer?s victim in the chest and killing him.

The alzheimers suffer's family should have been paying attention to him,
as in 24 hour care
in the home or at a facility. This underscores the importance of family.

That is true, but there was no right in any state to go into the yard and
shoot the person. The shooter should go to jail for both using excessive
force and being stupid.



How about 2nd Degree Murder.

--
Religion: together we can find the cure.

Saved by a gun
 

"F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 12/2/13, 11:44 AM, Califbill wrote:
BAR wrote:
In article , says...

On 11/29/13, 9:00 PM, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:
John H wrote:
A woman and her son were driving around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle cut
them off and abruptly stopped
in front of them. A man exited the vehicle, pulled the woman from her
car and held a knife to her
throat. When the woman's son got out of the car to confront his mother's
attacker, he was reportedly
punched in the face. A passerby witnessed the attack and stopped to
intervene with his .40-cal.
handgun. When the suspect saw the firearm, he quickly returned to his
vehicle and drove off. The
good Samaritan who had stopped to help was able to get the suspect's
license plate number, which
later resulted in the attacker's arrest. He was charged with assault and
battery of a high and
aggravated nature and assault and third degree battery. (WISTV.com,
Richland County, SC, 6/5/13)

Thank goodness for an armed Good Samaritan.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


He's a true hero. Harry would have looked the other way - gun or no gun.

He would have run everyone down with his pickup.


This is more likely the reaction when morons like Herring and "Earl"
have access to firearms:

A 72-year-old Alzheimer?s victim was shot by a gun owner in Chickamauga,
Georgia early Wednesday morning. The elderly man, Ronald Westbrook, had
wandered away from his home and got lost. He wandered for about 3 miles
in the early morning hours, possibly believing he was returning to a
home where he used to live. He was holding mail from that home?s mailbox
when he died, police said.

Westbrook had been wandering for about four hours, Sheriff Steve Wilson
told reporters. At about 2:30 am a deputy on patrol had seen the
Alzheimer?s victim at the mailbox of his former home. When he questioned
the man, Westbrook told the deputy that he was just getting his mail and
?lived up the hill? and the deputy drove on. If this had been 2:30 in
the afternoon, I could see this. But at 2:30 in the morning, why didn?t
the deputy look into it a little harder? It just seems odd, to me.

Westbrook wandered about for a couple more hours with his two dogs,
wearing a thin windbreaker and straw hat. The wind chill Wednesday night
was around 20 degrees. This poor man was probably cold, tired and, most
definitely, confused. Then he spotted a beacon of, what could have been,
hope:

?This one house at the end of the cul-de-sac had a porch light on,?
Sheriff Wilson said. ?I tend to think [the Alzheimer's victim] was drawn
to that light.?

Westbrook went up to the home, rang the doorbell and tried to turn the
doorknob. Joe Hendrix and his fiancée were awakened and called 911.
While his fiancée was on the phone with dispatchers, Hendrix went
outside. He was carrying a .40-caliber handgun. When he saw the
Alzheimer?s victim behind the house, Hendrix says he issued ?verbal
commands.? When Westbrook didn?t stop, Hendrix fired four shots, hitting
the Alzheimer?s victim in the chest and killing him.

The alzheimers suffer's family should have been paying attention to him,
as in 24 hour care
in the home or at a facility. This underscores the importance of family.

That is true, but there was no right in any state to go into the yard and
shoot the person. The shooter should go to jail for both using excessive
force and being stupid.



How about 2nd Degree Murder.


I am not stating the charges. I am stating what the real charge is. And I
think 2nd degree murder is way over used. When someone kills someone
during a robbery, and they get charged 2nd degree, that is abominable.
Should be FIRST degree. They took a weapon to a crime. Wether it was a
gun, knife, club, that took something with intent to cause bodily harm if
things went bad. In this case, 2nd would probably be appropriate.

Saved by a gun
 

On 12/2/13, 7:31 PM, Califbill wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 12/2/13, 11:44 AM, Califbill wrote:
BAR wrote:
In article , says...

On 11/29/13, 9:00 PM, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:
John H wrote:
A woman and her son were driving around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle cut
them off and abruptly stopped
in front of them. A man exited the vehicle, pulled the woman from her
car and held a knife to her
throat. When the woman's son got out of the car to confront his mother's
attacker, he was reportedly
punched in the face. A passerby witnessed the attack and stopped to
intervene with his .40-cal.
handgun. When the suspect saw the firearm, he quickly returned to his
vehicle and drove off. The
good Samaritan who had stopped to help was able to get the suspect's
license plate number, which
later resulted in the attacker's arrest. He was charged with assault and
battery of a high and
aggravated nature and assault and third degree battery. (WISTV.com,
Richland County, SC, 6/5/13)

Thank goodness for an armed Good Samaritan.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


He's a true hero. Harry would have looked the other way - gun or no gun.

He would have run everyone down with his pickup.


This is more likely the reaction when morons like Herring and "Earl"
have access to firearms:

A 72-year-old Alzheimer?s victim was shot by a gun owner in Chickamauga,
Georgia early Wednesday morning. The elderly man, Ronald Westbrook, had
wandered away from his home and got lost. He wandered for about 3 miles
in the early morning hours, possibly believing he was returning to a
home where he used to live. He was holding mail from that home?s mailbox
when he died, police said.

Westbrook had been wandering for about four hours, Sheriff Steve Wilson
told reporters. At about 2:30 am a deputy on patrol had seen the
Alzheimer?s victim at the mailbox of his former home. When he questioned
the man, Westbrook told the deputy that he was just getting his mail and
?lived up the hill? and the deputy drove on. If this had been 2:30 in
the afternoon, I could see this. But at 2:30 in the morning, why didn?t
the deputy look into it a little harder? It just seems odd, to me.

Westbrook wandered about for a couple more hours with his two dogs,
wearing a thin windbreaker and straw hat. The wind chill Wednesday night
was around 20 degrees. This poor man was probably cold, tired and, most
definitely, confused. Then he spotted a beacon of, what could have been,
hope:

?This one house at the end of the cul-de-sac had a porch light on,?
Sheriff Wilson said. ?I tend to think [the Alzheimer's victim] was drawn
to that light.?

Westbrook went up to the home, rang the doorbell and tried to turn the
doorknob. Joe Hendrix and his fiancée were awakened and called 911.
While his fiancée was on the phone with dispatchers, Hendrix went
outside. He was carrying a .40-caliber handgun. When he saw the
Alzheimer?s victim behind the house, Hendrix says he issued ?verbal
commands.? When Westbrook didn?t stop, Hendrix fired four shots, hitting
the Alzheimer?s victim in the chest and killing him.

The alzheimers suffer's family should have been paying attention to him,
as in 24 hour care
in the home or at a facility. This underscores the importance of family.

That is true, but there was no right in any state to go into the yard and
shoot the person. The shooter should go to jail for both using excessive
force and being stupid.



How about 2nd Degree Murder.


I am not stating the charges. I am stating what the real charge is. And I
think 2nd degree murder is way over used. When someone kills someone
during a robbery, and they get charged 2nd degree, that is abominable.
Should be FIRST degree. They took a weapon to a crime. Wether it was a
gun, knife, club, that took something with intent to cause bodily harm if
things went bad. In this case, 2nd would probably be appropriate.


That's why I suggested it.

Saved by a gun
 

"F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 12/2/13, 7:31 PM, Califbill wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 12/2/13, 11:44 AM, Califbill wrote:
BAR wrote:
In article , says...

On 11/29/13, 9:00 PM, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:
John H wrote:
A woman and her son were driving around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle cut
them off and abruptly stopped
in front of them. A man exited the vehicle, pulled the woman from her
car and held a knife to her
throat. When the woman's son got out of the car to confront his mother's
attacker, he was reportedly
punched in the face. A passerby witnessed the attack and stopped to
intervene with his .40-cal.
handgun. When the suspect saw the firearm, he quickly returned to his
vehicle and drove off. The
good Samaritan who had stopped to help was able to get the suspect's
license plate number, which
later resulted in the attacker's arrest. He was charged with assault and
battery of a high and
aggravated nature and assault and third degree battery. (WISTV.com,
Richland County, SC, 6/5/13)

Thank goodness for an armed Good Samaritan.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


He's a true hero. Harry would have looked the other way - gun or no gun.

He would have run everyone down with his pickup.


This is more likely the reaction when morons like Herring and "Earl"
have access to firearms:

A 72-year-old Alzheimer?s victim was shot by a gun owner in Chickamauga,
Georgia early Wednesday morning. The elderly man, Ronald Westbrook, had
wandered away from his home and got lost. He wandered for about 3 miles
in the early morning hours, possibly believing he was returning to a
home where he used to live. He was holding mail from that home?s mailbox
when he died, police said.

Westbrook had been wandering for about four hours, Sheriff Steve Wilson
told reporters. At about 2:30 am a deputy on patrol had seen the
Alzheimer?s victim at the mailbox of his former home. When he questioned
the man, Westbrook told the deputy that he was just getting his mail and
?lived up the hill? and the deputy drove on. If this had been 2:30 in
the afternoon, I could see this. But at 2:30 in the morning, why didn?t
the deputy look into it a little harder? It just seems odd, to me.

Westbrook wandered about for a couple more hours with his two dogs,
wearing a thin windbreaker and straw hat. The wind chill Wednesday night
was around 20 degrees. This poor man was probably cold, tired and, most
definitely, confused. Then he spotted a beacon of, what could have been,
hope:

?This one house at the end of the cul-de-sac had a porch light on,?
Sheriff Wilson said. ?I tend to think [the Alzheimer's victim] was drawn
to that light.?

Westbrook went up to the home, rang the doorbell and tried to turn the
doorknob. Joe Hendrix and his fiancée were awakened and called 911.
While his fiancée was on the phone with dispatchers, Hendrix went
outside. He was carrying a .40-caliber handgun. When he saw the
Alzheimer?s victim behind the house, Hendrix says he issued ?verbal
commands.? When Westbrook didn?t stop, Hendrix fired four shots, hitting
the Alzheimer?s victim in the chest and killing him.

The alzheimers suffer's family should have been paying attention to him,
as in 24 hour care
in the home or at a facility. This underscores the importance of family.

That is true, but there was no right in any state to go into the yard and
shoot the person. The shooter should go to jail for both using excessive
force and being stupid.



How about 2nd Degree Murder.


I am not stating the charges. I am stating what the real charge is. And I
think 2nd degree murder is way over used. When someone kills someone
during a robbery, and they get charged 2nd degree, that is abominable.
Should be FIRST degree. They took a weapon to a crime. Wether it was a
gun, knife, club, that took something with intent to cause bodily harm if
things went bad. In this case, 2nd would probably be appropriate.


That's why I suggested it.

You suggested it, because you could not let pass an opportunity to expouse.