what puzzles me; it that after around 300 posts; nobody has shown any sympathy for those who were robbed. i'm sure someone here has to have been a victim of a burglery. you feel violated; afraid to be in your own home; unsafe in your home; and it takes years for that feeling to go away.
If you wanted sympathy for the people who were burglarized, or anybody who has been burgled, feel free to start a thread and I will contribute an outpouring of sympathy and respect, as I too have been robbed (well my dad, and it was quite petty,but I lived with him at the time). Seeing how this thread is about Horn and Texas law, we have commented on that. As to them feeling afraid to be in their own home, in the history of people who have been robbed, they should feel pretty secure that no one will come anywhere near their house or anyone on their block with Billy The Dip living next door.
"The leads are weak!"
"The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"
Whew, just read this whole thread. Here is my take (opinion) on the situation. While I understand Horn's frustration over the burglary, I feel that he should have listen to the dispatcher and stayed inside his home. He did a good thing calling in the burglary, but made a mistake when he went outside to take matters into his own hands. His life was not in danger, esp if he stayed inside his house. It was NOT his property. In my opinion, he was angry that these perpetrators may have potentially gotten away and he wasn't going to let that happen. Now, had this been HIS house, I would feel differently, everyone has every right to protect their person or property, although personally, as long as my person (and loved ones) are not in danger, I would NOT take a life over property. What if he had shot some of the cops out of uniform that arrived on the scene? The dispatcher was obviously worried about this. The thing is, as much as we would like to sometimes, we can NOT take the law into our own hands.
When I lived in Denver, my husband got locked out of the house. I was at work. He proceeded to enter our house through the basement window. I remember my neighbor, who luckily knew us, laughing about it. But he was the ONLY neighbor we knew. I thank God Horn was not my neighbor. Also, Horn is going to have to live with this and I feel for him. It wasn't worth it, imo. I also realize that decisions are made in the 'heat of the moment' and that should be taken in consideration. But no one should be applauding this. This would be a different situation if he, his family, or his neighbors (if they were home and threatened) were in immediate danger.
that's what i tried to get accross. i would not kill unless someone was in danger of their life; or serious injury. in your husbands case; horn would've called the police as he did. as long as they were in the house; he didn't take action. he waited for the police. we don't have police protection where i live. when i go on holiday; my neighbours look after my home as i do theirs. when you know the secret; it's easy to retire at an early age so most of us have our entire lives in our homes. burgleries have caused many people to have to sell and go back to work. one neighbour was 72 years old when this happened. i would have entered the neighbours house (i have everyones keys); but i wouldn't have shot unless they produced a weapon.
in some places; vigilante law is the only law we have.
If you wanted sympathy for the people who were burglarized, or anybody who has been burgled, feel free to start a thread and I will contribute an outpouring of sympathy and respect, as I too have been robbed (well my dad, and it was quite petty,but I lived with him at the time). Seeing how this thread is about Horn and Texas law, we have commented on that. As to them feeling afraid to be in their own home, in the history of people who have been robbed, they should feel pretty secure that no one will come anywhere near their house or anyone on their block with Billy The Dip living next door.
my dad lives in northbrook illinois and we've been told; the thieves will return. my dad lost $50K in jewelry and gold. my mum was afraid to be home alone.
i do see your point that sympathy for the victim would be off topic.
that's what i tried to get accross. i would not kill unless someone was in danger of their life; or serious injury. in your husbands case; horn would've called the police as he did. as long as they were in the house; he didn't take action. he waited for the police.
you refuse to even consider it as a possibility that if horn was her neighbor and her husband had only slipped back in to get the keys he forgot before quickly coming back out, her husband could have been killed by horn's itchy trigger finger?
you refuse to even consider it as a possibility that if horn was her neighbor and her husband had only slipped back in to get the keys he forgot before quickly coming back out, her husband could have been killed by horn's itchy trigger finger?
I have a feeling that with Horn as long as the neighbor slipping back in to get his keys was white, he would live to see another day.
"The leads are weak!"
"The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"
you refuse to even consider it as a possibility that if horn was her neighbor and her husband had only slipped back in to get the keys he forgot before quickly coming back out, her husband could have been killed by horn's itchy trigger finger?
i didn't refuse to consider anything. i'm only going by the evidence presented. if we want to make up different senareos; if horn had been there and said "move and you're dead"; i don't think her husband would've ran. my guess is he would've stood still and said wait; i live here.
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If you wanted sympathy for the people who were burglarized, or anybody who has been burgled, feel free to start a thread and I will contribute an outpouring of sympathy and respect, as I too have been robbed (well my dad, and it was quite petty,but I lived with him at the time). Seeing how this thread is about Horn and Texas law, we have commented on that. As to them feeling afraid to be in their own home, in the history of people who have been robbed, they should feel pretty secure that no one will come anywhere near their house or anyone on their block with Billy The Dip living next door.
"The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"
"What's your name?"
"FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
that's what i tried to get accross. i would not kill unless someone was in danger of their life; or serious injury. in your husbands case; horn would've called the police as he did. as long as they were in the house; he didn't take action. he waited for the police. we don't have police protection where i live. when i go on holiday; my neighbours look after my home as i do theirs. when you know the secret; it's easy to retire at an early age so most of us have our entire lives in our homes. burgleries have caused many people to have to sell and go back to work. one neighbour was 72 years old when this happened. i would have entered the neighbours house (i have everyones keys); but i wouldn't have shot unless they produced a weapon.
in some places; vigilante law is the only law we have.
my dad lives in northbrook illinois and we've been told; the thieves will return. my dad lost $50K in jewelry and gold. my mum was afraid to be home alone.
i do see your point that sympathy for the victim would be off topic.
you refuse to even consider it as a possibility that if horn was her neighbor and her husband had only slipped back in to get the keys he forgot before quickly coming back out, her husband could have been killed by horn's itchy trigger finger?
I have a feeling that with Horn as long as the neighbor slipping back in to get his keys was white, he would live to see another day.
"The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"
"What's your name?"
"FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
i didn't refuse to consider anything. i'm only going by the evidence presented. if we want to make up different senareos; if horn had been there and said "move and you're dead"; i don't think her husband would've ran. my guess is he would've stood still and said wait; i live here.