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Texas man cleared of shooting suspected burglars---it all depends on who you are and who you kill

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

July 1, 2008 Texas man cleared of shooting suspected burglars By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 5:14 a.m. ET HOUSTON (AP) -- Ever since he fatally shot two men he suspected of burglarizing his next-door neighbor's home, 62-year-old Joe Horn has been both praised and vilified for his actions. Horn called 911 and told the dispatcher he had a shotgun and was going to kill the intruders. The dispatcher pleaded with him not to go outside, but a defiant Horn confronted the men with a 12-gauge shotgun and shot both in the back. Some community activists wanted Horn to face charges for the deaths. Supporters of the retired grandfather said what he did was justified under the law. After listening to evidence in the case, including testimony from Horn himself, a grand jury on Monday cleared him of the shootings...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on July 01, 2008 (boomark / email).