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Joe Horn: Vigilante not indicted by Grand Jury
The case of Joe Horn, Texas vigilante, is a perfect example of proof that citizens should not take the law into their own hands, and that guns in the hands of citizens can be used to kill people in situations beyond anything that could be considered self defense. It’s also a perfect example of Wild West mentality gone wrong. Joe Horn, of Pasadena, Texas, made a 911 call as he witnessed two burglars apparently breaking into a neighbor’s house, and apparently getting away with stolen goods. Repeatedly the 911 operated assured Horn that the police were on the way, and not to go outside and confront the men in any way. Becoming more and more agitated by the 911 operator’s pleas, Horn went outside, and fired his shotgun at the men, killing both alleged burglars. Horn admits to not knowing the neighbors, and had no idea what was in the bag. It turns out they were actually burglars. But what if, unbeknownst to Horn they had been asked by the home’s owner, to “pick up a few things for him”, would the people of Texas still be calling this vigilante a hero? The “castle law” gives Texans legal authority to use deadly force in their homes, vehicles and workplaces. Apparently the law needs to be rewritten to include your neighbor’s home, or anywhere else you see a perceived crime being committed, regardless of the severity of the crime being perpetrated. Apparently in Texas, stolen goods hold more weight in the eyes of the law than human life. No one was being physically threatened when Joe Horn went outside, and no one was being harmed beyond the crime of burglary until Joe Horn went outside and shot the two men in the back. Were the burglars wrong to break into someone’s home, and steal anything that belonged to someone else? Absolutely. But if Joe Horn’s actions were justified, as the Grand Jury implied they were, when they decided not to indict him, and if the Grand Jury was interpreting correctly the laws of the State of Texas when they decided to forgo having a judge and jury decide whether or not he used the just force in stopping the burglars, then anyone stealing anything from anyone in Texas should be shot. And anyone who engages in any sort of theft and is caught should be executed without a trial. And since the castle law extends to the workplace, anyone caught shoplifting or stealing paper clips from the office should be shot as well. Of course in the case of the latter example, who gets to shoot the paper clip thief, the CEO, or a supervisor, or maybe even someone just sucking up to the supervisor to get a promotion? I believe in Texas, the Grand Jury would say, all of the above. On a personal note, once someone at work stole one of my sandwiches out of the refrigerator in the lunchroom. What made me even angrier was that fact that it was a roast beef sandwich with provolone cheese, romaine lettuce, Grey Poupon Mustard, and lots of Real Mayonnaise! Not the fake kind, REAL mayonnaise! Another time, very mysteriously, a coffee mug, (which by the way I liked a great deal), just disappeared off my desk. According to Texas law, that part of the refrigerator where my sandwich sat all chilled and waiting for my teeth to rip into it, and my desktop where I left my favorite mug could be considered as “my castle”. Too bad it wasn’t Texas, and too bad I didn’t catch the bastards who committed the crimes, because if I had….. William S. James, Go ahead take it! Make my day!
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