From some of the comments I have seen in the Houston Chron and some other blogs, yeah, we’re ALL a bunch of idiots because Horn is and the Jury got it ALL wrong…

Guilt by association…

I can’t understand how so many people can be missing this point, excellent observation…

Even a gratuitous punishment would have been better. Community service, parole sentencing, anything.

The Gun grabbers will have a field day with this.

This has brought together those that would protect their homes and families from threat of physical harm, it has also brought out some really stupid comments from folks that are a lot like Horn, they just want a chance to shoot someone and not be penalized FOR it…

In other words, they wish to become a vigilante and commit murder…

And if that thought pisses off those that sympathize with Mr. Horn, too damned bad, Horn is a murderer, no one was ever shot in the back that presented a clear and present danger…

Call it *The Cowboy Code*, call it what you like, only a COWARD shoots a man in the back, a coward or a homicidal maniac that is fulfilling his dream of taking a life.

But, if I witness someone raping your wife or daughter, I’ll put 230 grains of Full Metal Jacket somewhere in their head. I’ll take a life to protect mine or someone else’s but I won’t take one to protect stuff, not even mine. That’s why I pay big $$$$ to State Farm each year.

Does anybody have any idea what it would be like to take another life, even in a righteous shooting? What’s it like to live with yourself after ending the life of another person? Even combat veterans who have killed on the battlefield have difficulty with this. That’s why so many have PTSD. Most never talk of it.

This issue has divided even staunch conservatives who believe in the use of lethal force to protect themselves and their families. What’s going to happen is this ruling by the Grand Jury is going to cause those who are sitting on the fence between the use or non-use of of lethal force for self protection to fall to the other side. Many people fought long and hard to get Castle Doctrine laws passed which allowed us to stand our ground. This ruling goes against what Castle Doctrine was all about: Defending yourself without having to retreat first. Mr. Horn was never in any danger.

A Pasadena cop, a plain clothes officer WITNESSED it ALL, he was already parked in front of Horns home…

And yeah, we DO disagree on this, no one has a right to commit MURDER, not for a goddamned burglary offense, not one that didn’t take place in your home, self defense is one thing, a threat on your life or that of others is a legitimate reason to shoot, but BURGLARY is NOT a CAPITOL offense…

Bill, what part of this are you just not getting?? He interjected himself into a matter he had NO business becoming involved in, he shot 2 guys, IN THE BACK, and you don’t see where he was maybe just a little off base??

Ya know, it’s probably a good thing you never were a civilian cop, you would have gone to prison with the line of thought you have…

Unf*cking believable!!

In addition if memory serves the perps were illegal aliens (Correct me if I’m wrong) and as far as I’m concerned illegals should be shot on sight, in the back or otherwise.

Like maybe Texas Penal Codes??

I know the codes but I’m not looking em up and posting them for you, I also know the SCOTUS ruling on the Fleeing felon rule but citation is on you…

Chapter AND Verse…

And be aware, even a commissioned officer CAN’T shoot a fleeing felon unless said felon has just committed a CAPITOL offense and said officer fears that the fleeing felon presents a clear and present danger to him or to those in the immediate proximity, the key words here are FLEEING and imminent danger, and Horn shot these guys in the back…