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joe817 wrote:Let's don't jump to conclusion or speculate until more information is known......as in this case.

Where's the fun in that?

Remember Joe Horn? Half the people who had an opinion wanted him locked up for the rest of his life. The other half wanted him to get a medal.

Neither happened, as I recall.

- Jim

MechAg94 wrote:Exactly what do you mean by better planning?

Very few situations go from condition green to shooting with no intermediate stages (mainly robberies and massacres by lunatics).

When two men have a dispute over money, a woman, some perceived insult, or whatever, either of them can defuse the situation before it gets violent.

If one has his mind made up to be an unreasonable jerk, the other can avoid him, or at least not engage in further argument. Walking away can be hard on the ego, but it costs a lot less than a criminal defense lawyer.

If nothing else, the innocent party can build up a record of harassment and threats, if that kind of thing is going on.

I've posted several incidents in the Off-Topic section that initially looked like self defense, but the police developed a case of criminal homicide. Most of them involved disputes that both parties had been escalating over a period of time -- days, weeks, or longer.

- Jim

This is now a news story instead of a blog: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... 2f8ba.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Looking only at the facts that we have from the news story:

• Guy fatally shot someone in his apartment.
• Reported it to the police as a burglary.
• Police have a witness that says differently.
• Guy is charged with murder.

Now he gets to enjoy the amenities of the Dallas County lockup until he makes bail -- if he can make bail. Then he gets to wait a month or so to see if he is no-billed or indicted.

Meanwhile, he can be fired, probably evicted, can't travel, and whatever other bail conditions the judge imposes.

I would hope that most of us could avoid getting to this point through better planning.

- Jim

Homeowner charged with murder: http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/archive ... n-fat.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

- Jim