I know this may sound odd' date=' but I like my laser sight, because once it's on you, there's little doubt what's next. Maybe this could have happened and helped the incident end better.[/quote']

 

How?

How?

If you hopped across my fence, I put the laser on your chest, would you keep on coming? Would you have any doubt what the possible outcome for you would be? And if I announced that you would be best served to lay flat in your face until the authorities arrived would you comply? Or would you simply go back over the 6 foot fence you climbed?

Justified. 2am you see someone jumping your fence to get into your yard. Secondly I would be interested if there is a curfew in that city for minors. IF so then a 14 year old shouldn't of been out that late in the first place.

14 Year Old in Coma After Being Shot in Head

 

 

"The shooting, happened just before 2 a.m. July 26 in a gentrified neighborhood in New Orleans. It came less than two weeks after George Zimmerman's acquittal in a similar case in Florida.

 

Police say Marshall Coulter, who was unarmed, hopped a 6-foot fence surrounding the driveway and courtyard area of the home of Merritt Landry, who is now charged with attempted second-degree murder.

 

Landry, a city building inspector who has since been put on leave, was home with a pregnant wife and toddler. He shot once at Coulter, hitting him in the head, police said."

 

 

The above tells me all I need to know. Justified.

 

What say you?

 

This article leaves out Coulter's 8 previous burglary arrests, and the video that shows him, and an accomplice, casing Landry's house for hours before he went over the fence.

 

From the Times-Picayune: "On Friday, Coulter's family acknowledged the teen's history of burglary arrests but said he had never used a gun. New Orleans Police would not comment on Coulter's previous arrest record due to the fact that he is a minor".

I agree. However, you have to look at the facts of the case. There was a 6 foot high fence blocking access to this property. The kid jumped that. This occurred at 2 in the morning. I think any reasonable person, especially one with a young child and a pregnant wife, would feel threatened in that situation.

 

apparently a known burglar

This guy didn't know who was in his yard, but after reading the comments at the end of the article, I don't think that it matters. Did you read how many murders have happened near there? Heck w/ that, I'm erroring on the side of caution. How do you know if the kid is uarmed? I don't know LA state law, especially since their court system differs from the rest of the country. He may have only been able to use deadly force if the intruder entered a closer proximity to the house. I don't know the legal answer and am not going to look it up, but I do know that I could have been one to do this same thing.

 

As for race baiting going on....really? Can't we just say, for once, that this was a tragic event and keep color out of it? Race, IMO, is a factor in some crimes, but crying wolf over every incident that happens b/n blacks and whites trivializes those cases.