Interesting justice story

Bokeh · Dec 22, 2004

Homeowner kills intruder, police say

A 79-year-old homeowner shot and killed a man who broke into his Aldine-area home early Tuesday and refused to leave, Houston police said.

The intruder, Robert Hinojosa, 19, of the 200 block of Gulf Bank, was shot once in the abdomen about 1:30 a.m., investigators said. He died later at Ben Taub General Hospital.

Police said Hinojosa was burglarizing a residence in the 500 block of Turney when the homeowner woke up and repeatedly told him to leave before shooting him.

The case will be referred to a grand jury for review.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2959157

havoc · Dec 22, 2004

Bokeh · Dec 22, 2004

:roll:

JonMikal · Dec 22, 2004

Havoc said:
Wow!

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

MDowdey · Dec 22, 2004

havoc, i asked you nicely to stop. please stop.

matt

mentos_007 · Dec 22, 2004

don't worry MD

keep on smiling

btw.Instead of "Don't worry be happy", yesterday I heard "Don't worry be sexy"

v. nice phrase

but getting back to the thread, I think he done properly that he killed the guy who entered his home without permission... I'd do the same

Hertz van Rental · Dec 22, 2004

mentos_007 said:
but getting back to the thread, I think he done properly that he killed the guy who entered his home without permission... I'd do the same

That'll put MD off coming down your chimney.... :LOL:

mentos_007 · Dec 22, 2004

hahaha sorry I forgot about this specific CASE

ok... but, after all, he won't be coming without permission

huh

Bokeh · Dec 22, 2004

mentos_007 said:
don't worry MD keep on smiling
btw.Instead of "Don't worry be happy", yesterday I heard "Don't worry be sexy" v. nice phrase

but getting back to the thread, I think he done properly that he killed the guy who entered his home without permission... I'd do the same

Innocenct question, have you ever shot a gun before? I'm just curious since you're in another country and all... just curious. take care

mentos_007 · Dec 22, 2004

yeah! we had "shooting" at school

but we tried old air-gun and of course only on the range. It was a part of our course of self defence trining.

Bokeh · Dec 22, 2004

mentos_007 said:
yeah! we had "shooting" at school but we tried old air-gun and of course only on the range. It was a part of our course of self defence trining.

Ok, I was just curious. My undestanding is most other countries are a lot harder on owning guns. I'm kind of torn on the whole gun control thing, which I don't want to get into here, but I grew up around them, owning one as a birthday present at age 6 when I lived in Mississippi (it was a .22 rifle). On the otherhand, sometimes I think if there weren't any at all, maybe we'd be better off. Who knows.

MDowdey · Dec 22, 2004

mentos,

can i come down your chimney? :wink:

md

Bokeh · Dec 22, 2004

MDowdey said:
mentos,

can i come down your chimney?

md

Apparently you can, but you might get BLOWN AWAY!!! :shock: (by a gun MD). Don't let her innocent looks and persona fool ya - she's packin' an air gun!!