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In reply to the discussion: Homeowner caught on tape "finishing off" teen burglars. Murder or self defense? [View all]herding cats
(19,569 posts)That's what he said after his third shot to her head. These three shots came after he shot her with his .223 rifle, after which he claims she "laughed" at him when the gun jammed when he went to shoot her the second time. He then proceeded to pull out his .22 and shoot her once in the eye and once behind the ear, then he placed the "good, clean finishing shot" under her chin into her brain making sure she "gave out the death twitch." Because she was so threatening to him that he was able to stand up close to her and shoot her three times in her head with extreme precision. He knew her. He knew who she was and who her father was. He knew who he had just killed in cold blood was a neighbor girl. His testimony makes those points. He even uses it as an excuse at one point as to why he didn't call the police. Because he was waiting for her father to come after him. Instead he waited until later the next day when he had a neighbor call for him. He also used the excuse of not wanting to ruin other peoples Thanksgiving at another time, so take what you will from his words.
That's not self defense. What they did was a crime. What he did was a worse crime. He sought vengeance, and now the legal system is seeking justice.
They all took their chances and they all lost. The two who broke into his house lost the most. There's no coming back from death. No rehabilitation, no jail, probation or community service to pay their penance. No second chance at becoming a better person than a thief. They get no chance to stand in court and defend themselves for their actions before a jury of their peers. They can't, because they're dead. They're dead because he wanted to kill them to extract his vengeance for the wrongs they'd done to him. That's not justice.