DocNTexas
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Idid not see this posted, so here it is.
For those who have not heard, Monday, a Houston Grand Jury heard Joe Horn's case and No Billed him (i.e chose not to indict him). Joe Horn was the man who back in November 2007 confronted two illegal aliens from Columbia who he witnessedburglarizing his neighbor's home and ultimately shot and killed them both. His case drew widespread attention and response from civil rights organizations, includingAl Sharpton,Jesse Jackson and other influential leaders and groups, who staged protests in front of Mr. Horns home. Supporters of Mr. Horn rallied in response and a near riot ensued. The case has been a hot topic of debate.
Mr. Horn was forced to leave his home (and the town) following the incident, due to threats against him and therelentless harassment by themedia. While this ruling has cleared him (for now) against prosecution, he will probably have to endure another round of threats and media harassment as a result, especially with stories like Anderson Cooper and others national reporting shows (notice I did not say news programs, because that would require facts) have been putting out.I watched AC360's report on it tonight and in his usual form he was twisting the story,misrepresentingfacts and outright fabricating information and presenting it as fact in order to bolster his long evidentanti-gun agenda.
Considering the fact that an indictments is really easy to get (mainly because only the prosecution is allowed to present evidence to the Grand Jury) and the fact that the Harris County DA is strongly anti-gun, the fact that the Grand Jury failed to indict him either says there was very little evidence against him or it says a lot about how peoplein Houston feel about their crime situation.
Doc
Idid not see this posted, so here it is.
For those who have not heard, Monday, a Houston Grand Jury heard Joe Horn's case and No Billed him (i.e chose not to indict him). Joe Horn was the man who back in November 2007 confronted two illegal aliens from Columbia who he witnessedburglarizing his neighbor's home and ultimately shot and killed them both. His case drew widespread attention and response from civil rights organizations, includingAl Sharpton,Jesse Jackson and other influential leaders and groups, who staged protests in front of Mr. Horns home. Supporters of Mr. Horn rallied in response and a near riot ensued. The case has been a hot topic of debate.
Mr. Horn was forced to leave his home (and the town) following the incident, due to threats against him and therelentless harassment by themedia. While this ruling has cleared him (for now) against prosecution, he will probably have to endure another round of threats and media harassment as a result, especially with stories like Anderson Cooper and others national reporting shows (notice I did not say news programs, because that would require facts) have been putting out.I watched AC360's report on it tonight and in his usual form he was twisting the story,misrepresentingfacts and outright fabricating information and presenting it as fact in order to bolster his long evidentanti-gun agenda.
Considering the fact that an indictments is really easy to get (mainly because only the prosecution is allowed to present evidence to the Grand Jury) and the fact that the Harris County DA is strongly anti-gun, the fact that the Grand Jury failed to indict him either says there was very little evidence against him or it says a lot about how peoplein Houston feel about their crime situation.
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