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three defense shootings within the weekend

Godscreation

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NC Senator shoots and kills home intruder
http://wbt.com/news/details.cfm;jsessionid=2a3021194048df0f96dd3c21736c2677a5c4?article_id=47673

Homeowner fires shots at robbery suspects
http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-082409-al-homeowner_fires_shots.10f5b26b0.html

And finally the one making the most headlines and the most controversial:
[sub]Elderly man shoots suspect in home invasion, may face charges
[/sub]http://www.charlotteobserver.com/topstories/story/904476.html

go to this link and hit the poll regarding this story it's halfway down the page:
http://www.wbt.com/
 

carracer

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2 sentences about the breakin at the senators house and the rest is about some drug user accusation of molestation?
 

TriCityOC

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carracer wrote:
2 sentences about the breakin at the senators house and the rest is about some drug user accusation of molestation?

yeah can you say journalistic agenda? I think a follow on piece about the guy's voting history on gun issues or crime bills would have been more appropriate...unless the intruder was somehow involved in the other investigation.

Pretty lame article.
 
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