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Posted by JosephKK on July 4, 2008, 8:55 am
Please log in for more thread options >Jim Thompson wrote:
>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:17:58 GMT, James Arthur
>> >>> Jim Thompson wrote:
>>> >>>> Google on: Pasadena Texas "Joe Horn" for a contemporary event ;-) >>>> >>>> ...Jim Thompson >>> I did that. >>> >>> Having heard the 911 tape when it first came out, I'm >>> quite amazed at the inaccuracies in the news coverage. >>> They seem almost deliberately sensational and misleading. >>> >>> Example: the AP has Joe Horn declaring murderous intent >>> to the 911 operator, running outside, shouting "You're >>> dead" to the burglars, then shooting them in the back. >>> >>> In fact he shouted "You move, you're dead," a warning. You >>> can hear it on the 911 tape. At least one of the guys then >>> came at him from the neighbor's yard onto his property, >>> which is when and where Mr. Horn killed him. >>> >>> That's quite a different thing. >>> >>> There are other aspects and it's not all quite as plain. >>> >>> But all in all, it's probably not a good idea to rush >>> a frightened, armed citizen. >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> James Arthur >>
>> I haven't heard the tapes myself, but it was reported on Fox News that >> Horn fired a warning shot into the air, saying, "You move, you're >> dead". So they rushed him. >> >> I can't wait for the leftist weenies to weigh in ;-) >> >> ...Jim Thompson >
>These guys got it basically right: >http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/pasadena/news/5864151.html > >Tapes here: (right sidebar) >http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/side/5306638.html > >~~~ >The operator repeatedly urged him to stay in his house, but >Horn said he did not believe it would be right to let the >burglars get away. > >"Well, here it goes, buddy," Horn told the operator. "You >hear the shotgun clicking and I'm going." > >The operator replied: "Don't go outside." > >Then the tape recorded Horn warning: "Move and you're dead!" >Two quick shots can be heard on the tape, followed by a pause >and then a third shot. > >DETECTIVE WAS ON SCENE >Pasadena police have said a detective in plainclothes had >parked in front of Horn's house in response to the 911 call, >and saw the two men before they crossed into Horn's front >yard. > >Police believe that neither Horn nor the burglars knew an >officer was present. > >When Horn confronted the men in his yard, he raised his >shotgun to his shoulder, police have said. However, the >men ignored his order to freeze. > >Authorities have said one man ran toward Horn but had >angled away toward the street when he was shot in the >back just before reaching the curb. >~~~~ > >Best, >James Arthur Pasadena? Joe Horn will get Californiacated. | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by JosephKK on July 5, 2008, 7:49 pm
Please log in for more thread options >wrote:
> >>On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:25:10 GMT, James Arthur
>> >>>Jim Thompson wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:17:58 GMT, James Arthur >>>> >>>>> Jim Thompson wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Google on: Pasadena Texas "Joe Horn" for a contemporary event ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> ...Jim Thompson >>>>> I did that. >>>>> >>>>> Having heard the 911 tape when it first came out, I'm >>>>> quite amazed at the inaccuracies in the news coverage. >>>>> They seem almost deliberately sensational and misleading. >>>>> >>>>> Example: the AP has Joe Horn declaring murderous intent >>>>> to the 911 operator, running outside, shouting "You're >>>>> dead" to the burglars, then shooting them in the back. >>>>> >>>>> In fact he shouted "You move, you're dead," a warning. You >>>>> can hear it on the 911 tape. At least one of the guys then >>>>> came at him from the neighbor's yard onto his property, >>>>> which is when and where Mr. Horn killed him. >>>>> >>>>> That's quite a different thing. >>>>> >>>>> There are other aspects and it's not all quite as plain. >>>>> >>>>> But all in all, it's probably not a good idea to rush >>>>> a frightened, armed citizen. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> James Arthur >>>> >>>> I haven't heard the tapes myself, but it was reported on Fox News that >>>> Horn fired a warning shot into the air, saying, "You move, you're >>>> dead". So they rushed him. >>>> >>>> I can't wait for the leftist weenies to weigh in ;-) >>>> >>>> ...Jim Thompson >>> >>>These guys got it basically right: >>>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/pasadena/news/5864151.html >>> >>>Tapes here: (right sidebar) >>>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/side/5306638.html >>> >>>~~~ >>>The operator repeatedly urged him to stay in his house, but >>>Horn said he did not believe it would be right to let the >>>burglars get away. >>> >>>"Well, here it goes, buddy," Horn told the operator. "You >>>hear the shotgun clicking and I'm going." >>> >>>The operator replied: "Don't go outside." >>> >>>Then the tape recorded Horn warning: "Move and you're dead!" >>>Two quick shots can be heard on the tape, followed by a pause >>>and then a third shot. >>> >>>DETECTIVE WAS ON SCENE >>>Pasadena police have said a detective in plainclothes had >>>parked in front of Horn's house in response to the 911 call, >>>and saw the two men before they crossed into Horn's front >>>yard. >>> >>>Police believe that neither Horn nor the burglars knew an >>>officer was present. >>> >>>When Horn confronted the men in his yard, he raised his >>>shotgun to his shoulder, police have said. However, the >>>men ignored his order to freeze. >>> >>>Authorities have said one man ran toward Horn but had >>>angled away toward the street when he was shot in the >>>back just before reaching the curb. >>>~~~~ >>> >>>Best, >>>James Arthur >>
>>Pasadena? Joe Horn will get Californiacated. >> >
>Pasadena, Republic of Texas > > ...Jim Thompson Crap, not another one. | ||||||||||||||||
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