For killing someone, not for being high and drunk

Wasn't even in self defence anyway; he had the drop on the burglar from his window, he never saw it coming.

No but firing a weapon under influence of alcohol and drugs is.
If he was sober then he may have got off since he would have been in a better frame of mind to make a judgement but (excuse the pun) he shot himself in the foot by shooting someone under the influence in the first place.

Worst fucking post ever you've clearly never been robbed.

This country's going to the dogs....

The only important thing: If the burglar didn't have the intention of committing a crime he'd still be alive.

Everything else is irrelevant imo. If he wasn't a criminal piece of shit he'd not have ruined the life of the person who shot him.

Pearler of a shot. Probably would have done the same thing if I'm tbh. Free human target practice.

Yep

lol at the rednecks on here.

poor 433 needs to move to america. In some states they have laws where it is basically legal to kill someone as long as you shout before hand "he's coming right for us"

I'm surprised he even noticed them or even cared they were there :d he must be a good shot too.

But yeah, its a sad world we live in when you go to gaol for defending yourself but on the other hand they could have been Mormon's (remember the bikie's turning up at Jesse Pinkman's door in Breaking bad#-o )

For the record, I am anti Gun, I hear gun owners say all the time, "Gun's don't kill people, people kill people". Here is the irony , that's exactly why we don't want people to have guns ](*,)

Edited by StiflersMom: 17/10/2014 07:50:54 AM

Shoot someone in the head and kill them, you have to deal with the consequences.

-PB

They aren't being rednecks I can assure you.

This is just some faux-outrage trying to justify muh rights in an American way.

Nowhere in the world would this not be considered manslaughter.

Look at Oscar Pistorius ffs.

-PB

Exactly, why even have a justice system if we're going to let people being the judge and jury and shoot people on sight?

Edited by mcjules: 17/10/2014 09:50:57 AM

433 is a fuckwit

Who needs to move to 'Merica. Fuck yeah!

Don't know where I stand on this to be honest. If I felt my life and my family's lives were at risk, I'd think I'd shoot... But all reasoning goes out the door when you're as fucked up as that guy was.

Lol Get tae fuck pal, I know exactly what it's like. I've been mugged twice overseas and had my apartment in Thailand totally cleared out about 10 years ago which is more of a nightmare than if it happened here. Sure it's a cunt to deal with but considering you get everything back if you aren't a stingy cunt on your insurance it's better than murdering someone, and then later having to prove your innocence in court, because they wanted your telly.

Good call.

Also, what experienced gunman, even in that state, would react in that way?

The article doesn't state what he shot the intruders with (or what background with guns he has to be considered experienced), but if it is anything that falls into the catergory of 90% of weapons in this country then he clearly didn't have the weapons stored in the correct legal manner or he wouldn't have been able to have used them in such a condition.

Doesn't sound like an experienced gunman at all (and is only going to do 4.5 years in prison for killing someone, that's a light sentence anywhere in the world).

-PB

Nope.

This

Mate lost 15k worth of jewellery, the least valuable of it was sentimental passed down. I also lost the only copy of my thesis I had. You can't get it back.

Plebs broke into the house and stole my car. They caught someone in the car but didn't charge them with burglary and we never got a thing back.

I don't encourage shooting people i just have absolutely no sympathy for criminals who get shot.

Don't you guys think he had other options? I mean he could have done a Clint Eastwood "get of my lawn " instead of just shooting the guy from the shadows.

Just because someone is trespassing doesn't give you the right to murder someone.

Just wait for them to murder you though right?

I don't agree with guns, I hate them. But if someone has broken into my house I have no idea what their intention is. It's a situation that is frightening and highly threatening.

He was the one with the firearm he was hardly in danger against a few thieves.

Oscar Pistorius was only using his weapon in self defence. And he wasn't even high.

He should be praised as a hero too. What a disgrace.

#freeoscar

So many hypocrites. I don't agree with murder but would you all let the bloke run off with your shit?

Or would you attempt a fist fight you may lose? If you have any faith in the police ever finding anything you're retarded.

There is no justification for shooting another human being for taking your stuff. Its only if your life is in danger. The guy could've easily have fired a warning shot to scare them away. He had all the power.

Anything else is just being a low breed redneck.

Can we stop dragging rednecks into this when this clearly has nothing to do with them? 8-[

-PB