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MLeake · November 11, 2011, 01:25 AM

Today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article about some things that can go very, very wrong...

http://www.ajc.com/news/man-facing-1...s-1221252.html

Georgia is a very gun-friendly state; Fulton County is not typical of most of Georgia. Even so, the distinction between "in the house" and "on the property" is coming into play in this case.

I also have to wonder if the DA's office felt pressure to file charges in order to cover the police officers who shot the property owner... Because they offered a plea deal that would have been a misdemeanor, but are charging with 105 years' worth of felonies.

On a non-legal note, it appears somebody has burned down the property owner's home while he was in the hospital and/or jail...

Think long and hard before shooting in defense of stuff.

November 11, 2011, 01:25 AM	#1
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	Shooting in defense of property... potential problems Today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article about some things that can go very, very wrong... http://www.ajc.com/news/man-facing-1...s-1221252.html Georgia is a very gun-friendly state; Fulton County is not typical of most of Georgia. Even so, the distinction between "in the house" and "on the property" is coming into play in this case. I also have to wonder if the DA's office felt pressure to file charges in order to cover the police officers who shot the property owner... Because they offered a plea deal that would have been a misdemeanor, but are charging with 105 years' worth of felonies. On a non-legal note, it appears somebody has burned down the property owner's home while he was in the hospital and/or jail... Think long and hard before shooting in defense of stuff.