A local story from last weekend:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30075521/
Quote:
Greece Police were called to Baneberry Way this weekend because they say 17-year-old Christopher Cervini and two other teens were going through unlocked vehicles in that neighborhood.
A neighbor, Roderick Scott, says he called 911, grabbed his gun and went outside. Scott told police he confronted the teens and when he did, Cervini came at him and he fired three shots.
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I heard the defense attorney on the radio this morning. The homeowner was awake at 3:30 am and saw three youths going through several cars in the neighborhood. Girlfriend calls 911, he goes outside with a registed handgun to detain the kids. Two kids flee, one apparently comes at the homeowner, three shots fired and a 17 year old kid is dead.
One thing that is very disturbing ( other than the tragic death of a kid over a petty crime ) is that the homeowner has been charged with murder and is already going before a grandjury tomorrow. The defense attorney claims he is being railroaded because the kid was a good kid from a good neighborhood and that the local DA is going to make an example of him..
Please discuss your thoughts on this, and hopefully it can serve as a lesson to remind homeowners to not go outside to defend property in states where it is clearly not allowed....