Jim Thomps>> >>
>>> Jim Thomps>>>
>>>> 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:
>
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>Tapes here: (right sidebar)
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>~~~
>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.