Tuesday, July 11, 2006



Fla: Self-Defense Shooting Leaves One Man Dead: "The State Attorney's office will determine if charges will be filed against a man who said he shot and killed a 25-year-old in self defense. Orange County deputies said the fatal shooting was justified. Late Wednesday night, Orange County deputies said 39-year-old Sylvester Andrews shot Antoine Jones when Jones charged at him with a knife. The incident allegedly started when a dispute broke out inside the home on Brook Hollow Drive. Andrews said he had no choice to shoot Jones, because he feared his two daughters and his girlfriend's daughter were in danger. Jones is the son of Andrews' girlfriend."


NC: Excessive force? "A Rocky Mount businessman stands accused of murder because he shot the teenager who tried to rob him. Rocky Mount police say 65-year-old Joshua Moore shot Emanuel Harris in the chest when the 16-year-old attempted to steal a cash box from Moore's vegetable stand on Saturday. Moore is charged with second-degree murder. Moore's family says it was a matter of self defense but the charges say he used excessive force for the situation."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It seems that North Carolina doesn't believe in property rights. How is a business owner supposed to prevent thieves from walking away with everything if the use of force is prohibited? Thank God I live in Texas, where the rights of the victim are still put ahead of the rights of the criminal.