toot that horn!
Joe Horn, the have-a-go hero who shot dead a couple of thieving scumbag junkies on his neighbor’s lawn, got a no-bill from a Texas Grand Jury yesterday.
A Harris County grand jury on Monday ended the rancorous seven-month debate over Pasadena resident Joe Horn’s decision to gun down two illegal immigrant burglars in his front yard, concluding the act was a justifiable use of deadly force and not murder.
Illegal Immigrants? Check.
The Nov. 14 call ended with the sound of Horn racking a shell into his 12-gauge shotgun’s chamber followed by three gunshots that killed Colombians Diego Ortiz, 30, and Hernando Riascos Torres, 38.
Each man was shot in the back. They had taken about $2,000 in the burglary.
Caught in the commission of a crime? Check.
Not much wrong so far, I hear you say.
Frank Ortiz, a member of the local League of United Latin American Citizens chapter, said he hopes federal authorities investigate the case further.
“That’s amazing that they would no-bill him with so much evidence against him,” Ortiz said. “It’s amazing to me that anyone with a Hispanic surname cannot get justice. This was no more than a vigilante.”
You think? Sounds like this particular person with a Hispanic surname disagrees.
“I just praise God that he was not indicted, that our country is still behind our good, honest people,” said Velma Cabello, 61. “He is a hero in my book.”
Good for you sir, although his notable success from that distance is making me reconsider my 20 gauge Mossberg as an effective door/yard/anywhere-close-to-me gun.
Marvin says:
I support swift and sure justice.
A law-abiding armed citizen can and should stop crime and criminals in their tracks.
Mr Horn had no doubt that those 2 were in the process of committing a crime. He acted properly.