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   JM>>UPDATE: Loganville Mother Shoots Burglar Several Times   
      
    LL> Silly woman.  She could have gotten herself killed.   
    LL> Now she is going to spend the rest of her days in prison,   
    LL> for having shot a man in cold blood.   
      
    I doubt it.   
      
    LL> Of course, such a thing would never happen in Louisiana.   
    LL> Cajuns are smart, and would never shoot an innocent person   
    LL> in cold blood.  Unless they truly deserved it.   
      
    So, Cajuns are reasonable people.   
      
   JM>>A burglar was shot by a Loganville homeowner Friday morning.   
   JM>>She was hiding in an attic space and shot him when he located her.   
      
    LL> The "burglar" was probably her husband coming home drunk,   
    LL> with herself waiting inside to ambush him when he stumbled   
    LL> in.   
      
    Doubt it. She would probably have done it more personal in that   
    case.   
      
    LL> In Louisiana, those kinds of things do not happen.  The   
    LL> reason why is because several years ago our state passed a   
    LL> "shoot the burglar" bill, which was quickly signed into   
    LL> law.  This law allows folks to shoot the burglar *before*   
    LL> the burglar enters a house, thus keeping everybody inside   
    LL> safe from harm.   
      
    Not really a bad idea. As long as you are reasonable about it.   
      
    LL> Cajuns love to sit on their porch, shotgun (or weapon of   
    LL> choice) in hand, waiting for potential burglars to cross   
    LL> their lawns.  And then, with one pull on the trigger, the   
    LL> potential burglar is neutralized, having been transformed   
    LL> into one dead burglar.   
      
    All too often you read about a homeowner firing round after   
    round, and missing. Which is one reason I favor universal   
    military service.   
      
    OTOH, a shotgun does not require a concealed permit.   
      
    LL> When the cops come around to ask questions, Cajuns say one   
    LL> of two things -   
      
    LL> 1. "I thought it was a deer!"   
      
    LL> 2. "That burglar deserved to die!"   
      
    LL> In either case, the officer tips his hat, wishes the Cajun   
    LL> to have a nice day, and heads back to the station.   
      
    Oh, I bet the cop is not happy. Probably requires a lot more   
    paperwork that that. I bet those cops hate paperwork.   
      
    OTOH, maybe not as much as processing a case through trial, so   
    maybe it's a wash.   
      
      
   BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
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