UPDATE

Take note everyone --

Tonight's radio talk show about the Castle Doctrine may or may not have changed its time slot.
If you're going to tune in, it may possibly start at 8 p.m. eastern. The dissemination of information from certain sources has not always been completely accurate.  Stay vigilant.

The Castle Doctrine Goes on Trial

Today's local newspaper report

We Have No Duty to Retreat

Don't forget to tune in tonight at 9 p.m.
to an obscure radio blogspot called Center Stage that is hosted by Kheri Hines

Call the number at the top right of the screen to voice your support for a citizen's 2nd amendment right to keep and bear arms and the right to employ the use of deadly force to protect one's home.

It would seem Ms. Hines' intention is to put the Castle Doctrine law on trial because we the people, may not be interpreting it in the appropriate manner.
The US Supreme court ruled that a homeowner is entitled to have a firearm in their home as a means of protection against an intruder, attacker or robber.  Over 30 states have some type of Castle Doctrine law on the books.

The Wiki Definition of the Castle Doctrine is as follows:

A Castle Doctrine (also known as a Castle Law or a Defense of Habitation Law) is an American legal doctrine arising from English Common law that designates one's place of residence (or, in some states, any place legally occupied, such as one's car or place of work) as a place in which one enjoys protection from illegal trespassing and violent attack. It then goes on to give a person the legal right to use deadly force to defend that place (his "castle"), and any other innocent persons legally inside it, from violent attack or an intrusion which may lead to violent attack. In a legal context, therefore, use of deadly force which actually results in death may be defended as justifiable homicide under the Castle Doctrine.

The SC Code of laws explains that you have no duty to retreat in your home and instead, have the right to stand your ground and defend yourself, your family and your property.  If a burglar is inside your home with your firearms in his hands, would you defend yourself and use deadly force?  Is your life in imminent peril?
Should we give the thief time to explain himself and surrender?

Call in tonight and stand your ground.

BREAKING NEWS: President says really stupid shit!

Has everyone heard about this?  Could our President be any more arrogant and disrespectful of our men and women in uniform?  He's clueless.  The worst part is he's running for re-election.  Come on people, wake up!

Some recent bad press, which included a major mockery of the plan by comedian Jon Stewart, led Pres. Obama to abandon his proposal to require veterans carry private health insurance.  He proposed this in an effort to cover an estimated $540 million dollars per year this costs the federal government of treatment for injuries to military personnel received during their tours on active duty.

The Pres. admits he was puzzled by the magnitude of people opposed to his proposal.

When he backed off from this proposal that would make disabled veterans pay for their own injuries, this is his response,

"Look, it's an all volunteer force. Nobody made these guys go to war.  They had to have known and accepted the risks.  Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?  It doesn't compute.  I thought these were people who were proud to sacrifice for their country.  I wasn't asking for blood, just money.  With the country facing the worst financial crisis in its history, I'd have thought that the patriotic thing to do would to try to help reduce the nations's deficit.  I guess I underestimated the selfishness of my fellow Americans."

What does he know about patriotism and sacrifice?  The American people are not selfish, Mr. President, you are!

We support our military personnel, both home and abroad.  They deserve what little benefits they have left.

The Castle Doctrine Goes on Trial

....At least that's the lead in for the latest bit of propaganda perpetrated by a blog talk radio host by the name of Kheri Hines.

Ms. Hines has taken up the cause for Bobby Gadsden and his family, with everyone at that camp believing the Castle Doctrine just doesn't apply in this particular case.  Bobby Gadsden was shot and killed by a homeowner while he was in the midst of burglarizing his home and stealing the homeowner's guns.

 Law Enforcement officials have no intention of charging the homeowner with any crime and the suspect's 2 "friends" are now in jail facing Burglary charges.  Too bad SC doesn't have a felony murder law.  His 2 cohorts should be held responsible for his death.

Now the "come-on" for this Saturday's radio talk show has put a unique spin on the case.  The latest version of the incident is that Bobby was chased out of the residence and shot in the back of the head.  Supposedly there are witnesses to this.  They must be invisible.  The Gadsden camp changes the story on a regular basis, especially when ole' Wanda (full of) Bull is at the helm.  No one has yet fully determined if she's an authorized family spokesperson or one who is just leading the parade of fools.

Lt. Brown from the Moncks Corner Police Dept. gave a full statement to the news media on the day of the shooting, relating the facts in a simple, by-the-book, terminology.  The 911 tape was released in less than 48 hours.  There's nothing more to the story, but the Gadsden clan doesn't want this to go away.  Nope.  They really believe that they can bring about a change in the law so that law abiding citizens will have NO rights and the common street thug will have all the rights to invade your home and steal what doesn't belong to them.

The Justice for Bobby Gadsden Facebook page was removed several days ago, most likely because it was becoming a repository for name calling, slander, insults and just downright poor grammar!  Trying to have a reasonably intelligent conversation on that page was an arduous journey in to a land of  half assed ideas void of any kind of a rational thought process.  A common house pet could form a more cohesive sentence and articulate a point.  It was a painful adventure trying to interpret the ghetto-hip-hop-rap-crap language that was a sorry ass excuse for communication.  How can anyone possibly take someone seriously when the words make no sense and there is no punctuation?  I would personally like to bitch slap the mo'fo' who started all dat!

The Truth About Bobby Gadsden page is still on Facebook.  That page welcomes any and all who wish to make comments in a rational, sane, and non-aggressive manner.  These are ardent supporters of the Castle Doctrine and the 2nd Amendment.  They steadfastly support the homeowner's decision to use deadly force against these intruders or attackers that were unlawfully in someone else's home during the commission of a dangerous felony.

The Gadsden supporters don't seem to understand that whether the perpetrator was armed, unarmed, shot in the head or shot in the foot...it was still justified under the legal definition of the law.

I hate to even give this radio talk show any kind of ratings coup, but these people need a dose of reality.  We are NOT racist rednecks with a hidden agenda, conspiring to cover up whatever threat they've whipped themselves up in a frenzy over.  So this Friday, April 29 @ 9:00 p.m. call in to this so-called talk show and let's set the record straight.  I'd say the homeowner needs some justice.

Maybe this would be more of a deterrent?

Mob Mentality

In order to get the full facts, I recommend you read my previous post, "Homeowner shoots Burglar."

As I mentioned, the dueling Facebook pages;  "Justice for Bobby Gadsden" and "Truth About Bobby Gadsden" have had me riveted to my computer screen and I have found it difficult to peel myself away from the drama.
Then, there was last night's radio blogspot gadsden-shooting-justified-or-homicide call in show that just fueled more hatred, speculation and downright stupidity.  Whoever coined the phrase, "you can't fix stupid," must have been dealing with one or all of the morons on the "Justice" page.  Now before you go off to find this page, I must warn you that the administrator of that page constantly cleans and deletes.  (More like censors, but that's another story.)  So you can expect to find nothing more than a bunch of ignorant morons who barely know how to spell the word "justice" let alone know its meaning.  Many voices of reason have produced conclusive facts and rational arguments that tell the unbiased truth.  If any facts or posts show that, they are promptly deleted and many have been blocked....all for simply and rationally providing facts and the truth.

The facts that they like to argue is the wording of the Castle Doctrine doesn't apply in this case since Bobby dropped the guns before the homeowner shot him.  That prompts the rational question of, "How do you know?  Were you there?"  Another point of contention;  Bobby was shot in the back of the head and that proves he was attempting to flee.  Once again, they weren't there.  Then more what-if's are thrown out and more moronic statements, finding any way and every way to blame someone else.  The proverbial grasping at straws theory.

The one know-it-all mouthpiece of the site, Wanda Bull (aptly named) has repeatedly denounced the police department, coroner and every citizen in that town as racist rednecks who have all conspired to hide the truth from the family.  That prompts the question: "What are you talking about?"  Seriously. Try asking that question.  Then you will be chased away because white people are stupid.  Some of her followers have accused the homeowner of being a "murderer" even though he was lawfully defending himself and his property.  Her "justice" objective changes daily so it's difficult to get a grasp on her definition of reality.

Now Ms. Bull has posted that the family hasn't gotten the body from the shooting that occurred almost 2 weeks ago, making it sound like it's the fault of those involved in the vast conspiracy.  They want the county to pay for the autopsy and the county won't. They want to sue somebody, but they can't. They want to hold everyone accountable, except the scumbag burglar, Bobby and his cohorts in crime.  They can't. Unfortunately, in the state of SC, there is no state statute available that can criminally link the other 2 suspects responsible for Bobby's death.  The other 2 suspects are only being charged with Burglary 2nd degree.

Now the family claims that they're in fear of their safety because they've been met with nothing but anger and hostility since arriving.  The liberals brought the attitude with them.  Kind of like bringing a knife to a gunfight.

If you have a Facebook page, please visit both pages.  You don't have to make a friend request or like the page to read them.  If you don't, make a page and visit.  You can always delete your Facebook page later.
The world needs to know that this is not a black - white issue as they would have you believe.  It is simply a case of someone lawfully defending themselves against an intruder or attacker in their own home.

Defend your rights!!

Homeowner shoots burglar

For the last few days, I have been totally captivated by 2 Facebook pages that were opened as a direct result of a homeowner lawfully defending himself in his own home.  Here are the basic facts of the case:

Approximately 0840 hours a homeowner is in his bathroom shaving.  He believes he is home alone when he hears noises upstairs.  He looks out a window to see if a family member had returned home and sees no cars.  He grabs his pistol and confronts a black male suspect coming down the stairs with his long guns and a bag of ammo in his hands.  He fires one shot and reportedly this projectile enters at an angle that is somewhat on the backside of the suspect's head.
The homeowner hears more noises and believes there are more intruders (which later is confirmed as one other person is in the house) so he flees from his home and runs to a neighbor's.  The homeowner calls 911 and relays the information.  Quite naturally, he is upset by the circumstances, but the 911 recording released by this police department clearly notes that the homeowner said that the burglar had his rifles and he shot him.

Here's what now plays out -  A high ranking official from this small police department, makes a recorded statement to the news media that outlines the above facts.  He further states that the homeowner will NOT be charged as he was lawfully defending his property from an intruder, as is written under the Castle Doctrine.
In this particular small county, they do NOT have a medical examiner, but just a coroner.  A coroner is an elected official and not a medical doctor.  The coroner pronounces the suspect dead of a gunshot wound.  No criminal matter. Case closed.  No autopsy necessary.  (As a note, if an autopsy was to be conducted, they would have to send the body some 40 miles away to the nearest medical examiner/pathologist and it would cost the county approximately $4000. 00.)  Why bother?  The case is clear cut and obvious.

On a side note, about 10 years ago, the Attorney General for SC, Charlie Condon, declared "open season" on home invaders.  Click on his name and you'll see the press release that stirred up quite a bit of controversy when it was first announced.

In the meantime, 2 other suspects were arrested and both gave statements/confessions of the circumstances and that they were the only 3 people involved.  (One was the getaway driver) These suspects are 18-21 years of age and - surprise - all have criminal records.
The coroner finds that the nearest immediate family member, his Father, is in the Kentucky state penitentiary.  Surprise again.  The father is notified by the coroner.


Nothing here but an open and shut case, right?  You would think, but it seems some liberal moronic relatives from New Jersey come down to find facts, help the family, make arrangements, etc.  An uncle of the deceased suspect starts a Facebook page titled Justice-for-Bobby-L-Gadsden.
You would not believe the unintelligible, moronic, ignorant arguments and comments that were posted on that page.  These people think the Castle Doctrine shouldn't pertain to poor little Bobby and that it's all race related.  Whenever someone clearly and reasonably tried to ask what "justice" they were seeking, the response was usually in the form of a written tirade that made no sense.  In a nutshell, they used every argument imaginable and grasped at straws in their attempt to blame the homeowner.  They did not dispute that their poor baby, Bobby was committing a crime, they just don't think he should have been shot in the back of the head.  They speculate that he was attempting to flee. More rumors, more speculation, more bullshit.  They were demanding an autopsy and were irate that they couldn't view his body.
2 answers were provided :
1.) The coroner really thought it in the family's best interest to release the body directly to the funeral home so that the family would not be exposed to the prettiness of what a bullet to the head can produce.
2.) The coroner can't do the autopsy but would make arrangements for the body to be sent to a medical pathologist of their choosing - but not at the expense of the county.
Apparently, those answers didn't go over well.

It quickly became a white vs. black thing, insults were constantly hurled because of the ghetto language, profanity and outright lies.  Threats were made not only on the page, but people who attempted to make some civilized sense, were receiving threatening messages in their private Facebook mailboxes.  At some point, the uncle came on and did a clean sweep of his page, deleting the comments of many people who's points made some sense and who produced facts to support the law.  These same people found themselves blocked from the page altogether.
The disgusting part is that the Facebook page has over 800 "likes" on it.  Unfortunately, you have to press like to make a comment on it.  As angry as I got at the idiotic ramblings I read on that page, I refused to "like" any part of it.
Rumors swirled that the victim of this crime received death threats and he and his family feared for their safety and have supposedly gone in to seclusion.  A police car is parked out in front of their house 24/7.

Because of all that hateful garbage spewing from the mouths and fingers of the Gadsden Facebook proponents, another page was started.  The administrator of  Truth-About-Bobby-Gadsden set some ground rules;  No racism, no excessively foul language, no threats.  The page was a means of support for the victim and his family, supporting every citizen's 2nd Amendment right to bear arms.

The local news media seemed to have lost interest and the uncle posted a story on ireporter CNN which didn't garner much sympathy.  With all their huff and puff, no high profile blow hard has jumped on their bandwagon. The Justice page eluded to NAACP action, Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton taking up the cause.
The suspect's family can't sue the homeowner, since he is protected from such action under law.  What lawyer in his right mind would want to take up a losing case?

In fact, in the last 12 hours, it has become ominously quiet, save for a few hangers on.
However, one talk radio blogspot has been shamelessly advertising on the Justice Facebook page about tonight's topic of Bobby Gadsden: Homicide or Justified?

I myself don't plan on listening, but if nothing interests you on TV tonight, and you want to see your blood pressure rise, tune in at 8 p.m.

Where did we go wrong?