Jury Acquits Texas Man For Murder Of Escort Who Refused Sex

[cliftonite]

What crime was he convicted of?

He admitted to soliciting a prostitute.

 

[LevelSea]

On the bright side, he probably won't be soliciting hookers anymore, and she sure as fuck won't be thieving.

 

[Howard]

This thread delivers a smile to my face.

 

[sandorski]

Texas wants so much to be Florida.

 

[BUTCH1]

He should have the legal means by force if necessary to retrieve his $150, a solid thrashing till she spits out a refund I'm OK with, a death sentence is kinda much IMOP..

 

[IronWing]

What crime was he convicted of?

What crime was the woman he killed convicted of?

 

[Dari]

I wonder if her pimp, er...driver just drove off as bullets started chasing her. Doesn't he have any respect for his property?

 

[Howard]

What crime was the woman he killed convicted of?

Uh, seriously?

Would you say the same about a person who killed a murderer in self-defense?

 

[Rage187]

That lawyer is a fucking genius.

 

[IronWing]

Uh, seriously?

Would you say the same about a person who killed a murderer in self-defense?

She was not convicted of a crime. He killed her when it was not necessary. This was not self-defense. He killed her over the price of a blowjob. In Texas, apparently that is legal. Hence the need to warn folks to stay out of Texas as it is a totally fucked up place.

 

[cliftonite]

Uh, seriously?

Would you say the same about a person who killed a murderer in self-defense?

Because they are totally the same thing.....

 

[Jodell88]

Because they are totally the same thing.....

Yeah they are, didn't you know?

/sarcasm

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Uh, seriously?

Would you say the same about a person who killed a murderer in self-defense?

I think he was pointing out that it's a ludicrous statement to claim that the man is not a criminal when he admitted to an illegal activity (soliciting prostitution) but was never found guilty whereas the woman is a criminal because she committed an illegal act (robbery) although she never was convicted of a crime. They're either both criminals or neither is; you can't just arbitrarily brand one of them a criminal because you approve of his actions more than hers (or vice versa).

 

[CPA]

Reason why I criticize Texas so much. It's murder. I should be surprised he even went to trial.

You live in Cali, why do you care so much about what happens here in Texas?

 

[Howard]

I think he was pointing out that it's a ludicrous statement to claim that the man is not a criminal when he admitted to an illegal activity (soliciting prostitution) but was never found guilty whereas the woman is a criminal because she committed an illegal act (robbery) although she never was convicted of a crime. They're either both criminals or neither is; you can't just arbitrarily brand one of them a criminal because you approve of his actions more than hers (or vice versa).

This is getting too deep for me. I'm out.

 

[Craig234]

This is your opinion, and a Texas jury clearly disagrees with you.

That means about as much as the leader of North Korea being proven to be a good guy because of jury of North Koreans disagrees with you.

NOT murder. Murder is *unlawful* killing with malice aforethought, and a Texas court determined that this killing was not unlawful.

Wrong again. That's first degree murder. There is second-degrree murder, manslaughter, alll kinds of murder that do not involve premediation. Except in Texas.

 

[tcsenter]

Something is missing from this version of the story. I just know something is but too lazy to dig deeper.

 

[Craig234]

Something is missing from this version of the story. I just know something is but too lazy to dig deeper.

Morals.

It's Texas.

 

[Craig234]

nm

 

[leper84]

God bless Texas

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Is there a dollar value that would make the shooting ok in some people's eyes? I know there are some bleeding hearts that would say "None", but I can't imagine that it's all of you. :hmm:

Stories like this make me want to move back to Texas.

 

[surfsatwerk]

He admitted to soliciting a prostitute.

Srsly it's not like he killed anybody...

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Back in law school, my criminal law professor said that in Texas, murder was justified if the victim "needed some killin." Seems he was right.

 

[Bird222]

I assume prostitution is a misdemeanor in Texas. Felony murder would have been an interesting charge. Come to think of it, if the prostitutes theft was a felony couldn't the guy still have been charged with felony murder?

 

[SheHateMe]

I wonder why Nehalem hasn't chimed in. He usually has something negative to say about women in threads like this.