re: Guy on "neighborhood watch" kills 20-year-old from inside his garage.

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I base that on, in this country, innocence until proven guilty.

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If the shooter is found guilty, his life in prison will still have more value than that of the thug he shot. This will undoubtedly trigger the hell out of you. Mainly because it's true and you know it.

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Now you're back peddling and claiming you weren't implying the deceased should have been given an opportunity to state his case based of some twisted view on morality you hold? Typical.

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Copley had a brief hearing Monday where he was denied bail. As of Monday afternoon, an attorney had not been assigned to the case. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 29.

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UNC law professor Joseph Kennedy said even if Thomas did have a gun, Copley would not have been justified in shooting him unless there was a credible threat to his or someone else’s life.

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Kennedy said the concept of a warning shot is impractical. If someone shoots at a person for whatever reason, that person is allowed by law to shoot back in self-defense, Kennedy said.

“A warning shot is in the eyes of the beholder,” he said. “If I fire a gun at you and I miss, how do you know that that’s a warning shot?”

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Dennis Kenny, a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, said based on the 911 calls and the details about the case that have been released so far, he can’t see how Copley could successfully argue self-defense.

“I think any court would have a difficult time with that argument,” Kenny said, “because then anyone could shoot someone they were fearful of.”

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These "neighborhood" watch guys seem to be self appointed a-holes with an agenda.

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As wrong (legally) as the shooting may be, I don't personally have the slightest problem with it.

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