re: Gasser didn't testify in McKnight case; Guilty of manslaughter

He lived on Wall Blvd. He said he takes the Terry exit 2/3s of the time. A witness testified saying he cut over from the Terry exit lane to the Gen Degualle lane at the last minute narrowly missing the divider that separates the exits.

You are correct, he said He pulled the gun from a bag when they got on Behrman hwy

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I was just shooting from the hip with that comment.

They may argue that the previous incident tainted their entire case and that it shouldnt have been permissible so they withheld argument.

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Has it ever occurred to you that you may be one of the "cretins" you speak of?

Your comments exhibit a disturbingly poor understanding of our criminal justice system, as well as poor reading comprehension. tLSU has explained Prieur evidence rulings in detail in this thread. You might consider educating yourself before running your mouth. You won't look as ignorant.

At least you have a degree of anonymity on a message board. When you say stupid shite in person, everyone you speak to who is more educated, experienced, informed or intelligent on a topic than you are - and I suspect there are many - is thinking "Bless his heart."

He thought he was justified. His interviews quoted the statute. The detective even called him out on it because he used great bodily harm multiple times as well as feared for his life and the fact that McKnight told him multiple times that he was going to kill him.

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quote: here have been times, at night, with my family in the car, in NOLA, on a dimly lit side street with shady looking people approaching, where I have drawn my weapon and kept it near me in case it was needed. Split seconds may count and I dont want to waste any struggling to draw.


I'm calling BS on this

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I actually believe him, and here's the real problem: There are other people walking (or driving) around who believe exactly what he does. We've got gun owners who are practically hoping for an opportunity to use it in self-defense. The worst are the ones with a snippet of legal knowledge that they believe will justify them shooting someone. I'd bet dollars to donuts that at some point in the past Ronald Gasser either read or heard something to the effect of "If he puts his FINGERTIP into your vehicle, you can shoot him." I have no doubt that he thought he was justified and would get away with it.

The Merritt Landry situation a few years ago is another example. A teenage hoodrat hopped his driveway gate and was skulking around in his driveway and yard deciding what to steal. Landry comes outside, positioning himself between the thief and the gate, and ends up shooting the kid in the head from about 30' away.

After a long process, Landry wasn't prosecuted in criminal court. I don't know what happened civilly, but it seems unlikely he wasn't sued. He lost his job with the city. I'm sure the whole ordeal cost him a fortune. If you asked him today, I bet he wishes he'd stayed in his house and called NOPD.

But after all the shite he went through, there are probably retards who now think you can go out into your yard and shoot a guy who you think MIGHT try to break into your house. Landry is lucky he's not in prison. (The worst part is that the hardheaded little bastard didn't even die. He's probably out stealing shite as I write this.)

Yes, they showed roughly 13 hours (3 interviews if I remember correctly) of interview during the trial. ALL with no lawyer present.

I'm of the belief that no matter what crime you commit you can get off (with at least a lesser charge/plea deal) if you never talk to the police and have a lawyer.

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Did they show the interviews at trial? That’s wild he was quoting the statute not 24 hours after shooting a dude.

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The showed not just the interviews, but the entire time he was in the interrogation room. There was one part where he was left alone for ~2 hours. How would you like to have to sit through that? I hope plenty of coffee was available. I probably would have fallen asleep in the jury box.

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but it’s my understanding he stated in the interviews with the police right after that he was going home and the other exit was the most direct way but he passed it up to continue the confrontation

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Jesus what an idiot.

I don’t know if he said specifically to “continue the confrontation”, but they asked him about the exit leading to his house and why he passed it up. That coupled with the witness testimony about him swerving out of the exit lane at the last minute is pretty telling.

But not as telling as quoting the statue before rigor mortis had even set in

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Witnesses said McKnight was laughing during the chase while Gasser was enraged and yelling out his window.

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I don't believe one word of these witnesses. Joe McKnight wasn't retarded. Any intelligent person isn't going to laugh and think it is a game when something like this goes on over a 5 mile stretch.