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Minn. man gets 90 days for killing suspected burglar
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:39 am
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:39 am
Three guys attempt to burglarize a house. 19 year old gets shot - defendant says they were trying to run him down, victim's mother disputes this.
Victim's mother says her life is now "endless sadness and lifelong hell."
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Victim's mother says her life is now "endless sadness and lifelong hell."
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A Minnesota man who shot and killed a suspected burglar was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail by a judge who said the homeowner opened fire "out of fear and maybe some stupidity."
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Pettersen fatally shot 19-year-old Nicolas Embertson of Madelia on Jan. 28 when he fired at a vehicle that was fleeing from his home. Two others in the car have been sentenced on burglary counts. One of the others said they had intended to burglarize Pettersen's home.
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Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:41 am to chinhoyang
so they were fleeing from his home and he shot and killed someone? lucky he only got 90 days
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:41 am to chinhoyang
Not surprising, the burglars were fleeing, not in house, misleading title.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:42 am to chinhoyang
So fear for your life is not grounds to shoot? frick that judge.
That said, if he fired at a fleeing car, it wasn't fear at that point, it was vengeance.
That said, if he fired at a fleeing car, it wasn't fear at that point, it was vengeance.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:43 am to chinhoyang
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Pettersen fatally shot 19-year-old Nicolas Embertson of Madelia on Jan. 28 when he fired at a vehicle that was fleeing from his home
Yeah,you cant do that.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:43 am to chinhoyang
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Victim's mother says her life is now "endless sadness and lifelong hell."
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:44 am to chinhoyang
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vehicle that was fleeing from his home
manslaughter imo
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:44 am to PrivatePublic
There's clearly no fearing for your life when people are in a car fleeing the scene.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:47 am to chinhoyang
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Victim's mother says her life is now "endless sadness and lifelong hell."
shite head or not, I'm sure losing her son is anything but enjoyable.
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Pettersen said an uninvited person on his deck had frightened him in the early morning. He said he grabbed his gun and went outside into his driveway where he said a car rushed at him.
"It was obvious the driver was trying to run me down," Pettersen said.
But McCabe pointed out that the bullets were found in the side of the car.
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Defense attorney James Fleming told the judge that Pettersen pleaded guilty "because he feels responsible to an extent even I disagree with." Fleming asked the judge to order home confinement instead of jail time.
Sounds like the defendant feels he did wrong.
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"My son was not a threat to him," McCabe said. "My son did not enter his home. He was given a death sentence."
Ehh, he may not have been a threat at that point in time, but had they not been caught on the porch, who knows what kind of threat they may have posed.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:47 am to chinhoyang
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when he fired at a vehicle that was fleeing from his home
He's lucky all he got was 90 days.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:49 am to slackster
Agree with all of that. I feel for the mom, but her son was in the process of committing a crime. Play stupid games and what not.
ETA: Jail time seems to be warranted for the homeowner.
ETA: Jail time seems to be warranted for the homeowner.
This post was edited on 7/12/17 at 8:50 am
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:51 am to chinhoyang
Guy claims they were driving the car TOWARDS him...but they seem pretty sure the car was driving away. 90 days is probably a slap on the wrist (that I agree with).
Either way I can't find any sympathy for someone who gets popped trying to burglarize someone's home. It was really really easy for him not to get shot that night...by you know...not being a criminal.
Either way I can't find any sympathy for someone who gets popped trying to burglarize someone's home. It was really really easy for him not to get shot that night...by you know...not being a criminal.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:52 am to PrivatePublic
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So fear for your life is not grounds to shoot? frick that judge
You need to have a reasonable fear for your life. Shooting him on your front porch is one thing. Going back inside, getting a gun, and going outside to shoot at a fleeing (the bullets were found in the side of the vehicle) vehicle is quite another. I'm sure he was scared shitless, but 90 days in prison seems pretty favorable considering the totality of the situation.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:52 am to chinhoyang
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Victim's mother says her life is now "endless sadness and lifelong hell."
Shouldn't been out stealing other peoples stuff and being a criminal. Got what he deserved.
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A Minnesota man who shot and killed a suspected burglar was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail by a judge who said the homeowner opened fire "out of fear and maybe some stupidity."
I understand why this guy did what he did but he's real lucky that's all he got for shooting people fleeing the scene. Can't do that.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:55 am to tke857
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lucky he only got 90 days
Disappointing that he got any time at all.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:57 am to SSpaniel
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Disappointing that he got any time at all.
How in the world is this disappointing? His life was in no danger, the suspect was fleeing in a car when he shot at him.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:59 am to SSpaniel
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Disappointing that he got any time at all.
Fleeing Burglar =/= Active Robber
Posted on 7/12/17 at 9:05 am to LNCHBOX
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ETA: Jail time seems to be warranted for the homeowner.
No doubt. He plead guilty to reckless discharge of a weapon, a felony, when that discharge killed a man.
90 days is fortunate. Probably should have stuck with the manslaughter charge if only because of the optics of the plea.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 9:07 am to chinhoyang
The bottom line is if the kid didn't burglarize the home he would have never received a bullet. Every action has a consequence.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 9:10 am to Brazos
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The bottom line is if the kid didn't burglarize the home
The kid never burglarized the home though really, he was on the deck, so he just trespassed,
Being killed is not a just consequence for trespassing.
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