re: This is Murder

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Guess the deputy that helped me was doing me solid then.

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It never hurts to knock and at least ask , but making her do it or threatening to take her to jail for not doing it is a big no no . At yourself you for a lawsuit .

stlslick... I agree with u. Boyfriend life not in danger and he completely instigated the situation. He did just what he set out to do which is to create an environment where he could kill that man and yell "self defense".

Not murder. The father should have left when told to and then he tried to grab the gun from the homeowner. Case closed.

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State of Texas at fault. Custody is so heavily favoring the mother it's crazy. 

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It's true. Any states that generally favor custody to a parent based solely on gender, have got issues. And, ironically, it's typically red states.

Oklahoma is the same way as Texas in that regard. I fought a long, protracted custody battle against my ex, and won... but it wasn't easy, even though she was at the time an alcoholic, unemployed grifter with no permanent residence, no reliable transportation, and battling bouts of manic depression and Borderline Personality Disorder.

I mean, I have maintained a stable home of my own since I was 17, been employed at my job 20+ years, and have had no legal issues other than a speeding ticket, EVER... but it was still a slug-fest with the courts and DHS Family Services to prove that I was more fit to be custodial parent of my daughter. Once I finally stepped in front of a family court judge and saw it was a woman, I was certain that I was completely fricked, but in the end she paid me some of the best, morale boosting compliments I've ever received in my life.

I know, I digress and it's off topic, but your very true comment prompted me to vent.

Looks like the other guy learned the hard way to me

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No charges or arrests have been made.

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There’s a little more to it...

Shooter’s wife is a district judge. Still married at the time of the shooting, divorce just finalized last week.

Lubbock DA’s office has recused itself because the judge would likely be called to testify, so it’s been referred to the Texas Attorney General.
Whole thing is messy.

I’m not sure castle doctrine applies if you are outside your home…but like my daddy always said, it doesn’t matter if you’re right if you’re dead. The victim should have left once the midget grabbed a gun and called the police.

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This is correct the victim was not trespassing. He had a court order to pick up his son on that property

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SELF-DEFENSE. (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a person is justified in using force against another when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to protect the actor against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful force. The actor's belief that the force was immediately necessary as described by this subsection is presumed to be reasonable if the actor:

(1) knew or had reason to believe that the person against whom the force was used:

(A) unlawfully and with force entered, or was attempting to enter unlawfully and with force, the actor's occupied habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment;

(B) unlawfully and with force removed, or was attempting to remove unlawfully and with force, the actor from the actor's habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment; or

(C) was committing or attempting to commit aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated robbery;

(2) did not provoke the person against whom the force was used; and

(3) was not otherwise engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic at the time the force was used.

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This is sticky because interference with child custody is a felony in Texas. LINK

IF dad was ordered to pick up the child as he said, and the boyfriend was knowingly withholding the child with mom, the shooter MAY have been engaged in a felony at the time.

I don’t know enough of the details and have only heard one side of the story so I won’t claim to determine legality.

I do think dad would still be alive today if he’d left the property, so sad for those kids. The wife of the man killed is attempting to gain custody of the kids. Like I said, very messy.