Texas man acquitted of killing unarmed teenage intruder.

[fren.]

Texas homeowner acquitted of killing teen intruder

19 hours ago

LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury acquitted a man accused of killing a boy who broke into his home looking for a snack — a case that sparked outrage in this border city, where many thought the man should not have even been charged.

It took the jury of eight men and four women three hours Friday to find Jose Luis Gonzalez, 63, not guilty of murdering Francisco Anguiano, who was 13 when he and three friends broke into Gonzalez's trailer to rummage for snacks and soda one night in July 2007.

"I thank God and my attorney, the jury and the judge," Gonzalez said in Spanish after the verdict. "It was a case where it was my life or theirs, and it's a very good thing that they (the jurors) decided in my favor."

Gonzalez said he was sorry for Anguiano's death, but "it was a situation in which I feared for my life."

The boys say they were begging for forgiveness when Gonzalez hit them with the barrel of the shotgun and kicked them repeatedly. Then, the medical examiner testified, Anguiano was shot in the back at close range. Two mashed Twinkies and some cookies were stuffed in the pockets of his shorts.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...YviEwD93F8OD00

Fucking Texas.

Worse than the old dude who killed the the intruders after he saw them break into a neighbors house? this dude literally executed a fucking teenager.

[Maxxthepenguin]

Yeah. It's Texas. :/

[freight0]

not saying it was justified, but uh.. breaking and entering can't say the kid didn't get what was coming

[fren.]

not saying it was justified, but uh.. breaking and entering can't say the kid didn't get what was coming

So the kids deserved to be forced onto their knees, to beg for their lives, and then see one of them get blown away anyhow? They were stupid for doing it, but he was thirteen years old.

[Charismatic]

FUCK YEAH
TEXAS.

At least his friends will think twice before they try to steal again.

[Kiarax]

At least his friends will think twice before they try to steal again.

Every cloud has a silver lining!

[Souj]

can't say the kid didn't get what was coming

13 year old kids breaking into a house to steal anything doesnt deserve to be killed.

[Souj]

So the kids deserved to be forced onto their knees, to beg for their lives, and then see one of them get blown away anyhow? They were stupid for doing it, but he was thirteen years old.

how much of what the kids say is true, is the question.

[freight0]

what i'm saying is if you don't have the common sense to think twice before you break into a house to steal 99 cent twinkies maybe he deserved to get the worst punishment for breaking into someone's house...getting shot by that person. sorry i don't have sympathy for these people.

[Tythera]

You must be from Texas

[Kuya]

The fact that he was 13 and just looking for a snack is going to piss a lot of people off.

[Elvis]

unarmed and looking for snacks

yep definitely a crime against humanity, off with their heads

[Alleya]

what i'm saying is if you don't have the common sense to think twice before you break into a house to steal 99 cent twinkies maybe he deserved to get the worst punishment for breaking into someone's house...getting shot by that person. sorry i don't have sympathy for these people.

See how you feel about it once you have kids.

[Ryany]

It's not hard to conceal weapons like a small gun or knife. Unless the intruder was naked, you can't quickly conclude that someone is unarmed in the heat of the moment. Ruling against the man would likely make people more scared to defend themselves from a burglar and play right into the hands of the wrong people.

I'll agree that the 13 year old part does make things questionable for going through and shooting. Someone 18+ would make this a no-brainer.

[Shuemue]

what i'm saying is if you don't have the common sense to think twice before you break into a house to steal 99 cent twinkies maybe he deserved to get the worst punishment for breaking into someone's house...getting shot by that person. sorry i don't have sympathy for these people.

Grats, you're either full of shit and are eTough, or you're exactly the kind of person that shouldn't breed.

[Shuemue]

It's not hard to conceal weapons like a small gun or knife. Unless the intruder was naked, you can't quickly conclude that someone is unarmed in the heat of the moment. Ruling against the man would likely make people more scared to defend themselves from a burglar and play right into the hands of the wrong people.

I'll agree that the 13 year old part does make things questionable for going through and shooting. Someone 18+ would make this a no-brainer.

He shot him IN THE BACK, it still wouldn't be okay to shoot an adult in the back either, at least it shouldn't be.

[Ryany]

He shot him IN THE BACK, it still wouldn't be okay to shoot an adult in the back either, at least it shouldn't be.

Fair enough. I missed that last part of the quote.

[Maxxthepenguin]

I bet Gonzales is "pro-life".

[fren.]

what i'm saying is if you don't have the common sense to think twice before you break into a house to steal 99 cent twinkies maybe he deserved to get the worst punishment for breaking into someone's house...getting shot by that person. sorry i don't have sympathy for these people.

He forced them on their knees, hit one of them with his shotgun, and then shot one of them dead in the back. There was no self defense here, he could scared them out of the trailer like any Texas hillbilly with a shotgun.

Did anyone mentioned he was thirteen fucking years old?

[Ksandra]

We really need to just kick Texas out of the U.S. (send them Bush before we do it too).

Oh and Arizona. They have some weird ass laws too.

But in seriousness this is very sad :/