That bloke would be rotting in jail if that had happened in the UK, and not just because magnums are illegal. I like laws that say "thou shalt not slaughter people for any old shit then get let off by a bunch of vacant hicks with no respect for human life"......
> ----------
> From: Harvey Newstrom[SMTP:newstrom@newstaffinc.com]
> Reply To: extropians@extropy.com
> Sent: 08 June 1999 21:35
> To: extropians@extropy.com
> Subject: Re: GUNS: Shooting of Japanese student did happen
>
> I think the key to this case is that the student could not see the gun.
> As
> I recall, the homeowner did not answer the door or show the gun. He
> yelled
> though the door over the storm that he had a gun and the person should
> leave
> or be shot. Since the student did not leave, the man shot him. The key
> to
> the case was whether the student could hear the warning and understand the
> warning. There was no visual clue to the student that he was in danger or
> was being asked to leave.
> --
> Harvey Newstrom <mailto://newstrom@newstaffinc.com>
> <http://newstaffinc.com>
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>
> >
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