TX - Several issues involved in shooting

I would like to read about some "good" shootings in Travis county. Place has a super bad reputation in terms of CHL holders. Don't know if these are based in the attitudes of the powers that be or actual outcomes of investigations of "good" shootings.
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Ok, here's a "good shooting" for you. Hispanic male walks into a convenience store and steals a twelve pack. Store clerk shoots a warning shot but the shoplifter doesn't drop the beer. Store clerk then shoots the shoplifter in the back but the shoplifter gets away and later dies. Meanwhile, store clerk picks up the 16 empty shell casings off the ground and hides them and then erases part of the store's surveillance video (in Texas tampering with evidence is a Felony).
Long story short, the store clerk gets probation with no jail time.
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/cont...011/01/14/travis_county_jury_deliberatin.html
 
While I would agree that this appears to be a bad shoot, Travis County is a factor. The Chief of Police is anti-gun and, so I am told, is the County Prosecutor.
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The shooting occurred in Williamson County not Travis. Williamson is ultra conservative while Travis county is as liberal as San Francisco.
The trouble for Yazdi is that the District Attorney prosecuting his case is in an election fight to keep his job. The DA will want to appear tough on crime and will most likely make an example out of Yazdi. I suspect this case will get pleaded down to manslaughter considering that the shooting wasn't premeditated and there were no witnesses. Yazdi made a huge mistake by talking to the cops without the presence of an attorney.
 
Nice, Otto!

Since the attitude of Williamson County is ultra conservative, the DA Bradley being a conservative Republican, if we apply the same logic being attributed to Travis County, then folks should be claiming that things are going to go well for Yazdi because of Bradley's pro-gun beliefs. After all, Bradley isn't going to strongly pursue getting a conviction of an accused murderer if the accused murder used a gun, right? Heck, the decision to prosecute may even be dropped since personal beliefs come into making the decision to prosecute.

See how silly all that sounds when you claim things will be worse off for an accused murder because of the county attitude/politics being anti-gun now that you find out he is in a different county with completely different political views toward guns?

Assuming Bradley is re-elected, how the case turns out may be interesting to watch. Bradley is claiming to be bothered a wrong 25 year old murder conviction where the convicted man has not been exonerated.
http://www.texastribune.org/library...ley-texas-prosecutor-asserts-change-of-heart/
 
See how silly all that sounds when you claim things will be worse off for an accused murder because of the county attitude/politics being anti-gun now that you find out he is in a different county with completely different political views toward guns?
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Actually, no I don't. Politics can and do play a role in some cases and places.
So how about we simply agree to disagree?
I hereby disengage and declare myself vanquished.
 
Ok, here's a "good shooting" for you.
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I realize you used quotes and that the purpose was to challenge the notion that Travis County is more liberal in its prosecutions than other counties; but convicted of murder and sentenced to 8 years probation is a long way from a good outcome. It was a lot better than he might have ended up with to be sure; but I bet he wishes he'd let the guy with the beer go about now.
 
One thing to remember about Travis County in particular is that, regardless of the facts of the case, you are likely to be charged if the DA can find a technicality. Much less so in WilCo.

The joke is that, shoot somebody in self-defense in Travis County and you will go to jail. Shoot somebody in self-defense in Williamson County and the responding LEO's will critique your pattern of hits on the bad guy to determine if you need more practice time on the range.

In the Yazdi case, I'm betting that the facts don't completely fit the state law as far as being justifiable. Therefore, he was indicted.

In Travis County, even cops get hung out to dry. If they aren't indicted, then they still get crucified in the paper and their careers ruined. Plus, if they shoot a minority person, then the charges of racism will fly fast and furious. That is just fact. I've lived in Travis Co. since 1996 and have seen it repeatedly.
 
You think the facts might not completely fit the requirements for SD?

I don't think they remotely fit the requirements.

When the guy was hiding under the car, they didn't fit.

When the guy ran away, they really didn't fit.

Yazdi was not defending himself from a threat, initially. He was not defending against property loss, ultimately. He had not witnessed a crime, just strange activity.

To justify shooting over strange activity, he'd need to prove he reasonably felt threatened by it.

The guy belongs in prison.

The county is irrelevant.
 
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