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In Texas, one is allowed to use deadly force against the perpetrator of theft, even if one is not threatened (say the perp is running away) with the proviso, fo
by tasty_freeze 5y ago
In Texas, one is allowed to use deadly force against the perpetrator of theft, even if one is not threatened (say the perp is running away) with the proviso, for some reason, that this crime happens at night.
In 2013, a man hired an escort off of craigslist. She took $150 payment, then refused to have sex with him and left. She made it to her car, but he grabbed a gun, ran to her car, and shot her in the neck. A jury acquitted him.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/06/ezekiel-gilbert-texas-man-acquited-of-murdering-craigslist-escort-who-wouldn-t-have-sex-with-him.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/06/ezekiel-gilbert-...
- consp 5y agoApparently I'm not sane enough to see how committing a murder is being law abiding. Texas is definitely now on my do-never-go list.
- go_blue_13 5y agoAnd you're clearly not sane enough to understand what 'murder' means either
- perth 5y agoDW, if you're a tech worker pretty much every silicon valley company is finding out they won't find talent in Texas, so I think you'll never have to go there as they pull out.
- alliao 5y agoand no one's made a mod yet for GTA:Texas Edition talk about missed opportunities..
- hippich 5y agoThe reason why at night, because it is not about killing/executing/etc, but about not letting the perpetrator to run away without consequences, which is very likely at night - hence the night provision.