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originally posted by: Metallicus
Have you ever been to Detroit? You might reconsider that verdict if you had.
originally posted by: GogoVicMorrow
There was no hysteria. Why would she be so crazy if someones life wasn't in danger?
originally posted by: intrepid
originally posted by: GogoVicMorrow
There was no hysteria. Why would she be so crazy if someones life wasn't in danger?
Well I HAVE been that situation. It's called shock. I was in one once, about 1/4 mile outside of town. Got out. Thought I was walking towards town. Nope, perpendicular to where help was. I stumbled around all night.
originally posted by: GogoVicMorrow
No reason for her to really be in shock.
originally posted by: LionOfGOD
Is it customary for burglars to loudly announce themselves?
Is there some sort of etiquette that has to be followed when breaking in?
originally posted by: Restricted
I wouldn't open the door. The pounding will have frightened my animals and pissed me off.
Don't freak out, but I also agree with the verdict.
His life was not in danger. Even if it were thugs bent on robbing him, he should have waited until they were inside.
originally posted by: MrWendal
a reply to: theantediluvian
Media induced fear?? Have you been to Detroit? The media does not have to induce fear in a city that is in the top 5 every single year for most dangerous cities in America.
Now don't get me wrong, I am not defending this man's actions but claiming media induced fear in such an area shows a real lack of understanding about what is going on in Detroit.
“I thought they were going to come through,” he replied. “I was not going to cower. I didn’t want to be a victim in my own house.”
“I did what I had to do to protect myself,” he said.
In later testimony, he said he pulled the trigger as a “reflex reaction” defending himself.
“It was them or me,” he told the jury made up of seven men and seven women.
Well.. we can't really say since we weren't there, but a doctor claimed she pounded the door, walls, and windows so hard she had bruising and abrasions on her hands and she was drunk (which is why she wrecked). I wonder why she sought help in such a dramatic manner if she was okay enough to pound on windows and wasn't seriously hurt?
originally posted by: 12m8keall2c
originally posted by: Restricted
Pound like an animal, get shot in the face. Seems reasonable to me.
given the circumstances surrounding the incident, it would seem a righteous verdict/sentence.
he was never in a 'fear for your life' situation, but, instead out of his own self-perceived 'fear' he simply pointed the shotgun at the screen door and blasted away.... killing the young lady merely seeking assistance for a traffic accident.
nothing threatening other than his own mind.
't least he'll have the next several years to further contemplate his actions that fateful night.
as for the above quoted comment..
'seems reasonable' .... no better than the 'animal' [per your own words] that was killed that night inadvertently.
hope you don't ever have to sell girl scout cookies with your daughter.
simply... Wow
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Girlfriend Believes Chantix Contributed to Texas Musician's Death
Sept. 19, 2007
Since Texas musician Carter Albrecht's bizarre and tragic death, concerns have surfaced about Chantix, the stop-smoking drug he was prescribed. Those closest to Albrecht believe the drug contributed to his death.
Albrecht was the charming, charismatic keyboard player from pop-music group Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians. A classically trained pianist, Albrecht was also a singer, songwriter and guitar player.
He inspired fierce loyalty among fans in his hometown of Dallas.
"He was such an amazing musician," said his girlfriend Ryann Rathbone.
With a solo album in the works, the 34-year-old was poised to break out on his own when a doctor warned Albrecht he might lose his soulful voice if he didn't ditch cigarettes. He asked Rathbone about the stop-smoking drug Chantix.
"And then we decided that we would do it together because we decided that we wanted to quit," Rathbone told Janet St. James, who first reported this story for ABC News' Dallas affiliate WFAA.
But Rathbone said that almost immediately after starting the drug, they started having vivid, often-frightening dreams — a known side effect of the medication.
"Nightmare kind of, hallucination kind of dreams where you don't know if it's real or not," Rathbone said.
About a week into taking Chantix, after an evening of cocktails, a hallucinating Albrecht started lashing out at his confused girlfriend physically and verbally.
"And the things that he was saying did not make any sense. It was like he was in a nightmare," Rathbone said.
Tragic Shooting
It got worse. On Sept. 5, Albrecht was shot to death on a peaceful street in Dallas after a neighbor said he was banging at the back door, yelling and ranting.
On a 911 tape of the call, the neighbor says, "He was yelling. I didn't know what he was yelling, but I told him to get out of my yard."
The caller's husband, Will Logg, fired what he says was a warning shot through the door. It hit Albrecht in the head. Police have said they have no plans to file charges against Logg.
"I was thinking there's no way," Rathbone said. "It doesn't make any sense. None of it does."
Could Chantix have contributed to Albrecht's bizarre death? "
For some people in Detroit, calling 911 isn't an option anymore. That's because it takes too long for any help to arrive.
People have developed their own emergency response plans that often involve calling relatives or friends, The New York Times reports.
How bad is it? For the highest-priority crimes, Detroit police take about 58 minutes, on average, to answer 911 calls.