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A seven-year-old boy who was allegedly shot in the head by a couple who thought he and three other people were trespassing on their property died on Saturday, authorities said.
The boy, his five-year-old sister, their father and a family friend were off-roading near a residential area about 65km northeast of Houston when they were shot after stopping so the children could go to the bathroom
The Houston Chronicle reported that a sign in front of the suspects' home reads: "Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be reshot!! Smile I will."
Signs of a Meth Lab
• Chemical odours coming from a house, garage or detached building
• Windows are blacked out or curtains always closed
• Paranoid, odd or unfriendly behaviour by occupants
• Excessive amounts of trash, particularly solvent and chemical containers
• Extensive or unusual security measures or attempts to ensure privacy (no trespassing signs, high fences, guard dogs)
• Frequent night activity
Originally posted by wiredamerican
It is common knowledge that people who have no trespassing signs in their front lawn are likely to be drug dealers drug producers or are taking part in an extremely illegal activity on or near their property.
Originally posted by Sonya610
Sounds highly illegal. I do not believe there are any states that allow you to shoot someone for trespassing. The use of deadly force requires that you feel your life is being threatened, or they are trying to break into your home (which equates to a threat on your life/family).
Originally posted by alphabetaone
I'm going to take this one step further by saying that, most, if not all, states require substantially more than even breaking and entering to justify the use of deadly force.
Originally posted by ShadeWolf
He had an obvious NO Trespassing sign on his property. The child decided to ignore it anyways, and was shot. As far as I'm concerned, he was well within his rights to defend his property against trespassers. Anybody, child or not, dumb enough to ignore such an obvious warning deserves what he gets.
Originally posted by ShadeWolf
He had an obvious NO Trespassing sign on his property. The child decided to ignore it anyways, and was shot. As far as I'm concerned, he was well within his rights to defend his property against trespassers. Anybody, child or not, dumb enough to ignore such an obvious warning deserves what he gets.
Originally posted by alphabetaone
No, no discussion, but they do have to present some type of imminent danger...simply breaking into someone's home doesn't necessarily intimate that.