Whatever happened to calling 911? How did he know he was in danger, when he never opened the door?

Two weeks of freedom that most people don't get after they shoot innocent people in the head. Well, let's hope for justice from this point on.

unfortunately it will take much longer.

Asshole.

Enjoy your 3 hots and a cot.

he will have a hard time proving that she was trying to break-in. Prosecutors found no evidence that she was trying to break in.

Hope he pays dearly.

"I was in FEAR"

looking for justice

But I'm still happy he at least got charged.

And I'm guessing before the weekend is over the media will get fed their NRA-approved smear stories and McBride will be (posthumously) transformed into the most dangerous, mentally unstable criminal in the city who rightly got what was coming to her by a freedom-loving patriot defending his house and home...

Yeah, I've seen this story play out too many times...I know for a fact that a couple of my favorite sockpuppets are stockpiling their freshly-made alt accounts as we speak...

She was driving with an illegal BAL, it's been blasted in all the stories today, and some of the comments about her have been unbelievable.

And the police told us we had every right to have shot him.

I would only consider doing this if he was threatening us but he wasn't and we did not have a gun anyway.

He was a drunken neighbor (although we fidn't know him) who broke into the wrong identical condo.

Scary experience!

twice about your own safety, and was probably pretty scary. I hope the intruder thought twice about drinking again.

I'm sure you're glad you didn't have a gun when you discovered he was a drunken neighbor

As I lay there on the bed listening to them, I heard a lady say "I think someone lives here!" and they left quietly. After a few minutes, I got up, dressed and walked downstairs. Nothing was amiss and based on what I heard the woman say, I figured they just got screwed up on directions.

I had guns in my bedroom closet but no ammo. Not once did I think about grabbing a gun and wishing I had ammo. To this day, I have the rifles but still no ammo and I think I'll keep it that way for the foreseeable future.

Thanks

Sticking with 5-8 pound triggers help avoid discharging a SD pistol by mistake. Of course the best way is to keep the meat hook off the trigger until you're ready to fire.

2nd degree murder might be difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. I think the guy will get convicted of the gun possession crimes but not the murder.

I don't see how that's not voluntary manslaughter at the very least.

I think negligent manslaughter would have been easier to prove.

But even if true, that seems like a rather difficult thing to prove. And I know our legal system is supposed to be based on "innocent until proven guilty," but members of the public (like you and me) aren't held to the same standard, nor should we be.

Not trying to move the goalposts here, mind you. Just expressing my own opinion of the case.

The question is whether he did it with intent. I doubt that the prosecutor can prove that he did, even if he may have.

He fully armed the gun and aimed it at her head. I don't buy bullshit about accidental discharge. He probably growled "Get off my lawn" before blasting her face wide open.

I always love when gun lovers try to trot out their prodigious gun knowledge.

but it sure as hell doesn't mean she was an immanent threat.

Most gun owners don't use the safety at all.

Has reason to believe from police report or otherwise that this was the case.

But I have a real hard time believing that the gun just randomly happened to be pointed at the victim's face at the exact same time he "accidentally" pulled the trigger.

He probably won't be convicted of second-degree murder, but I think 'voluntary manslaughter' is very likely. I'm not sure what the whole 'felony firearm possession' charge is all about, but that's not going to help the guy out any. This isn't going to end well for him.

plus a firearm enhancement, this guy isn't a cop. And I hate to say it, but the gender of his victim may work against him as well.

She is very smart and generally tries to make sure all her ducks are in a row when she brings charges.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kym_Worthy


The homeowner who shot and killed a 19-year-old woman Nov. 2 on his Dearborn Heights porch called 911 to report the shooting.

Theodore Wafer, 54, was arraigned on a second degree murder charge Friday for the shooting death of Renisha McBride. Wafer called 911 to say he had just shot her on his porch. Listen to the 911 Call:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/listen-homeowner-calls-911-after-shooting-renisha-mcbride-on-porch/-/1719418/22994522/-/m2msljz/-/index.html

Dearborn Heights ain't Detroit and there is a definite class and race distinction in Wayne county.

not sure why they said this is a Detroit dude, but I didn't read the link. I always follow Detroit news despite being gone for 2 years (Detroiters seem to be more likely than other transports to do this imo).

anyhow, hope they lock his ass up. Enough is enough