because by all accounts, Boyd was a major pain in the ass, a mentally ill homeless person who refused medication and created a lot of problems for the cops and other homeless folks, as well.

His family was only close knit after he was blown away by cops who were sick of waiting for him to futz around with his gear and surrender.

Yes, I want to see a trial over this one, being tired of waiting around is no justification for acting like judge, jury and executioner--especially in a state with no DP.

However, I'm not about to hang anyone who talked about doing terrible things to Boyd, he was not a nice guy and the cops were sick of dealing with him.

don't give much crap about this mentally ill man. What I do give a crap about is a person's right to live unless they are eminently attacking and eminently putting others in danger of losing their lives, then they, the threatener, has a right to liver or not be killed because someone is irritated that the scenario doesn't fit into their fucking schedule for that particular day.