Chad Read, a 54-year-old Lubbock father, was fatally shot in South Lubbock outside his ex-wife's house after a confrontation between the former couple and the woman's boyfriend on Nov. 5.
Yes, but did Dad have legal right to be there on the porch to pick up kids??
Castle Doctrine in Texas says you DON’T have to retreat, but then again, it doesn’t really give you the right to ADVANCE (ie: OPEN a locked door/physical barrier, go OUTSIDE, ESCALATE the argument, THEN shoot a guy when argument goes south). There WAS physical separation. Call the cops and wait for them to remove him.
Joe Horn shot both in the back in broad daylight because they were stealing from his neighbor and he walked
This is in Texad and Texas law
STEALING. All the Dad was doing, initially, after being asked to leave, was TRESPASSING. The Mom and boyfriend had a right to “defend their castle” (home), but do they have a right to go OUTSIDE (around physical barrier) to ESCALATE the situation??
Woman was outside deceased was agitated and escalating in anger boyfriend came onto the porch to protect girlfriend and his property
In Texas, it’s “movable” property being stolen (stuff that can be carried off), that is defensible. Since Dad was not trying to enter home (at least not on video), that is not “defensible”. Mom didn’t look scared of death/harm as a “third person”. That leaves boyfriend, who only got in a physical altercation AFTER he stepped OUTSIDE. Again, you don’t have to “retreat” in Texas, but retrieving a gun from inside, then going OUTSIDE and ESCALATING the situation, is NOT allowed (escalation).
How did the guy with the gun "escalate" the situation? The idiot who refused to leave and pushed the other guy around, on his own property escalated the situation. Would you actually let someone push you around on your own porch?
Exactly
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