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I was hoping he wouldn't be. At the time of the shooting, his wife was pregnant, and they had a two year-old.
Shooting of 14-year-old in New Orleans ignites passionate debate - CNN.com
One of his teachers defends him, based on his love of otters holding hands, apparently.
Young, black and shot in the head - Salon.com
No action is being taken at this time,
Grand jury convenes, take no action in Merritt Landry case | New Orleans - WDSU Home
I guess it's hard to mount a criminal case when the person who was shot is not able to address the matter.
Development expected in case of Marigny homeowner who shot unarmed teen | NOLA.com
So. That's where it's at. And personally, I hope charges are never filed, or if they are, he is found not guilty. His pregnant wife and child were in that house, and the kid had gone over a fence to get onto his property. Personally? I would have told him I have a gun, and he should go back the way he came, but I'm sitting in my chair in my room, not actually male with adrenaline pumping and the protection alarm on high alert.
Shooting of 14-year-old in New Orleans ignites passionate debate - CNN.com
One of his teachers defends him, based on his love of otters holding hands, apparently.
Young, black and shot in the head - Salon.com
And then, in July, he was shot. Unarmed, just a few blocks from home. He remains in critical condition.
The man who shot him, Merritt Landry, says he was afraid Marshall was going to break into his home. According to our local paper, the Times-Picayune, the police declared Marshall was not an imminent threat of any kind. The article draws a parallel to Trayvon Martins case, not simply because the victims were young and black, but also because Landry is arguing innocence for more or less standing his ground. But Marshalls situation is unlikely to generate the outrage of Trayvon.
For one, Marshall had a criminal record for burglary. For another, he scaled Landrys fence at 1:40 a.m. Marshalls injuries have left him unable to speak, so I cant ask him why he was there. But in the court of public opinion, he seems to have been convicted already. Reading through comments sections for the Times-Picayune and the New York Daily News, its hard to find readers outraged by the notion of a homeowner shooting someone on his property in the middle of the night. I am appalled at this story, reads one comment. Why was he only shot once?
No action is being taken at this time,
Grand jury convenes, take no action in Merritt Landry case | New Orleans - WDSU Home
I guess it's hard to mount a criminal case when the person who was shot is not able to address the matter.
Development expected in case of Marigny homeowner who shot unarmed teen | NOLA.com
Coulter has made some progress in his recovery. He was in a medically induced coma after the shooting.
Coulter's health is slowly improving, but his condition is still a far cry from what anyone might consider normal. In December, his family said he could not get out of bed or walk, without the help of another person. He had to eat and drink everything from a straw. And, while he was slowly starting to communicate again, family members said he was still slow to form sentences.
So. That's where it's at. And personally, I hope charges are never filed, or if they are, he is found not guilty. His pregnant wife and child were in that house, and the kid had gone over a fence to get onto his property. Personally? I would have told him I have a gun, and he should go back the way he came, but I'm sitting in my chair in my room, not actually male with adrenaline pumping and the protection alarm on high alert.