Great points, but relax. Every "intruder/suspect got shot" thread has at least a troll or two saying how the potential victim/cops should have reacted differently to prevent the intruder/suspect from the fate that usually befalls them. LT must have pulled the short straw for this thread. :)

Well said.

DA Stan Garnett said the evidence in the case "fit the type of circumstance to which the 'make my day' law applies."

Exactly. Every so often a law can actually be applied to its intended situation. Obviously the homeowners were doing nothing more than trying to protect themselves in a situation they thought was dangerous. Fortunately no one was killed, and also fortunately the homeowners should be protected from any charges they may otherwise have been subject to. Hopefully this girl will learn a valuable lesson from this incident.

I think it means that someone is making a decision not based necessarily on their strong beliefs or the beliefs of the electorate, it means they are making a decision for the main purpose of being able to say "see?? I support this!" and getting the support of others who support that issue. Both sides do it in some form, and both sides whine about it. Obama's stance on gay marriage, and his suddenly "seeing the light" now that it is a hot election year topic is an obvious example from a member of the left. (and not that he could have emerged unscathed regardless of the stance he decided to take).

A new vote by the electorate is what is really needed and would answer a lot of questions. Who is to say that the majority of people in CO think civil unions are a good idea? Certainly many of us do, and that opinion is certainly the more vocal one in the media, but no one can say with certainty what the majority opinion is without actually voting on it. I'd love to see that.

Mmmmmmmmm.....seafood. :)

Sad to see this display. Certainly not monopolized by those on the right, but frustrating when either side resorts to political games to force decisions their way.

I was just reading, and even before the thought crossed my mind of "I hope everyone is ok", I was thinking to myself "I wonder who was there and watched it happen?" And now I know. Here, have a cookie. *cough*

I agree, pretty immature move, but harmless in the grand scheme of things. Maybe they were afraid all the publicity was going to the fracking issue? ;)

It doesn't even matter. Each side is going to dispute the legitimacy of the reports cited by the other side, claiming that the group responsible for the study is somehow in bed with big oil or some environmental group, and therefore biased.

Again, Ms. Fissinger is attempting to make the argument that "because a group with a questionable background supports a proposal, that means the proposal itself must have questionable roots", and any rational person knows that it doesn't necessarily work that way. Believe it or not, many people feel strongly that illegal immigrants should not be here for the simple fact that they are here illegally, not because they have something against the race or background of the person. Ms. Fissinger (and others who say the support of immigration bills similar to this) is using the racism argument for nothing more than to score political points.

The sad part is that comments such as hers actually do more to foster racism than they do to help eliminate it.