Thoughts on The Joe Horn Shooting?

Did you know stealing of livestock in China will result in capital punishment?

If it is the livelihood of the farmer? than good.

Was this the 911 call on LiveLeak where he says "BOO!, YOU'RE DEAD!"?

no, not good!

The crime is not relative to the punisment. The value of a human life is much more than that of a cow, so how can you demand a human life for an animals life.

It isn't about the cow, or horse, it's about the farmers livelihood, and being able to fed his family, someone steals that, they steal his livelihood. Some would say that that is their life. Private property can be a touchy subject, look at our laws here in the states. While most of the time court proceedings will not end in death for a defendent in a burglary case, the property owner does have the right to defend his property with deadly force.

Okay first of all, livestock or at least the quanity that someone may steal is not usually their entire livelyhood, and even if that was the case the person who stole the livestock should be required to pay back the full value of property stolen plus dammages and jail time.

see the problem with such a law is that it assumes that one person's life is less valuable than another person's livestock.

No, I see it as someone took someone elses livelihood, and paid the price their culture has set forth. Do I agree with it? No, but that doesn't change the fact that their culture, and laws are different. I do not have an desire to impose my morals on other people, or countries.

If it is the livelihood of the farmer? than good.

actually you did agree with it when you said:

i'm not arguing that it isn't part of their culture, i know it is, but that doesn't make it right! Their are cultures where torture is acceptable, does that inherently make it right?

I agree that a person should be able to defend their livelihood, even if it means killing someone that would take it from them. Agreeing with their right to defend and prosecute doesn't mean I can't think it is a little extreme.

I would totally defend Joe Horn if he was defending his own property. The neighbors property I have a problem with that. My grown children have crawled thru my windows when I'm not at home and have forgotten their keys. I would hate to think that they could wind up dead because a neighbor thought they were robbing me.

I don't believe they would have approached him had he not confronted them. Was it racial. Give me a break. I think his neighbors were Vietmanese.

In defense of Joe's action. There was a cop there. If they had been caught, Joe would have to show up for court numerous times and then they would probably plea bargain for probation and be out on the streets to rip the rest of us off. Bad guys just got a little more than they bargained for.

Thieves deserve death.

Thieves deserve death.

Well, not ALL thieves... but certainly these two got what they deserved....

What about those at Enron for example ?