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If the hunter saw the thief sitting in his car about to drive off, wouldn't it be hard to hit him in the butt?
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I agree, but look at this:
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Detectives said they found a stolen vehicle in the wooded area north of East Mt. Houston where the hunter had parked his car to practice.
"It appears the man who tried to steal the car may have been living in that vehicle," Kiser said. "He must have noticed when the hunter left his car and tried to break in. He had already broken the steering column and was about to start the car when the hunter arrived."
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Maybe the door was still open, I don't know, but the only way I can see for the hunter's arrows to hit the thief where they did is if he was sitting, and shot from the side.
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If he told him he had a gun and reached in his pocket, the hunter would probably have plenty of time. If he was caught unaware, trying to hotwire the car then the chances are he didn't have the gun in his hand.
If you tell me you have a gun and tell me you're going to kill me and then reach for your pocket, I'm going to do everything I possibly can to keep you from reaching that gun. If your lying to me in order to frighten me, you've made a serious miscalculation if I'm holding a bow, baseball bat, hammer, etc.
If your theory is true, it's murder over a vehicle, if what the hunter says is true it's self defense.
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I agree, but I still think killing someone over a car is sad.
[ 10-21-2002, 09:57 AM: Message edited by: Luvian ]