Successful self-defense leaves 2 robbers dead (Page 2)

Photo of Frank Castro courtesy of San Marcos PD

When Old Media wants to “re-educate” people on how the unnecessary, regressive behavior of self-defense is inappropriate in today’s “civilized” society, it is important to dredge up “experts” to make their case.

KVUE did the “best” job, finding a Texas State student to pontificate:

"I'm sure it was in self-defense, but I'm very against that because they took two lives and who knows if this kid in the hospital is going to survive,” student Alejandro Salazar said.

To his credit, Salazar apparently corrects himself in the comments section. Commenter “asalazar32” wrote: “I am not against self defense i did not realize what i said [sic].”

The Statesman found an ex-student who used to live on the same street:

"It's peaceful type stuff around here," Bagot said. "I hear every once in awhile that a house gets broken into, but it's usually for stupid stuff, like a TV."

No mention was made regarding Bagot’s credentials as an investigator or forensic psychologist.

Another important Old Media ploy is to attack recent self-defense legislation which clarifies a person’s right to defend themselves against violent attack. Known as “Castle Doctrine,” these laws generally make three changes to existing law:

·      Broaden the right of self-defense in public places where a law-abiding citizen has a right to be.

·      Remove the duty to retreat. Before, a defender had to prove he tried to escape first, if that was reasonably possible.

·      Eliminates the ability of the injured attacker, or the attacker’s estate, to sue for injuries obtained while attacking the defender, thereby using the courts to rob the victim after his own attack failed.

KVUE attacked “Castle Doctrine” immediately in their title: “Double fatal shooting in San Marcos may fall under Castle Doctrine.” From their article:

Police will now see if this falls under the castle doctrine. It gives homeowners the right to defend themselves with deadly force. It's fairly new on the law books and not everyone agrees with it.

This revisionist history persists, where uneducated journalists assert that the use of deadly force appeared with “Castle Doctrine.” As for the assertion that “not everyone agrees with it,” since KVUE included no interviews, the only person in disagreement is apparently their author. This is an important Old Media ploy: Substitute opinion for credible reporting of the facts and call it journalism.

KXAN’s article insinuated there was a problem with Texas’s self-defense law:

This shooting brought up questions regarding the Castle Doctrine - which gives a person the legal right to use deadly force to defend their residence - and its application to the incident.

KXAN never mentions what these “questions” are.

Again, Brad Rollins of the San Marcos Mercury provided the best coverage on Texas law:

The state’s so-called Castle Doctrine, passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor in 2007, provides criminal immunity to people who lawfully use deadly force under most circumstances to protect themselves in their homes or vehicles. The law does not apply however if the person provoked the attacker or was engaged in criminal activity at the time of the attack.

Unfortunately, even he falls for the “criminal immunity” myth, to be examined next, including an exclusive interview with the San Marcos Police Chief.

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For in-depth analysis of the issues discussed here, read Howard’s book Four Hundred Years of Gun Control: Why Isn’t It Working?, which deconstructs the gun control agenda and motivates more people to support our civil right of self-defense. Autographed copies are available from the author.

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