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Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« on: October 25, 2012, 02:27:02 PM »
He thinks he shouldn't have been shot because it's not his fault, he's addicted to meth (nevermind that he shot the homeowner).

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/25/accused-burglar-reportedly-countersues-0-year-old-shooting-victim/?test=latestnews
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2012, 02:30:36 PM »

Shooting armed "burglar" -- BURGLAR? sorry, that's a frickin' ROBBER -- is no time to be saving ammunition.
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2012, 02:34:44 PM »
Deficient application of lead, right there.

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Leone said he was able to wriggle his hands loose before convincing Cutrufelli to let him use the bathroom. He then grabbed one of the five handguns from his bedroom and spotted Cutrufelli in his closet. Cutrufelli, in turn, allegedly fired his gun, striking Leone in the jaw. Leone then fired back before Cutrufelli wrestled his gun away and put the gun to Leone’s head and pulled the trigger — but no bullets remained in the gun.



Bang, bang, bang, click...click... huh? what's wrong with this?  <struggle for gun, young guy takes it away from old guy>... more clicks.

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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2012, 02:37:55 PM »
Given the way courts are these days nothing is certain, but a police lieutenant in Chicago once told me that the next of kin of a deceased burglar has a substantially lower chance of prevailing in a lawsuit than a lawsuit filed by a burglar who survives.
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2012, 02:39:04 PM »

Burglar?  What "burglar" would that be?  I don't see no effing burglar.

Dude was an armed robber.
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2012, 02:56:02 PM »
Quote from: ArfinGreebly on October 25, 2012, 02:39:04 PM
Dude was an armed robber.

This is true.

Also sadly, the lawsuit seems to have been instigated by his father. That's some good parenting there.
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2012, 03:22:15 PM »
Good point . . . how about "Home Invader" or "Armed Home Invader?"
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2012, 03:23:36 PM »
I'm curious to see what happens with the lawsuit, especially because it is in Marin County.  I don't think that would fly up here in Mendocino County.
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2012, 04:49:16 PM »
Quote from: HankB on October 25, 2012, 02:37:55 PM
Given the way courts are these days nothing is certain, but a police lieutenant in Chicago once told me that the next of kin of a deceased burglar has a substantially lower chance of prevailing in a lawsuit than a lawsuit filed by a burglar who survives.

Well, that's good to know.
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2012, 07:10:20 PM »
Quote from: HankB on October 25, 2012, 02:37:55 PM
Given the way courts are these days nothing is certain, but a police lieutenant in Chicago once told me that the next of kin of a deceased burglar has a substantially lower chance of prevailing in a lawsuit than a lawsuit filed by a burglar who survives.

Got backhoe ?   =D
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2012, 09:51:19 PM »
Quote from: Ben on October 25, 2012, 02:56:02 PM
This is true.

Also sadly, the lawsuit seems to have been instigated by his father. That's some good parenting there.

Mah baby didn't do nothin! He was a good boy on his way to choir practice!

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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2012, 09:57:03 PM »
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Given the way courts are these days nothing is certain, but a police lieutenant in Chicago once told me that the next of kin of a deceased burglar has a substantially lower chance of prevailing in a lawsuit than a lawsuit filed by a burglar who survives.
In sane world the judge would dismiss the suit as being frivolous and then fine the attorney for wasting the court's time.   
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2012, 10:13:39 PM »
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Mah baby didn't do nothin! He was a good boy on his way to choir practice!


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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2012, 11:02:19 PM »
Quote from: Avenger29 on October 25, 2012, 09:51:19 PM
Mah baby didn't do nothin! He was a good boy on his way to choir practice!


 ;/ Stereotypical and inaccurate.

It's "nuffin!".
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2012, 08:46:25 AM »
Quote from: Avenger29 on October 25, 2012, 09:51:19 PM
Mah baby didn't do nothin! He was a good boy on his way to choir practice!
"An beside, dat man he be OLD! Ain't no big thang if'n he be shot, he gunna be gone soon anyways. But mah baby be a YOUNG buck, an' tanks to dat ol man, he almos' be kilt in his PRIME! Old man shootin' a young'n ain't be right, even if'n he be shot fust!"
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2012, 07:08:25 PM »
Not his fault that he's addicted to Meth.  We should be paying him for his misfortune. :D
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2012, 08:43:57 PM »
I'd be happy to pay him....







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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2012, 06:37:17 PM »
Quote from: Waitone on October 25, 2012, 09:57:03 PM
In sane world the judge would dismiss the suit as being frivolous and then fine the attorney for wasting the court's time.   

It's getting harder amd harder for judges to dismiss even crap lawsuits without facing both appeals and disciplinary action with the state baar for denying people their acess to the courts... [barf]
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2012, 07:14:50 PM »
As it happens, one of the other propsitions on Arizona's ballot this year is to eliminate the possiblility of someone injured while commiting a crime on private property from sueing the owner. Prop 114, I believe.
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2012, 07:22:26 PM »
Quote from: Chris on October 27, 2012, 06:37:17 PM
It's getting harder amd harder for judges to dismiss even crap lawsuits without facing both appeals and disciplinary action with the state baar for denying people their acess to the courts... [barf]

And yet the State judge up in Montana had no difficulty dismissing the MFFA case with prejudice.  :facepalm:
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2012, 11:16:51 PM »
This one needs to be dismissed with prejudice and a bitch slap to the lawyer tile crawling slug that brought the suit.
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #21 on: October 30, 2012, 03:47:32 PM »
Just goes to show that, as I tell people all the time, anyone can sue anyone for anything. Whether they can actually win and collect is something entirely different.  But the defendant still has to go through the trouble of defending against even a crap suit.

As an aside, I agree that the homeowner should file suit against the burglar.  Make it a counter-suit, and this will allow all of the evidence to hit the jury, and will allow the jury to award him damages.
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Re: Meth Addict Burglar Sues Homeowner
« Reply #22 on: October 30, 2012, 04:27:08 PM »
Quote from: Chris on October 27, 2012, 06:37:17 PM
It's getting harder amd harder for judges to dismiss even crap lawsuits without facing both appeals and disciplinary action with the state baar for denying people their acess to the courts... [barf]
Should we start having Grand Juries for civil cases? 
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