Charge dropped against NH man arrested for firing into ground at burglar.

[Anti Federalist]

Still some justice to found in the land.


NH man who stopped suspected burglar cleared
February 23, 2012

http://articles.boston.com/2012-02-2...-hampshire-man

A prosecutor has dropped a criminal charge against a New Hampshire man who helped catch a suspected burglar by firing his gun into the ground.

Sixty-one-year-old Dennis Fleming of Farmington was charged Saturday with reckless conduct for firing his gun in a residential area. No one was hurt.

Fleming arrived home to find his house had been burglarized. Police say he spotted 27-year-old Joseph Hebert climbing out the window of a neighbor’s home. Fleming yelled “Freeze!’’ and discharged his .38 caliber handgun into the ground near Hebert. He held him at gunpoint until police arrived. Hebert was charged with burglary and drug possession.

[Paul Revered]

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[thoughtomator]

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[phill4paul]

Glad there is still some resemblance of common sense left in some areas of America.

[Revolution9]

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Third threads derail of the morning in the third thread I opened. Useless! Annoying...


On topic.. The guy should never have been charged.. Firing at the ground is not reckless.

rev9

[azxd]

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[Pericles]

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[donnay]

Third threads derail of the morning in the third thread I opened. Useless! Annoying...


On topic.. The guy should never have been charged.. Firing at the ground is not reckless.

rev9

I agree it was very responsible, if you ask me. It got the burglar's attention, now didn't it! If cops would have showed up, their warning shot would have been a bullet to the burglar's head!

[enjerth]

Third threads derail of the morning in the third thread I opened. Useless! Annoying...


On topic.. The guy should never have been charged.. Firing at the ground is not reckless.

rev9

Directly from the Office of Indoctrination at the Ministry of Subjugation:
Guns are deadly weapons used most often by criminals. If you use one in defense of property or person, you add instability to the conflict. You may escalate the violence when it did not need to be escalated. Imprudent actions can lead to death. Not just the criminal's life is threatened, but the officer who pursues him and even your own life is put in harm's way.

As citizens, you may not be adequately trained in the safe use of firearms. You may take a training course or two, but the rigorous training that our officers go through prepares them to better handle and diffuse deadly confrontations before they become deadly, and end them quickly when conflicts escalate to the point of endangering innocent lives.

We really don't need you making our job more difficult by owning a firearm and using it. In some cases that constitutes recklessness. Don't try to stop the criminal yourself, that's our job. Your job is to pay taxes.

Thank you for your cooperation, good citizen.

[fisharmor]

The guy should never have been charged.. Firing at the ground is not reckless.

rev9

I agree totally.
AF, probably a slip of the tongue... but this is not justice.
This isn't even amends.
I have zero doubt that the prosecutor dropped the case because of public outcry, and not because he suddenly discovered injustice happening in his jurisdiction.