Probation for Wheat Ridge man who shot alleged thieves - The Denver Post
I have mixed feelings about this article. On one hand, as a person and as a former defense attorney, I am happy that this 81-year-old man got unsupervised probation. On the other, I have to wonder how much of race and status plays into the results of this situation. Older white male vs. young hispanic (guessing from the names) hoodlums. I get that they were stealing his stuff. But this was not a violent crime on their part, and he coldly shot at them as they were driving away. The media handling of this case says it all: Months after burglary victim charged with attempted murder, two theft suspects arrested - The Denver Post.
"Two theft suspects, who for months remained free of charges even as an elderly man who said he tried to stop them from stealing his trailer faced an attempted-murder charge for shooting at them, were arrested Friday." First of all, rest assured, they were never not going to charge the two men, it's Jeffco. Secondly, it wasn't a burglary, it was a theft. It's actually different. I'm not condoning theft, obviously, but wow, Denver Post, could you be any more transparent about where your bias stands?
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