Vigilante Horror

I cannot help but read this editorial in a state of shock. I simply cannot believe Mr. Horn behaved the way he did. Texas is a law and order state. The key words in that sentence were law and order and the word state. Nowhere in that sentence were the words,” shoot someone yourself if they are stealing your neighbors things”. I am sorry but there is no way to justify Mr. Horn walking out of his house and shooting someone after specifically being told by the 911 operator TO STAY IN HIS HOUSE. If someone was invading Mr. Horn’s house, by all means he should have defended his house and property. However it wasn’t HIS house. Our state has a police force to deal with this kind of thing. If everyone were to take the law into his or her own hands we would have anarchy. If Mr. Horn does not serve jail time for this act it will send a message across the state saying that vigilantism is ok. It was not Mr. Horn’s place to be “seeking justice” on anyone. It is repugnant that anyone should applaud his decision to confront and shoot a man over someone else’s property. Furthermore, if he had stayed in his house, (as he was told to) I highly doubt the thugs would have approached him, leaving him no excuse for self-defense! Mr. Horn disobeyed the 911 operator, he antagonized two thieves, and then shot them in “self defense”. Texas is no longer a redneck country western where John Wayne comes and shoots the outlaws preying on the innocent towns person. This is the 21rst century and we need to behave accordingly. We have laws for a reason. there were other ways M> Horn could have helped his neighbors out, but he chose to shoot another human instead. this is unacceptable in todays society and should not be rewarded.