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etherealtruth

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22. Compare and contrast this story to the metro Detroit killing of Renisha McBride

Sun Nov 23, 2014, 01:34 PM

Nov 2014

This is not all that different a story ... except that a far more just outcome was reached at trial

Detroit-area man gets 17 to 32 years for shooting visitor on porch

No one may ever know why 19-year-old Renisha McBride knocked on the door of Theodore Wafer’s house in a Detroit suburb before dawn in November. But there is no dispute that Wafer, 55, afraid and groggy, shot McBride through his screen door, killing her, and then called 911.

After an emotional trial in a city where racial tensions have been escalating during bankruptcy proceedings, Wafer was sentenced Wednesday to 17 to 32 years in prison as McBride’s family watched. http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-porch-killer-sentenced-20140903-story.html

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Guy who killed young man who pulled into wrong driveway last yr gets Probation/$500fine [View all] Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 OP

Sadly, K&R (nt) Control-Z Nov 2014 #1

No! That's awful! C Moon Nov 2014 #2

its georgia usspicard Nov 2014 #3

This sounds so much like the case of shooter at the convience store . . . brush Nov 2014 #17

K & R for exposure. nt SunSeeker Nov 2014 #4

I don't really get all this "forgiveness" talk in this case... Helen Borg Nov 2014 #5

I don't get it either. Sailors did not even apologize. SunSeeker Nov 2014 #7

He was clearly in the wrong and killed someone braddy Nov 2014 #6

The prosecution showed too much deference to exboyfil Nov 2014 #8

They were DRIVING AWAY, and he fired again? Sounds more like raccoon Nov 2014 #9

"2nd degree murder to me." KansDem Nov 2014 #12

This was a blatant murder newfie11 Nov 2014 #10

Always has been going on exboyfil Nov 2014 #11

Is this a great country, or what? Enthusiast Nov 2014 #13

Only if malaise Nov 2014 #16

Oops my bad UglyGreed Nov 2014 #14

Why did the 70 yr old shoot in the first place? Why was he scared? Why did the cops arrest the kids? B Calm Nov 2014 #15

And ballistic evidence indicated Sailors lied about it muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #18

Ouch! n/t leeroysphitz Nov 2014 #19

Why did the prosecutor offer such a plea deal? Lurks Often Nov 2014 #20

Who greets arriving guests with a firearm? lpbk2713 Nov 2014 #21

Compare and contrast this story to the metro Detroit killing of Renisha McBride etherealtruth Nov 2014 #22