Dec 8 Update – Texas Hero Joe Horn Shoots 2 Unarmed Black Men in the Back

Texas grand Jury Clears Murderer Joe Horn of shooting 2 unarmed men in the back June 30, 2008

A little premise for this story for you. A few months ago the "as good old boy as it gets" Pasadena, Texas Police kicked a Mexican American to death while in custody, investigation pending.

Yesterday we learned that the two burglary suspects Joe Horn shot – he shot in the back. Today we find that they were shot from 7 to 10 feet away – in the back. No wonder the coroner had trouble for two weeks figuring out what were exit and entrance wounds. As Mr. Horn is on vacation, how do we know these details? Because while Joe Horn was on the phone with 911 being told not to go outside as police were on the way, a plain clothes police officer had promptly arrived at the scene and watched the murders unfold. The officer driving an unmarked car said he did not do anything because he thought Joe Horn might assume he was involved and kill him too. Or perhaps, he sat there thinking this would all pan out as less work for the police and the courts while saving the citizens of Pasadena money at the cost of only a couple dead [fill in the blank]. That of course will never be known.

We also learned that when the burglars left the scene they fled across a corner of Horn’s front yard. Joe Horn’s attorney claims it was self defense because Horn was in fear of his life. Two unarmed black guys backing up to you must indeed be terrifying for fat old white men with a loaded 12 guage shotgun. Pasadena police say Horn shot 2 men in the back – Houston Chronicle