Property Owners Vs Floaters And Anglers

[Tim McDougald]

Saw this http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jury-selection-begins-in-meramec-float-trip-killing/article_e400b956-45fe-522b-828d-02457b22f49b.html and thought I would bring it up here...

[ColdWaterFshr]

Will be interesting to see how sympathetic this Steelville jury will be.

Personally, I think the guy should get first degree murder charge. Sitting there waiting with a loaded gun for the next floater to come urinate on "his" gravel bar.

[ness]

"The shooting has been described in a similar light as Florida’s historic Trayvon Martin case without the race factor."

That's some fine journalism right there.

[ColdWaterFshr]

"The shooting has been described in a similar light as Florida’s historic Trayvon Martin case without the race factor."

That's some fine journalism right there.

Seriously - what the? How is it like Trayvon Martin exactly?? and WHO has made that comparison?

[moguy1973]

Some of the comments after that article are insane...

[Smalliebigs]

I don't comment on what allegedly happened on that Sand bar that day as I wasn't there and don't know shiot about what actually happened.

I will say if allegedly someone tells you to leave their alleged property when they have a gun and you don't.....well you are as stupid as they come and it is a good thing your genes are not watering down the pool anymore than it already has been.

I also think you are a fing clown who should be locked up or put down if you allegedly just go around shooting people who venture on to your assumed property.

This may go down as the most stupid people in one event ever on the river ever. He won't get anything more than manslaughter IMO.

[fishinwrench]

I don't comment on what allegedly happened on that Sand bar that day as I wasn't there and don't know shiot about what actually happened.

I will say if allegedly someone tells you to leave their alleged property when they have a gun and you don't.....well you are as stupid as they come and it is a good thing your genes are not watering down the pool anymore than it already has been.

I also think you are a fing clown who should be locked up or put down if you allegedly just go around shooting people who venture on to your assumed property.

This may go down as the most stupid people in one event ever on the river ever. He won't get anything more than manslaughter IMO.

Agreed.

And do you think this debacle will assist in ungraying the gray?

Cuz I have my doubts.

[Gavin]

One dimwit dead, and another going to jail. Not much else to the story.

[Mitch f]

Yea, alcohol makes you do dumb things, like throwing rocks at a pissed off guy with a gun.

I don't see how he could get murder in the first, but manslaughter yes.

[LarrySTL]

Ditto, plenty of stupid to go around on this one, or plenty of drunk, or both.