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Another ‘Trial By Media’ Shooting In New Orleans
Trayvon Martin comparisons are already being drawn after a New Orleans homeowner shot a teenager he suspected of burglary. The facts in the shooting have barely been jotted down in a police report, and some members of the press have already tried and convicted Merritt Landry. The homeowner could very well be guilty, but “trial by media” tactics need to end before more unnecessary and needless racial tensions develop. The homeowner is white and the teen burglary suspect and his alleged cohort are black. Marshall Coulter, 14, remains in critical condition after being shot in the head by the 33-year-old New Orleans man.
Unlike the George Zimmerman case, eyeball witnesses and even surveillance video of the Marshall Coulter shooting exist. Even though witness statements and video footage exist, the facts in the shooting remain murky and racial controversy is already brewing. New Orleans homeowner Merrit Landy has been charged with second degree murder, but he has reportedly invoked Louisiana’s Castle laws as his defense.
Merritt Landry is employed by the City of New Orleans as a building inspector for the Historic District Landmarks Commission. He posted a $100,000 bond over the weekend and has since been placed on unpaid administrative leave.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2013/07/31/another-trial-by-media-shooting-in-new-orleans/
There was witnesses that earlier in the day the kid had scoped out the house and then this kid had climbed over the guys fence and was heading for the guys house when he got shot!!! Black parents stop letting your kids grow up to be thieves and criminals!!! This kid had no reason to be advancing on another persons property at 2 AM in the morning!!!