She found a 20-year-old hiding in her 13-year-old daughter's room. Woman charged with shooting man found under daughter's bed
This is a story out of Memphis.
The man, who has been identified as Rodderius Morton, was pronounced dead after suffering from a gunshot wound to the back of his head, police reported.
A woman, later identified as Kendra Scott, stated to police that she “saw a dude under my kids’ bed, and I did what I had to do.”
If that was the whole story, it might be different, but after she ordered him to leave, she shot him on the front porch/ front lawn of the home. She shot him at close range, in the back of the head. He did not survive.
Hard to claim he was an imminent threat to anyone under those conditions.
Once Scott and Morton made it to the front porch, the juvenile said she heard one gunshot.
Scott does not have a bond set and is scheduled to appear in court Monday.
Self-defense doesn't mean you can shoot anyone whenever you think it is a good idea. You cannot even shoot people who you believe are doing bad things to family members. You may think she was justified. You may think that a 20-year-old in a 13-year-old's bedroom is a problem, but I am not quite ready to give up on the idea of law and order.
I imagine that a lot of people will say she did it to save her daughter. How saved is her daughter, right now? Her mother is in jail, facing serious prison time for murder. (Hat tip to Concealed Nation.)
This is Colion Noir's take on the incident. Man Hiding Under Child’s Bed Shot In Back Of Head
Did he need to die? Probably. Did she *need* to kill him? Maybe. The way it appears to have happened was not self defense, you are right. Now she will pay the price for her choice.
ReplyDeleteWould I have done what she did? No, I'm pretty sure I would not have. I am not her, and she is not me, and I'm glad not to be judging her. I hope her child has someone to care for her.
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ReplyDeleteYou aren't going to post that shit here
IF, on that porch, he threatened future harm to her or her daughter, then the shoot is good. Full stop.
ReplyDeleteAlso, what happened is NOT vigilantism. She did not go forth and hunt this guy down.
"If" that had happened, she wouldn't have shot him in the back of the head.
DeleteI don't know what state you live in, but everywhere I've taken a test on self-defense the criteria is that a "reasonable person" would perceive an "imminent threat" of death or grave bodily injury. Not a future threat. And I know that some states are moving to allow you to defend property, but I don't feel like I should kill someone over an object. You are free to disagree.
DeleteI'm no lawyer, but if you shoot someone because they say, "I'll be back" as they are walking away, I think you might have trouble with the DA.