Kathryn Johnston
I was getting ready to leave for the holiday on last Wednesday morning when I got wind of the story Tuesday night. No time to do it justice. Now, at this point, Radley Balko -- whom I've often characterized as the world's most important blogger -- has done so much legwork that's it's pointless to do anything but provide you with a bunch of links to his entries. Essentially, a 92-year-old woman living in Atlanta, GA, had her house broken into in the middle of the night by several armed men. Though she got off five shots in her attempt to defend herself and her home from whatever terror she was able to surmise in a spit-second, and all five shots connected, the 90 to 100 shots fired by the intruders killed her. For more details, here's a roundup. Radley's initial entry. News link, with links to related stories and video. In particular, check out the video reaction of neighbors, which I note goes off quite differently than when police gun down some predatory thug who happens to be black and the race-baiters come flying out of the woodwork. Radley's fist update. Still not a lot of specific details. Summation...