‘Cuz It’s Texas, ‘Cuz, And A Man’s Gotta Do What A Man’s Gotta Do …
Welcome to Bexar County (think San Antonio).
On Christmas Eve in 2009, Ezekiel Gilbert paid a 23-year-old Craigslist “escort” $150. Then, she wouldn’t have sex with him. So Ezekiel did what he had to do. He shot her in the neck. Yu know, just your average Christmas Eve.
She became paralyzed and later died.
So Ezekiel finally went to trial. He was found not guilty.
Gilbert’s defense argued that the shooting wasn’t meant to kill, and that Gilbert’s actions were justified, because he believed that sex was included as part of the fee. Texas law allows people “to use deadly force to recover property during a nighttime theft.”
So, that happened. In Texas.
Thanks to J. Barrett for the heads up.