Comments on: Another Wrongful Prosecution of a Citizen Who Acted in Self Defense

By: LearnAboutGuns.com

LearnAboutGuns.com — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:52:39 +0000

Alex,

So you believe that a citizen who witnesses a crime doesn’t have a right to get the license plate number and phone it in to the police? That is certainly not the law.

As far as Sanchez leaving when the criminals turned to attack him, he also had no legal duty to flee. More importantly, there is no indication that he could have fled without endangering his safety.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:09:15 +0000

Sanchez should be prosecuted because the situation he was in, by his own choice, did not warrant the use of deadly force. Mr. Sanchez had the option of leaving when the criminals stopped, but he chose to stay. Did his desire to be a hero, just like in the movies, cloud his judgement. I think so.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:28:41 +0000

As a resident of New Mexico and a former resident of Belen, I 100% stand behind Mr. Sanchez. Although some of the details of the night in question are inaccurate according to my research, the basic principal is true and stark, Luke Sanchez defended himself out of necessity against this criminal. In addition to the author’s comments, I think it is worthy to point out that Belen has one of the highest rates of crime, per capita, in the US (more than 4 times the national average!) Thank you for joining me in standing up for the rightous and brave!

By: SithSnoopy

SithSnoopy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:58:07 +0000

I can’t believe they are doing this to him.

If he wasn’t supposed to defend himself with his gun when he was being pulled out of his truck, what was he supposed to do? Let them pull him out and probably beat him to death?

Let me guess: he was supposed to put the truck in reverse and back up. Presumably, all w/o accidentally running over one of the people attacking him. In spite of the fact that he was being pulled out and might not even have the reach to shift into reverse at that moment.

Oh, wait… maybe he was supposed to fire into the air to startle his attackers… and let them pull the gun off of him to them use on him.

I can’t believe some of the stuff that happens…

By: Jim Bettle

Jim Bettle — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:07:51 +0000

has there been a fund setup for his defense.. I don’t have a lot of money, but I’ll donate what little I can.. if enough of us do, it will make a difference.

By: Rio Arriba

Rio Arriba — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:40:39 +0000

There is a process at work in this country, as it has been in Europe (particularly the UK) for some time. It is to make the act of self defense criminal in and of itself. It’s part of the larger, relentless, creeping totalitarianism of our era.

By: Jaybuck

Jaybuck — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:12:05 +0000

This is absurd to even charge this man when he was protecting himself from deadly force while being assaulted. This incident should be addressed by concerned citizens by contacting the States attorney for the Belen, New Mexico jurisdiction. As the author stated this man who served his country is being unjustly stripped of his dignity and more. He forever will live with the fear that some day he may again have to defend himself & his loved ones when the system has profoundly failed him in the past.