How to Start the Week...

Why, that would be with another heart-warming tale of a righteous shooting! And since this shooting happened in sunny Florida, home of the Castle Doctrine, we're treated to headlines like this:

Sheriff: Law protects SUV owner who shot, killed woman

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Authorities do not plan to file charges against a Florida orange grove owner who fatally shot a 21-year-old woman, saying he is protected under the state's controversial "no retreat" law.

But the woman's boyfriend faces second-degree murder charges in her death, because the woman was shot to death during an alleged felony -- the theft of an SUV.

And even this write-up is slanted, because it's not until the fifth paragraph in that we're told this:

Grove owner Ladon "Jamie" Jones opened fire as the SUV approached him, according to an affidavit released by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Phillips fled; McCormick was shot in the head and later died.

They tried to run him down, he told them to stop, they drove right at him. So he shot to stop. And succeeded... It's a pity that the driver wasn't the one killed, of course, but one does have to wonder at the mentality of someone who comes along for a car theft... It serves as a stark reminder that one needs be more careful in choosing one's associates, if nothing else.

Once again, with feeling: Victim selection. UR Doin It Rong. Especially in Florida, one of the very first states with a flood of pro-CCW laws and attitudes; and also the start of the Castle Doctrine. The best part is that the other goblin will be charged as though he pulled the trigger himself - so we might just see two goblins off the street for the price of one...

Dead Goblin Count: 14.

That is all.