MURDER BEGINS WHERE SELF-DEFENSE ENDS

WHAT HAPPENED❔

• Late in the night, Renisha McBride crashed her car while in Suburban Detroit
• She crashed into a parked car 1.5 miles away from the soon to be murder scene
• She was extremely drunk
• She was disoriented and looking for help
• Keep in mind, this is all happening at 4:30 a.m.

🔹THE SCENE🔹

• 3 hours later, McBride arrived at Theodor Wafer's house
• She banged on his front door and made a scene on his porch
• He shot her to death, saying "I feared for my life."
• Wafer did not understand that he shot a teenager

♦️COURT♦️

• Wafer was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter
• He was sentanced to 17 years in prison
• This is when Wafer appologized to McBride's family
• The trial lasted 9 days
• After nine days, the court ruled that Wafer had no reason to be afraid

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Catholic Social Teaching principal involved in the case
• Theodor Wafer has the right to own a gun
• But he also has the responsibility to use it correctly
• Renisha McBride had the right to ask for help after an accident

NOT JUST A TRAGIC MURDER

• This case again raises the issue of gun control and ownership
• Should Wafer have had possesion of a weapon?
• If he didnt have a weapon, would this have happened?
• Many speculate race was involved
• The court could not find any souces of racism that motivated Wafer

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