Jury acquits escort shooter

[The Brain]

3. Since the agreement was illegal, the money was still rightfully owned by the shooter and the woman had no right to remove it once he demanded it returned, in which case the statute would apply.

Does it mean that I can hire prostitutes in Texas, demand my money back after being done, and shoot between the eyes any prostitute that refused to comply?  Or am I going to have to shoot them in the back of the head?

Only after sunset. So Texas isn't all crazy.

[Malthus]

3. Since the agreement was illegal, the money was still rightfully owned by the shooter and the woman had no right to remove it once he demanded it returned, in which case the statute would apply.

Does it mean that I can hire prostitutes in Texas, demand my money back after being done, and shoot between the eyes any prostitute that refused to comply?  Or am I going to have to shoot them in the back of the head?

Just don't do it at dawn or twilight, or you will offer a Texan jury a real legal dilemma. 

[Malthus]

So in Texas, if a contract for personal services is breached, you can ask for specific performance, or shoot them in dead in the street.  As long as it's night, I guess.

P.S.: MB's trolling is weak.

It seems even if there is no contract, the service was at most implied, and the service is illegal.

Indeed.  So the only remedy to breach is shooting them dead in the street.

Actually, put that way, I'm kind of leaning to this guy's side.

Isn't shooting women in the face your usual MO? 

[Berkut]

3. Since the agreement was illegal, the money was still rightfully owned by the shooter and the woman had no right to remove it once he demanded it returned, in which case the statute would apply.

Does it mean that I can hire prostitutes in Texas, demand my money back after being done, and shoot between the eyes any prostitute that refused to comply?  Or am I going to have to shoot them in the back of the head?

As long as it is nighttime, you are all good.

Of course, this is just some bizarre remaining anachronistic law from back on the Wild Wild West days of 1973.

[Valmy]

As long as it is nighttime, you are all good.

Of course, this is just some bizarre remaining anachronistic law from back on the Wild Wild West days of 1973.

I would like to know what exactly is the history behind it.  It is the sort of stupid law that usually gets passed here because somebody did shoot somebody at night who was stealing their stuff and the whole state was outraged this law-abiding gun weilder was getting the death penalty or something.  We legislate alot because of specific outrages.

[Valmy]

3. Since the agreement was illegal, the money was still rightfully owned by the shooter and the woman had no right to remove it once he demanded it returned, in which case the statute would apply.

Does it mean that I can hire prostitutes in Texas, demand my money back after being done, and shoot between the eyes any prostitute that refused to comply?  Or am I going to have to shoot them in the back of the head?

You probably have to hire those Barrera guys as lawyers and gotten this particular nutty jury as well though.  This is a story because almost every single other time the guy would have got the book tossed at him.

[DGuller]

You probably have to hire those Barrera guys as lawyers and gotten this particular nutty jury as well though.  This is a story because almost every single other time the guy would have got the book tossed at him.

Probably cheaper to pay the sex prostitutes.

[Admiral Yi]

"Sex prostitutes?"

Dude, how long have you bin living in this country?

[Malthus]

"Sex prostitutes?"

Dude, how long have you bin living in this country?

He's making a lawyer joke. 

[Eddie Teach]

Maybe Yi was making a joke about Guller living in a trashcan. 

[Berkut]

Of course, to be fair, we live in a country where all you need for an outcome like this is a single dumbfuck juror, right?

Just one of the twelve...?

[Eddie Teach]

Of course, to be fair, we live in a country where all you need for an outcome like this is a single dumbfuck juror, right?

Just one of the twelve...?

Thread title says acquittal, not hung jury.

[Malthus]

Maybe Yi was making a joke about Guller living in a trashcan. 

Nothing like a little bin living.

The DG-Oscar the Grouch connection. I can see a resemblance ...   

[The Brain]

Blueberry Slav forever.

[Maximus]

Maybe Yi was making a joke about Guller living in a trashcan. 

More likely a pronunciation joke.