Joshua Bush, bearer of a bullet in his skull, says the lead in his head will prove that he was not involved in the burglary of a Port Arthur car lot last July. Jefferson County prosecutors suspect that the slug will prove that Bush was indeed a participant. In fact, they think he became a bullet host when he was shot at the scene of the crime.
Anyone who has watched a few episodes of CSI knows the obvious solution: Retrieve the round, do a ballistics test, and then either dismiss the case or prosecute it.
So far, however, the drama drags on. One attempt to pluck the projectile with a search warrant failed. The surgeon saw that bone had started to grow around the slug, making its removal harder but not impossible. Another attempt to set up that more complicated operation fell through when the hospital backed out. (Fear of lawsuits strikes again.)
I’m guessing that most law-abiding folks boil this one down to the basics: They wouldn’t want Bush sent away for a crime he didn’t commit. On the other hand, they wouldn’t want him to escape punishment for a crime he did commit by gaming the system.
Bush offered prosecutors a complicated deal to remove the bullet. So far, they have responded, “No deal.” They haven’t said if they will seek a third search warrant to get the lead out. Bush isn’t exactly strengthening his claim by saying he will have bullet removed after his trial for unrelated charges in April because, “It’s just the way I want to do it.”
Personally, I wouldn’t want to walk around with a hunk of metal in my forehead. The reasons range from, oh, I don’t know, the unsightly bulge to fear of lead poisoning to setting off alarms at metal detectors.
Win, lose or draw, however, Bush should be thankful. Getting shot in the forehead is a good way to depart this earth. He’s only 17. He is getting a second chance at a long life — inside prison walls or out in the real world.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
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The great thing about the American courts is they still have the good ole' innocent until proven guilty. The way this guy is acting is highly suspect of someone that is trying to avoid prosecution for a crime. The courts and press can't go about proclaiming that.
The best thing about America is that because of having free speech, I can vilify this drudge of human waste. First off, the paper yesterday said "Teen Said Bullet Will Exonerate." Do you honestly believe this guy even knows what this means? If he was so sure, would he be offering this muddy deal. I say strap the sucker down again and yank the sucker outta his head.
He obviously tried to kill a man and got popped in the head for it. I just wish the bullet had penetrated further and taken this human excrement off the earth and out of taxpayer's pockets and put the problem of his burial in the hands of his "loving family."
If he had grown up in a strong home with caring, loving, and discipling parents, we wouldn't be having this conversation. Wonder if he even has a father? I know his daddy don't live with him because the paper said he was on his MOM's couch. That explains a lot.
My favorite quote from the brain dead boy is "The warrant said they could search my property. My head isn't property." WHAT?!? I guess he thinks he doesn't own his own head. I think if they can body cavity search inmates for drugs and weapons they can surely remove evidence in an attempted murder charge from someone's head just like they would from a wall at the scene. Cut the sucker. I wanna watch.
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