Friday, August 05, 2005
Pre-emptive Strike Beats Empty Threats, Again
During an argument about the war effort, a Manchester, Ky. man who opposed the war died from a bullet wound to the chest after threatening to kill another man who supported the war effort.
Harold Smith, the war opponent, pulled a small pistol and threatened to kill Douglas Moore of Martin, Ky, the war supporter. Moore responded pulling out his .38-caliber pistol and shooting Smith once in the chest.
The Kentucky State Police determined that Moore was acting in self-defense and did not arrest him.
The Associated Press released this story today.