<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Man found guilty of fatally shooting U.S. teen in La Fortuna to receive new trial</title> <atom:link href="https://insidecostarica.com/2013/08/21/man-found-guilty-of-fatally-shooting-u-s-teen-in-la-fortuna-to-receive-new-trial/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/08/21/man-found-guilty-of-fatally-shooting-u-s-teen-in-la-fortuna-to-receive-new-trial/</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>By: Ken Morris</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/08/21/man-found-guilty-of-fatally-shooting-u-s-teen-in-la-fortuna-to-receive-new-trial/#comment-5173</link> <dc:creator>Ken Morris</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 20:31:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=10302#comment-5173</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m not so sure.  Mistakes can happen.  Give me a gun with next to no training and ask me to guard a hotel, and I might end up mistaking a kid sneaking out at night for an intruder too.  Also, accuracy with a handgun is notoriously low.  Even well-trained cops miss lots of shots.  It&#039;s possible that the guard did only mean to fire a warning shot and missed.Most importantly, nothing is going to bring the kid back, and it&#039;s not &quot;justice&quot; to punish the shooter if it really was a mistake.  I say let the guy have a new trial and see where the facts lead.The real problem is that CR has come to equate security with armed and poorly trained security guards, when these guys may actually diminish security.  I&#039;m sorry for the family&#039;s loss, just don&#039;t see how punishing a poor Nica in an awful job who surely didn&#039;t want to shoot the kid makes up for it.  Two victims aren&#039;t better than one.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not so sure.  Mistakes can happen.  Give me a gun with next to no training and ask me to guard a hotel, and I might end up mistaking a kid sneaking out at night for an intruder too.  Also, accuracy with a handgun is notoriously low.  Even well-trained cops miss lots of shots.  It&#8217;s possible that the guard did only mean to fire a warning shot and missed.</p><p>Most importantly, nothing is going to bring the kid back, and it&#8217;s not &#8220;justice&#8221; to punish the shooter if it really was a mistake.  I say let the guy have a new trial and see where the facts lead.</p><p>The real problem is that CR has come to equate security with armed and poorly trained security guards, when these guys may actually diminish security.  I&#8217;m sorry for the family&#8217;s loss, just don&#8217;t see how punishing a poor Nica in an awful job who surely didn&#8217;t want to shoot the kid makes up for it.  Two victims aren&#8217;t better than one.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: NorthendFool</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/08/21/man-found-guilty-of-fatally-shooting-u-s-teen-in-la-fortuna-to-receive-new-trial/#comment-5170</link> <dc:creator>NorthendFool</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:05:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=10302#comment-5170</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is how its down in CR.  This case could go on for years, back and forth.  The shooter was a Nica who had no papers so therefore the hotel owner is also liable for the death.  The shooter could go to jail and next month be allowed to walk the streets.  Its crazy.  The judicial system is so busy feeling sorry for the accused that nothing is accomplished.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is how its down in CR.  This case could go on for years, back and forth.  The shooter was a Nica who had no papers so therefore the hotel owner is also liable for the death.  The shooter could go to jail and next month be allowed to walk the streets.  Its crazy.  The judicial system is so busy feeling sorry for the accused that nothing is accomplished.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>