Sep 16, 3:11 PM EDT
Attorneys give closing arguments in Vang trial
By ROBERT IMRIE
Associated Press Writer
Snips from the article
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) -- A Hmong immigrant hunter, angered because some white hunters called him names and disrespected him for trespassing on their land, gunned six of them down in cold blood as they either watched in disbelief, were ambushed or were trying to flee, a prosecutor told a jury Friday.
--------(Yang was on the property of the hunter. One question comes to mind-Why is it if the hunters, experienced hunters, and quite a few of them, (6 gunned down) were threatening Yang, why did he not get injured? This questions any of the story Yang presents. )
--------(If I'm not mistaken (and I can be) if Mr. Yang was lost, why was he up on the hunters platform on private property? That does not mean he was lost, it means he was there, ready to hunt, hunt what, we are not sure!)
Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager said no one threatened, endangered or injured Vang in the two-minute confrontation Nov. 21 in some isolated northwestern Wisconsin woods.
"He was insulted, rightfully so, but that doesn't give you an excuse for killing six people," Lautenschlager said.
-------(insulted yes, but killing, why? Planned maybe!) or just angry and ready to go off....
The judge gave jurors the legal definition of self-defense and told them that under the law, they must consider whether Vang had "opportunity to retreat with safety."
Associated Press writer Todd Richmond in Hayward contributed to this report.
--------(There is not a death penalty in Wisconsin as stated above, but as in the case of Jeff Dahmar, many feel the need to enforce it, (whether right or wrong) in prison. At this point in time, I have not been convinced any self defense played a part in Yang's decision to fire on these hunters and take innocent lives.)