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Sean Hannity defends execution-style killings of two teen burglars (Click here to read more)

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Thursday, May 01, 2014, 5:46 pm
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Sean Hannity, sociopath:

    Fox host Sean Hannity dismissed the murder convictions of a Minnesota homeowner who used excessive force in killing two teenagers who broke into his home, claiming with exasperation, "They broke into the guy's house."

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The case was that of Byron Smith, who after his house was burglarized set a "trap" for the neighborhood teen he suspected of being the culprit by moving his car away from his house, hiding in the basement and waiting for them. Sure enough, one broke in and headed down to the basement: Smith shot him twice, bringing him down, then told him "you're dead" before shooting him in the face (Smith taped the entire episode, presumably so the world would later praise his banter.) He moved the body and reloaded his gun; after 10 minutes the teen's friend/partner came looking for him:
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    Kifer's footsteps are heard on the stairs and she calls out quietly, "Nick?"
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    Then comes the sound of more shots. She falls down the stairs. "Oh, sorry about that," Smith tells her. She screams, "Oh my God!"
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    Then more shots. Smith tells her, "You're dying," and calls her a "bitch," the AP reported.
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    After more labored breathing and another dragging sound, Smith calls her "bitch" again. He told authorities that after he moved her, he noticed she was still gasping and didn't want her to suffer, so he fired under her chin with a 22.-caliber handgun, according to a report in the Pioneer Press. The Star Tribune reported Smith told investigators the last time he fired was "a good clean finishing shot" and "she gave out the death twitch."
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He reported the shootings a day later.
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Finishing both teens off execution-style rather than calling the police or ambulance was not a dealbreaker for the Fox News host. His only stated complaint was with the use of language.
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    Sean Hannity covered the case on the April 30 edition of his Fox News program. While Hannity said he didn't like the fact that Smith had called the slain teens "vermin," he nonetheless questioned the verdict because "they broke into the guy's house." Hannity also suggested that "the judge in that case didn't give all the facts to the jury," and asked, "How could it be premeditated when they broke into his house?" When Fox's Geraldo Rivera expressed disgust at the "coup de grace" shot that killed Kifer, Hannity responded, "You know what, it's easy to say after the fact, 'I wouldn't.'"