Ding Dong

Rebecca Aguilar is fired. Finally.

Ding-dong the witch is dead
Which old witch? The wicked witch
Ding-dong the wicked witch is dead.

James Walton No Billed

James Walton is vindicated. He will not face charges for shooting and killing two burglars on his property in October. A Grand Jury determined the actions of James Walton were justified. Walton shot the two criminals in two separate burglary attempts of the salvage yard where he works and lives. Police responded to at least 42 calls for burglaries and thefts at Walton's place before the shootings.

After the second shooting, Walton was hounded and harassed by an agenda driven Fox 4 roving reporter Rebecca Aguilar. The reporter has been suspended indefinitely for her parking lot ambush of an old man who simply wanted to protect himself from thieves in the night. Aguilar has been self righteously unrepentant. Aguilar needs to go.

Aguilar Speaks

Rebecca Aguilar, suspended Fox4 reporter and Broadcast Journalist of the Year award recipient of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists is telling her version of the ambush she executed on a private citizen who was twice forced to defend his life and property. If you would like to read endure her whining in it's entirety, you can find it here.

If you would like a few excerpts here goes..........

Her first brush with Walton came Monday morning (Oct. 15), but not on camera. Aguilar had covered the West Dallas salvage business owner's fatal shooting of a would-be burglar the previous night. He had sent another intruder to the hereafter just three weeks earlier. In each case, police confiscated his weapons but Walton likely won't be charged with any crimes. Texas law allows him to protect his property. That he did, although some might argue that his measures were unusually extreme.

Aguilar's story prompted a mild complaint from Walton, the reporter says. He called her at the station, but was mollified when she told him that her story said he had the legal right to literally take the law into his own hands. They talked further, Aguilar says, after Walton deemed the rest of her story "OK." Aguilar says he then added, "But "I'm mad at Channel 11. Those idiots had it all wrong."

"He was rather pleasant on the phone," she recalls, but also profane at times. They hooked up again the same day. Aguilar says that Walton again told her, "I don't have time for you. I've got a full plate."

She in turn told him, "You know I'm a reporter. I may catch up to you."

She eventually caught up with him as he headed to his car with the new shotgun. During much of their on-camera exchange, Aguilar stood inside the driver's seat door with a microphone plainly in view. "Can we talk to you briefly?" she had asked.

"Either you shut the damn camera off or I'm not talkin' to ya," he replied.

But the camera kept rolling and Walton kept talking. What most viewers remember is Aguilar asking him, "Are you a trigger happy kind of person? Is that what you wanted to do -- shoot to kill?" Aguilar asked this in a non-confrontational tone that she maintained throughout the interview.

"The way I asked him was not in a harsh manner," she says. "I'm very careful about my tone. Because since I am a woman, I don't want to be called the b-word."

She also loves the thrill of an "exclusive," as does any reporter worth anything at all. But not at any price, she insists, noting that countless people on the receiving ends of her stories have described her as "one of the fairest people in the world."

"I'm a role model for other journalists in the market," says Aguilar, who is the oldest on-camera female reporter at Fox4. "I show that it doesn't matter that you're close to 50 years old. And it doesn't matter how many awards you get. The big thing in TV news is what have you done for me lately. How can I teach others to be motivated and go out there and kick ass every day if I myself am not doing it?"

Yeah. OK. Obviously she doesn't "get" it. Rebecca Aguilar fails to understand that a person who has just shot three people, killing two, in two separate lethal encounters does not want to be judged by a media jury of one in a blue tailored suit as they are leaving a sporting goods store with a private purchase.

"Whacha get? What's in the box?" She intruded. "Are those tears of......Of what.....Of remorse?" Aguilar asked, feigning surprise and putting not only words into an old man's mouth, but a label on his character.

Mr. Walton replied "I'm not satisfied with the situation right now," as Mrs. Aguilar looks away studying her umbrella. Mr. Walton was obviously referring to being accosted by a relentless reporter in a parking lot. Mr. Walton obviously wanted to be left alone. Hell, Mrs. Aguilar states in her sanctimonious version of events that he had previously told her his "plate was full," meaning he had no time for her that day. He tries to finish his statement, continuing, "With you coming out here," before Mrs. Aguilar cuts him off and attempts to twist his objections into a story.

Aguilar immediately tried to cover Mr. Walton's objection over by saying "About killing two people?" in a judgemental tone as she looked down her nose at a trembling victim of crime.

Her report goes on to say that Mr. Walton was tired of "burglars stealing his tools, cameras, anything they could carry away." She says nothing of the fact Mr. Walton lives at his place of business, and that he killed because he feared for his life. Instead she says "Are you a trigger happy kind of person? Is that what you wanted to do....To shoot?.....To kill?"

Finally, she said "So basically, you were scared, for your own life?"

Mr. Walton responded "What do you think? Do you think I welcomed them guys into my building when they climb up eight foot outside and then they gotta climb down inside?"

At the conclusion of her story, Mrs. Aguilar states what she thinks. She says, "Even though the police say Walton did not break any laws, the case will be turned over to a Grand Jury. It will decide whether Walton will be booked on any criminal charges."

Below is Mrs. Aguilar's news story. Apparently, she does not see what she did wrong. Apparently, she does not appreciate the scorn she heaped on an innocent man who simply defended himself and his property according to the laws of the state he resides in. Mrs. Aguilar does not understand the problem. And that is the problem.

NAHJ Urges Aguilar Reinstatement

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is attempting to persuade KDFW-TV Fox 4 to reinstate reporter Rebecca Aguilar. They state:

"Aguilar was suspended after interviewing a 70-year-old man who shot and killed two burglars at his business. She was suspended after a deluge of calls and criticism by bloggers. NAHJ affirms that journalistic principles, not special-interest driven community response, should determine if a reporter stays on the air."

Yes, a "special-interest driven community response" is happening. It's called the "fed up to here with biased bullshit as news" special-interest group. An astute observer will note there was no blogswarm concerning previous stories by Ms. Aguilar, or about Mr. Walton, just this particular one.

The NAHJ fails to mention that Aguilar stood in Mr. Walton's car door, preventing him from closing it and backing out of his parking place. They fail to mention the accusatory tone and bias in her voice as she reduced a WWII veteran to tears. Mr. Walton was forced to defend his integrity within days of twice defending his life. The National Association of Hispanic Journalists does not mention that the journalistic principles they speak of are available for all to review.

To wit:
1. Journalism's first obligation is to the truth.
2. It's first loyalty is to citizens.
3. It's essence is a discipline of verification.
4. It's practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.
5. It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
6. It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.
7. It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant.
8. It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.
9. It's practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.

It appears the NAHJ is more interested in their posterchild for journalistic integrity, not in the journalistic principles they claim to uphold. What do you think? Go here to tell 'em!

More Misperceptions?

KDFW-Channel 4's Rebecca Aguilar's interview with James Walton is available in segments, and discussed here.

Thanks Rabbit!

It is also available at Live Leak.........for now.



You can't unring a bell.
Thanks Existing Thing

Rebecca Aguilar's response recorded here.

Dime Box Bound

KDFW-Channel 4's Rebecca Aguilar has been indefinitely suspended based on a groundswell of criticism about how Aguilar ambushed James Walton in a parking lot.

As for the YouTube video below.......

This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by KDFW FOX 4 TV

Looks like the TV station is trying to cover their tracks.......
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Update: Video up at Live Leak......replaced in my original post. Taken down, but replaced again at You Tube. Post updated.

You can't unring a bell KDFW! Tell your award winning yellow journalist to clean out her desk.

Thanks Existing Thing!

Ambush in Mesquite Texas

James Walton was ambushed by an ignorant reporter from KDFW News recently. She asked what he had in his box, asked if he was trigger happy, and violated Mr. Walton's privacy with a lot of other asinine assumptions.

Here is where the video story once was. This URL no longer has active video. Shown below is the video that KDFW published before acquiring a cerebral cortex.





Video partially available with discussion here, at Breitbart.com

Here is where you can click and make your opinion known to KDFW. Rebecca Aguilar has been suspended. She should be fired. The newsroom editor who allowed this crap to escape the toilet bowl without an ass chewing must be held accountable as well. If you agree, go for it!

KDFW's phone number is (214)720-4444

KDFW's address is 400 N Griffin Street, Dallas TX 75202

Let 'em know you care!

Hat tip to Phglemfatale

I'm off to work.....More here later on this.

Later.....Back to blogging at 4:58 PM-------------------------------------------

OK, I'm back from work. Ms. Aguilar, you have no damned idea what you are talking about. You are a prying, ratings hungry yellow journalist, and not a very good one at that. You are dishonest with events, and you are ignorant of the law.

You imply the police took Mr. Walton's two previous shotguns to stop him from shooting the next intruder. No. The police commended Mr. Walton. He was defending his property, and quite possibly his life, both of which are legal in the great state of Texas......your own state. Mr. Walton's two previous shotguns were taken into evidence. He is not prohibited from purchasing another one to defend himself with again. Get your facts straight.

Mr. Walton obviously did not want to be photographed and he obviously did not want to answer your questions. That is not because "someone will come after him" as you state; that is because he does not want to speak with an ignorant, disrespectful news reporter like yourself. He made that clear in his first sentence to you. Why did you continue to impose yourself on this law abiding citizen who did not desire your company? Clearly, anyone who "might come after" Mr. Walton can obtain his address from previous news reports and the public record at the police station. Obviously someone who "might come after him" is not the police. So.....Someone who "might come after him" would be seeking retribution in the way of physical harm. Mr. Walton is wise to arm himself if that is the case. Wise, prudent, and legal.

You jammed yourself into his automobile door and continued to badger this elderly man with your questions and insinuations, even when he told you plainly and clearly he did not want to talk to you. He could not close his car door and back out of his parking place because of your actions. You forced him to stay against his will. Consider your actions Ms. Aguilar, consider them closely. Yes, this gentleman was upset. He had every right to be.

You asked "Are you a trigger happy kind of person? Is that what you wanted to do? To shoot?....To kill?" Who the hell do you think you are Ms. Aguilar? Do you have any idea, any idea at all in your sweet little head what a person goes through when they are forced to take another person's life to defend their own? No, you do not. Not an inkling. You self righteously declare "That's what I wanted the viewers to know." Know what? They don't have a right to know! It isn't their damned business. Your "viewers" simply need to refrain from climbing over Mr. Walton's fence at night, and they have nothing to worry about! The Grand Jury will decide this case Ms. Aguilar, not you.

I hope you enjoy your new job reporting on cake sales in Dime Box Texas........If they hire you.

Oh.....
Rebecca Aguilar
(214)720-3261
rebecca.aguilar@foxtv.com

Feel free to contact Aguilar's superiors.
News director: Maria.Barrs@foxtv.com
Vice President and General Manager: Kathy.Saunders@foxtv.com

Notch Two

DALLAS (WBAP) - A West Dallas business owner shot and killed an intruder in his machine shop Sunday morning, the second time in less than three weeks that a prowler has been killed at the same location.

James Walton, owner of Able Walton Machine & Welding on Chalk Hill Road just north of Interstate 30, told police he was alerted to the prowler by a motion detector in his shop. Walton took a shotgun downstairs and fired at the man he found standing there. 37-year-old Jimmy Gannon of Ferris was later pronounced dead at Methodist Dallas Medical Center.

On Sept. 22, Walton shot and killed a man he found climbing through a window of the same business. Police have said both shootings appeared to have been justifiable uses of force to protect private property. Both cases are expected to be reviewed by a grand jury.

Jim Ryan, 24/7 News

A Ledbetter-area business owner fatally shot a suspected burglar Sunday morning – the second time in three weeks that he killed an intruder, Dallas police said. James Walton, owner of Able Walton Machine & Welding in the 2000 block of Chalk Hill Road in West Dallas, was alerted to the intruder when his motion sensor system activated about 9 a.m. Sunday, police said.

Mr. Walton, who also lives at his business, went downstairs with a shotgun and fired at a man who had broken in. The intruder was later identified by police as Jimmy Gannon of Ferris. Police said Mr. Walton also noticed another man outside Sunday. Mr. Walton shot and wounded that man. He escaped, but a witness eventually led police to him. The man, whom police did not immediately identify, was questioned by officers Sunday afternoon. Mr. Gannon, 37, was taken to Methodist Dallas Medical Center, where he died.

Police said Mr. Walton is allowed to protect his property. No charges were filed against him Sunday, though the case will be referred to a grand jury, police said. "He's got a right to defend his property. What gives a stranger the right to go in and vandalize or burglarize his business?" said Dallas police Sgt. Gene Reyes. "He's within every legal right to do this." Mr. Walton could not be reached for comment Sunday. Dallas police Sgt. Andrew Harvey said he doesn't believe anything was stolen from Mr. Walton's business on Sunday.

On Sept. 22, Mr. Walton shot and killed a man he saw climbing through a pried-open window of his business, police said. The intruder was later identified as Raul Laureles. That incident also was referred to a grand jury.

By Marissa Alanis / The Dallas Morning News

Maybe the guy needs to put a sign on the gate with tally marks.........

The first shooting........



Part of the aftermath.