No one disputes that a heavy-construction contractor opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle on three men who drove onto his Jamul property in December 2006, killing one and wounding another.In a trial that began Tuesday, a jury in El Cajon Superior Court must decide whether Joseph Robert “Bob” Orlosky shot the men for no real reason, as prosecutors contend, or if he was trying to stop copper thieves who nearly ran him down, as his lawyer maintains.
Just about everybody who's heard about this shooting has speculated on the motives. The speculations range from Bob Orlosky essentially killing for sport all the way to Charles Crow (and the two other men with him) trying to steal valuable scrap metal from Orlosky, and him acting purely in self-defense. Those two extremes are in fact the positions that the defense and prosecution (respectively) seem to have staked out.
From where I sit, the truth is unknowable – I simply don't have some very basic facts available to me. For instance, I still don't know for certain whether The jeep that Crow and his companions were riding in contained any metal stolen from Orlosky's property. So I'm just waiting for some facts to emerge from the trial…
This story has special significance for my wife and I: Bob Orlosky's property is less than a mile from our home, just a short drive away. If the prosecution's portrait of Orlosky is the true one, then we want this murderer safely (or permanently) put away. On the other hand, if the defense has the true story, then we're very concerned about our own rights to defend our life and property. So we're most interested in the outcome of this trial, and the facts that emerge from it…
New twist in Orlosky trial; the people shot claim they were good samaritans who stopped to assist Orlosky
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orlosky is a coward who shot into a car in which he had no knowledge as to the occupants were. As far as he knew there might have been kids or his own family members in the car. From what I heard it sounds like somebody has a problem and has to use deadly force to make himself feel more like a big boy.
ReplyDeletebobs fate is now in the hands of the jury, lets hope he sticks around long enough to get thrown in jail
ReplyDeleteHow about we let the jury do its job and allow the system work no matter which way the scales tip? Hearsay, vindictivness, and innuendo based on 4th-hand information is for losers.
ReplyDeleteBob was just acquitted of murder and attempted murder as of March 4, 2008. Guess we can shoot looters and trespassers. Doesn't make it feel any better though. Could someone who was in the courtroom explain what might have swayed the jury?
ReplyDeleteMaybe the facts and the truth is what lead the jury to believe that he had not murdered Charles Crow. That is what they are there for - to identify the truth.
ReplyDeleteApparently the jury didn't do their job then. Now a guilty man is running free.-- GO Justice System!!!
ReplyDeleteanon @ March 5, 2008 12:26 PM:
ReplyDelete...In your opinion, of course. I'm certain the jury was privy to far more information than you were.
Thank goodness for innocent until proven guilty, though.
You may still yet get your vengence - Orlosky will be retried on the lesser charges in October.
Bob is a rich piece that got away with murder it was obviously not self defense the accident reconstuctionist said that the bullet holes did not support Bob's version that they were driving right at him and then he hid while swat was conducting a manhunt then he took off to Vegas until he heard that a warrant was out for his arrest. But it goes to show if you have enough money you can do any thing you want and get away with it! Justice I think not!!!!!
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