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Texas Says It's OK to Shoot an Escort If She Won't Have Sex With You

A jury in Bexar County, Texas just acquitted Ezekiel Gilbert of charges that he murdered a 23-year-old Craigslist escort—agreeing that because he was attempting to retrieve the $150 he'd paid to Lenora Ivie Frago, who wouldn't have sex with him, his actions were justified.

德克萨斯州Bexar County的一个陪审团最近撤消了对 Ezekiel Gilbert 的指控。此前，Ezekiel Gilbert因谋杀23岁的三陪女Lenora Ivie Frago而被逮捕。陪审团认为，Ezekiel因小姐未能履行来一发的责任而试图追回所支付的150美元的行为是合理的，他的所作所为有理有据。

Gilbert had admitted to shooting Frago in the neck on Christmas Eve 2009, when she accepted $150 from Gilbert and left his home without having sex with him. Frago, who was paralyzed by the shooting, died several months later.

Gilbert's defense arguGilbert供认称，在2009年圣诞夜晚上，Frago收下了他150美金的预付款，但随后却在没有跟他打炮的情况下就离开了。于是，Gilbert用子弹射穿了Frago的喉咙，并直接导致了后者的瘫痪。几个月后，Frago离开了人世

ed that the shooting wasn't meant to kill, and that Gilbert's actions were justified, because he believed that sex was included as part of the fee. Texas law allows people "to use deadly force to recover property during a nighttime theft."

Gilbert辩解称，他本意并非要杀了Frago。同时开枪行为也是合理的，因为他相信，打炮是服务应有的一部分。德克萨斯州法律允许人们“在遭遇夜间行窃的时候使用致命性武力进行防御”。

The 30-year-old hugged his defense attorneys after the "not guilty" verdict was read by the judge. If convicted, he could have faced life in prison. He thanked God, his lawyers, and the jury for being able to "see what wasn't the truth."

当法官宣读无罪判决之后，这位三十岁的男子和他的律师们紧紧拥抱在一起。如果被判有罪，他的余生可能都要在监狱度过了。他感谢了上帝、律师以及陪审团，因为这些人“认识到他们看到的不是真相”。