Was Christina Korbe protecting her two children?

Free Mumia:
"In this case Mrs. Korbe can use her alleged criminal activity to her defense. "I thought we were being robbed because we had a house full of cash and drugs. I shot at the people robbing my home", there's your reasonable doubt. Not guilty!"

I only wish I could be in court to here that argument!

The old "My husband and I were committing a series of felonies over a number of years and I thought the cops were the robbers" defense. Good luck with that one.

But I guess your nom de post pretty much says it all, doesn't FM. You like cop killers, dontcha?

hmmmm wrote:

What does it matter if she was a low life thats not a reason to give her the death penalty...why dont you put urself in her position im sure you would have done that same or something along the line of it.....i dont think she deserves the death penalty...those police knew what they were in for when they became police...before they go to the house they get all prepared and shit...ive met mr. korbe he is a very nice guy not everyone sits on a high horse like you

The peice of crap that you call "Mr. Korbe" is a violent drug dealer. And your right, Christina Korbe doesn't deserve the death penalty for being a low life. If low lifes got the death penalty you would deserve one. She should get the death penalty for knowingly killing an FBI agent. I can't put myself in her shoes because I'm not married to a drug dealer, I'm not a drug dealer myself, I would never put my children that I love in a situation like that. My life, like many other people's, has been created through hard work, not a white trash drug dealing bonnie and clyde fantasy. Just because scum like you can look at it from that viewpoint doesn't mean that normal people can too. Mr. Korbe and his wife are not "nice people", and their day will come wether they are judged in this world or the next.

a true tragedy all around. sam was an amazing, good-hearted person who really cared about other people. i am also sympathetic to the argument that the current drug policy in this country just leads to all kinds of unnecessary, avoidable violence. we should turn our focus toward reducing harm. why would someone choose to sell drugs rather than take a more legitimate path? look at the degree of wealth disparity in this country - it borders on third world. voting for people who drive tax policies and other legislation that exacerbate this level of inequality is just asking for people to opt out of the system, which in turn leads to tragedy like this. I am not justifying the actions of folks like the korbes, merely looking for an explaination for them. it is perhaps not that unexpected to find a level of severe animosity in these posts, on both sides. but it is this sort of resignation to our baser, selfish instincts that causes so much pain. be generous with each other, learn from situations like this, and reduce the hurt in this world.

Some people on here apparently love to run their mouth without any knowledge of the law. Self-defense is based on a reasonable person standard and if the police were knocking and announcing and Korbe's husband was running downstairs to flush drugs, escape, or whatever, it would seem pretty reasonable that she knew damn well it was the police wouldn't it? As for the asinine comments about the knock and announce rule, let's have the police stand on every criminals doorstep knocking politely until someone answers. I'm sure that would be extremely effective. Then again it seems most rants by the idiots I'm describing are from lowlifes who have listened to too many rage against the machine songs and try to justify cop killers any way they can. Why don't you learn about the law before you comment on it you self-righteous ignorant revolutionary wannabes.

I agree. I once had a cousin who was approached by an off duty police officer. My cousin threatened him and then beat his ass. He had to serve time in jail for his actions. If the say they are and officer of the law, then you better be prepared to do the time for the crime you commit on them. I was once an officer in Westmoreland county and trust me, people dont go around knockig on others doors at 6 a.m. saying they are the police for the fun of it. The Korbe's knew very well what they were doing and they deserve to rot in hell. I for one am all for the death penalty, these two idiot's deserve it!!!

God Bless Mr. Hicks family, he is a true hero!

I just cannot believe that anyone would have sympathy for Christina Korbe. I mean the facts are all there. Some people never add anything to society but only take away from it. If you cannot see that this is a tragedy and feel bad for a lady who knew exactly what she was doing, then you really have some soul-searching to do--like so many others comments I have read. I know we are taught to play devil's advocate and try to see both sides, but there really are no sides here. Mindless and selfish are the real issues here. I mean how can you have sympathy at all for a woman who puts her kids in jeopardy when all she had to do was mind her own business and her and her kids could of walked away and lived their life. Some people are just lost and there is nothing that can be done. So, please do not insult the Hicks family and all the hard-working people that are trying to make the world a better place. Of course everyone is a critic, but that is where one has to take in all the facts and make their own decision about how they feel. Seeing things from my angle, I cannot find one inch of me that feels that there should be any pity placed upon her--ever. She made her choices despite what she claims to stay out of jail. You know this deep down and so does anyone else that has common sense.

Openminded wrote:

I really feel for the FBI agents family and prays go out to the family...but I do feel bad for Christina and her family too! Why didn't the FBI just wait for her husband's hearing the next day??? I don't know if this is true...but someone told me if the FBI goes in early they get a paid Bonus for bring someone in...If that's true, that's not right...because and agent lost his life over a Money Bonus??? I really think I would of been scared too,(If i was Christina) even if they did announce they were the police...Anyone could say their the police...that early in the morning, startled and wanting to protect your family...I might of went for the gun too...to Protect my family...and the tape recordings they played for the public to hear... I think she was just acting tough so no one would jump her or attack her in jail. I really don't think they would be so hard on Christine if this wasn't an FBI agent. Now Death Row???? Common on...Sorry, but I do feel for Christina and her family too! I don't think they handled this right at all...

Wow! I cannot believe that people like you are allowed to procreate. your name is hmmmmmmmm! what they heck does that mean. If you have some insight behind that hmmmmmmm, please, let's hear it. somehow i think you are just as lost as the Korbe family.

Where should I start? first of all i think you should take an english class. It might help me understand what the hell you are talking about. Second, I try not to walk in peoples shoes that are have no sort of integrity and seem to have a life of criminal activity. Sorry, I want more for myself. One would think that you might have something more to say than this. Please shut you damn mouth if you don't have anything better to say than this. I think the Kristina Korbe should hire you as her attorney ... you seem very insightful.

some_one_that_knows wrote:

why dont you put walk in her shoes...you dont know what its like....people like you should be behind bars

When someone kicks down the door to another person's home, they're putting their lives in that other person's hands for sure.

As to Christina Korbe, it remains beyond the ability of the simple-minded to explain how Robert Korbe's running down the stairs in his house would obviate Christina Korbe's claim of self defense. Violent intruders kicking down her door at 6am are the losers in this scenario, especially when she has young children in her home.

As to the nation's bassackwards laws regarding recreational drugs, the stupidity of them is revealed yet again.

As to the laughable "Judge it!" icons... think Shirley Temple.

Well what needs to be determined here is reasonable doubt, did she know they were the FBI or didn't she? That is something that needs to be determined for this particular case. I agree her husband is a scumbag who deserves jail, no doubt bout that, when I think of all the people he sold coke too and how it affected or ended their lives, it makes me sick. That aside we must now determine what her state of mind and what she thought, I know if someone knocked at my door and had guns drawn...I would of thought who is that that wants to come in and kill me and my children? I would be terrified and yes I would protect my kids by all ,means, but we do not know what her thoughts were...all we can do is speculate but that is dangerous that is why a court must decide this....that is how our justice system works or is suppose too, so we do not if she is guilty or not till it has been taken to trail and it has been analyzed and determined by a jury and judge....lots of people raise kids who are drunks and druggies who are getting help who try their best, I wish they would of gotten help before they had kids but they did not, who knows why people do this to themselves and their families but they do, that does not mean they do not love their kids and that they do not want to do better or try to do better...that is not the point here, the point here is and the only point that should matterhere imo is that did she know who they were or was she protectig her kids? That is the only thing here that matters and that should determind the case, no other factors matter, she was married to a bad person who was drug dealer...maybe she was scared of him, maybe she wanted to leave, maybe she had no money....maybe she was going to leave and take her kids, we simply do not know that whatever the case that is not what matters in this case, what matters is was this a case of defending her kids or was it murder? We just do not know and in america we are innocent till proven guilty, right?

I also think the laws need to change, kicking in a persons door, is not a good idea, that person who is in that home has every right to shoot whoever kicks their door down, its called self defense, its a stupid law that makes no sense and only puts the police or other authorties in a dangerous postiion, i mean anyone can come to your door and say police and kick in your door and not be the police, they can be other drug dealers or peoeple who want to kill you for your posessions or whatever, to me that is a stupid law that should be revoked, I am sure a person can be apprehended while driving to work, going food shopping or some other way without smashing in the front door, and what if one of the children was in front of that door, what if that child became smashed and killed as a result? Kids do not always know to move out of the way, that would of been murder? right? Gosh now thatI think bout this, I really really do not think the law should go around kicking in doors...just not safe cause people will defend themselves and rightfully so......

About Kimberly's posting on Dec. 19th, refer back to comment posted on July 26th. This is the type of predicted kook on the Christina Korbe jury I was talking about. If the Korbes weren't involved in anything illegal, then they shouldn't have been afraid to open their door. When the authorities say open your door, you open your door, unless you have something to hide. No laws have to change. What do you want the authorities to do...send a request via carrier pigeon? Would that be more acceptable to you? If logic prevails, Mr. Korbe knew why the authorities were there, he likely called up to his wife, and then he "courageously" ran down to the basement to dispose of his dope. A real man. And...this trashy trait ran in his family. Don't give me the Christina mantra, "I was just trying to protect my children". If she was really trying to protect her children, she wouldn't have been involved in illegal activity. If you play with fire, you might get burned. Like the Christina Korbe supporters, you probably also have a problem with any authority figure.