"Walton said he needed a new weapon because Dallas police took away the shotgun he used to kill a burgler at his west Dallas salvage business. And on Sunday, police took away Waltons OTHER shotgun after he shot and killed Jimmy Gannon, who police say also broke into his place."

If she were badgering him, she would have said something like, "After he killed two men, Dallas police confiscated both of Walton's weapons. That won't stop him as we caught up with buying a third shotgun at a local Academy."

She led him in her questioning. "Are those tears of... of remorse." I didn't end quote that as a question mark, because she didn't. She answered the question for him, saying he was remorseful.

"It was obvious that Walton was upset over what has happened in the past three weeks" (this is where his shaking hands were shown). Notice that she did NOT say, "Walton has no remorse for killing two men who were at his business."

At this point, notice where the microphone is. It is not in his face, but at her hip.

"Walton said he has owned his salvage business for thirty five years and was tired of burglers stealing his tools, cameras, ANYTHING they could carry away." It doesn't sound like she is standing up for the "burglers" here. It sounds more like this guy has been robbed many times and people were stealing whatever... well, "ANYTHING they could carry away".

"Are you a trigger happy person? Is that what you wanted to do, shoot, to kill?" After his answer, "I haven't shot a gun in 45 years, until..." she said, "OK. That's what I wanted the viewers to know". In other words, she wanted to viewers to know that he was NOT a trigger happy person. That he did NOT want to shoot to kill.

If she were badgering him, she would have pushed further on that point. She would have said something like, "You expect my viewers to believe that you killed not one, but TWO men, and you feel remorse? If you felt remorse after killing the first one, why didn't you hesitate before killing the second?"

Instead, she led him further, "So basically, you were scared, for your own life?" She gave him the answer, "scared for your own life". (Also, notice that she didn't ask if the men were armed or had a gun pointed at him). She even allowed him to answer with, "What do you think? Do you think I invited those guys to my building? When they climb up eight foot outside, then they gotta climb down on the inside..." To a liberal, there is no valid reason to shoot someone. She would not have let him answer this or would have at least cut it from the interview.

Finally, she mentions that he broke no laws "shooting the men who broke into his business".

Now, he says, "OK, bye" and reaches for the door. She moves out of the way and says, "bye". She did not stand there. She did not block him from closing the door. She did not stick a mic in his face and ask more questions. She allowed him to leave.

"Walton left with his new shotgun. He says he may need it to protect himself, again." She did NOT say, "Walton left with his new shotgun. He may need it to kill, again."

Finally, she says, "Even though Dallas police says he broke no laws, the case will be turned over to a grand jury." It sounds to me like she does not agree that it should be turned over to a grand jury. It sounded a whole lot like, "He didn't break any laws, but the case will still be turned over to a grand jury anyway."

So yeah, I believe it was objective. Actually, I think it was slanted towards Walton. She offered no defense for the burglers. She did not call them things like trespassers or "victims". She called them burglers, every single time. She pointed out that he feared for his life (a must before killing someone). She pointed out that he felt remorse. How do you think the interview could have possibly been any more to Walton's defense?

"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary." Ernesto "Che" Guevara

I believe they showed his hand shaking to suggest he felt guilty about his 'crime.'

No, they showed his hands shaking after saying, "it was obvious that Walton was upset over what has happened over the past three weeks". She made a point of saying that he was guilty of no crime at least two times and even said, "you feared for your life?"

To show her disrespect for him, she stood between him and his car door,
in his face, not allowing him to shut the door and leave if he wanted.

When he reached for the door, she got out of the way and said, "bye". She was not in his face. The mic was at her hip, not in his face and she was standing upright.

There is no difference between 'burglars' and 'trespassers' to these people.

There is a huge difference. Trespassers are just passing through. Burglers are there to steal stuff. If she were slanting to the left, she would have called them "victims".

And the fact that she said, "Is that why you killed these burglers, you
feared for you life?" sounded like she was mocking him because she
believed his life was never in danger, he just over-reacted.

It sounded to me like she was giving him the answer that she wanted to hear and the only answer that would clear him in any reasonable person's eyes. If she were mocking, she would have asked something like, "Was there no possible way for you to escape? Were these men armed? Were they pointing a weapon at you when you shot them? Was there any other option other than deadly force?"

"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary." Ernesto "Che" Guevara

I also find it troubling that you refer to "critics" as if it should
be customary for folks to expect to have their actions reviewed by
parties who were not present at the original event to participate in
the decision to act that he was forced to make. Anyone is within their
right to be critical but I believe that it is generally accepted that
for one to be a "critic", one must have some prior knowledge or
experience with the subject.

When I say critics, I mean the liberals who were more than likely lighting up the phone lines asking them to do a report to find out why this killer was not in jail. I gurantee you that the local DA's office had been contacted many times by moonbats wanting this guy jailed as a killer.

"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary." Ernesto "Che" Guevara

I didn't want the many Geraldo fans to misunderstand what I was trying to say. :)