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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:17:28 AM EDT
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I wouldn't call him a kid at that age.
And with what he was doing |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:17:28 AM EDT
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I bet the lawyers are just lining up to sue the robbery victim.
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:24:37 AM EDT
[#3]
1 for good guys!
For now Yeah if the kid died, no questions.. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:26:53 AM EDT
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Shot in the chest that didn't kill him?
Must have been a .45. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:29:23 AM EDT
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Nicely handled, but he apparently needs a bigger caliber and/or better bullets. Darwin at work--but not working quiiiite hard enough.
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:29:32 AM EDT
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Fixed it for ya 
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:32:32 AM EDT
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It's absolutely criminal that the robbery victim could be sued for protecting his own life.
I wonder if the guy could counter-sue for emotional distress and medical (therapy) damages? |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:36:59 AM EDT
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The man told the teen he would give him his wallet and acted as though he was going to get it, but instead grabbed a larger caliber revolver that was lying on the seat, police said.
WTF?large caliber and the kid walked away and was sitting on the curb??? |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:37:20 AM EDT
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Serves him right.
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:38:22 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:40:48 AM EDT
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Refix'd |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:43:43 AM EDT
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Most likely a 38. A 357 would have done more damage as would have anything larger. We are talking about the liberal media. Anything over a 22 is large caliber.
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:44:44 AM EDT
[#13]
Properly fixed |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:46:29 AM EDT
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This didn't happen in a crap hole area...
I live in a upper middle class (gated) neighborhood in Valley Ranch, a suburb of Dallas. The city of Dallas, in their infinite wisdom; decided to classify two apartment complexes in my community as section 8 (government assisted housing). This happened a few years ago and the cities contract with the apartments expires this year and it will not be renewed...thank God. Both sets of these apartments are very nice and according to the Valley Ranch Association the apartment owners have had enough. Social engineering doesn't work...never has and it never will. Who the hell wants to sit in the backyard of their $250K-$500K home and listen to the distant sound of gangster rap from half a mile away? The new elementary school in the area went down the crapper within the fist year of the section 8 classification. The local home owners pulled their kids out of that school like it was on fire. Petty crime went up 200 fold...I can't wait to get these #*%! out of the community. They leave in mass when the free ride is over. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:46:54 AM EDT
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Fix'd once and for all. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:49:47 AM EDT
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I have a CHL in texas and would be interested to know if any lawyers running around AR-15 have any idea how this will shake out civilly. Obviously, the charges will most likely be dropped in criminal courts, but I wonder if this kids family will win the aruguement on whether the use of lethal force in this situation was necessary, that'll be the crutch. How much of an impact will the kids age have on the civil trial. Additionally, in your expert opinion, how lenient are juries in this type of situation?
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:53:20 AM EDT
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Yeah, it is too bad that he lived.
That's not too far from me either. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:53:22 AM EDT
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More proof that we can't rely on one-shot-stops. Handgun rounds are not 100% even center mass. Large calibre revolver probably means .357 but could be a more powerful or larger cartridge. Either way, people need to learn to put at least two to three rounds in anything worth shooting. It helps if you sing Mozambique as you do it - gives you a nice rhythm.
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Posted: 4/11/2006 8:59:42 AM EDT
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Training works. Carry your gun, and train how to use it. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 9:07:28 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/11/2006 9:34:23 AM EDT
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A few follow up shots were certainly called for. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 9:43:49 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/11/2006 9:53:00 AM EDT
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I am all for the killing of those who would commit violent crimes. It teaches a lesson to all other would-be punks. As far as civil suit goes, wouldn't the punk's family have more ground to stand on if the kid was dead? I know it will probably come down to some "class" issue, though. I was trained to be sure that (in a fight) make sure the threat is dead. But, now, as a civie, does this still hold true? I only question because I've heard of lots of cases of assailants' families suing and winning...
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Posted: 4/11/2006 9:55:51 AM EDT
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That whole silly notion of "depriving him of his civil right to life" (by killing him in the act of committing a violent felony) varies by state. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 10:03:06 AM EDT
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My favorite is in Texas, the criminal is charged with all the deaths in the accident - including the ones that were on his side.
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Posted: 4/11/2006 10:16:15 AM EDT
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Another +1 for the good guys.
Too bad the ghetto rat lived, although he probablty learned a valuable lesson( we can only hope). |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 10:30:46 AM EDT
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All the more reason to practice "Double taps" (I do!)
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Posted: 4/11/2006 10:51:05 AM EDT
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Unless he learned "Nextest time, I gonna shoots da man a foe he can shoots me." Or "Voy a tirar al individuo siguiente antes de que él me tire." Or "I will shoot the next victim without provocation, so he is unable to retaliate orstrike pre-emptively." |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 2:34:49 PM EDT
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Unless state laws specifically preclude a civil suit somehow, it is always a possibility and then a jury trial is a crap shoot no pun intended. Self defense can be a defense to a civil trial as well but even if you are right you will probably be bankrupt and right. State laws and federal for that matter really need a protection from civil suit provision if a grand jury refuses to indite in cases like this. This may already exist but I have not found it anywhere. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 2:37:13 PM EDT
[#30]
"too" not "to"
And he needs to learn double taps! |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 3:50:47 PM EDT
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I'll bet there was some pucker factor for the victim while the police were 'looking for' the perp's gun. Without that gun...well, it could've been uglier, at least in a PR way. Jim |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 3:55:33 PM EDT
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They all are teh suck.  
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Posted: 4/11/2006 4:02:37 PM EDT
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Grand Jury? No bill. Civil case? No lawyer would touch it on a contingent fee basis. |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 6:19:29 PM EDT
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need to finish the job
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Posted: 4/12/2006 6:32:58 PM EDT
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Remember........handguns suck no matter what caliber. But he ended the threat, yes?
BTW.....he should be given a medal, and reimbursed for the cost of the bullet. |
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