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https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/31/us/cyrus-carmack-belton-south-carolina-gas-station-shooting/index.htmlA South Carolina convenience store owner has been charged with murder after allegedly chasing a 14-year-old boy and shooting him in the back after suspecting the boy of shoplifting, authorities said.
The child, Cyrus Carmack-Belton, had gone into the store in Columbia around 8 p.m. Sunday and was confronted by the owner who accused him of shoplifting, according to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott.
He did not shoplift anything. We have no evidence that he stole anything whatsoever, the sheriff said in a news conference Monday, adding even if he had, thats not something you shoot anybody over, much less a 14-year-old.
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Look at this beautiful child.
I am so sick of this shit.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,176 posts)jimfields33
(15,787 posts)rurallib
(62,411 posts)jimfields33
(15,787 posts)Is there a problem with not being rich. Nothing wrong with my post.
rurallib
(62,411 posts)I had typed in 'right' or apparently something not quite like it - I shall fix the error.
Anyway, I am not having a lot of faith in our judicial system these days.
jimfields33
(15,787 posts)I agree about the judicial system. Needs overhaul. Have a great weekend!
malaise
(268,968 posts)He shot this kid in the back
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,611 posts)electric_blue68
(14,891 posts)It's the poor family(ies) obviously affected but quite rarely do the media reports mention friends as if doesn't matter as much. Because sometimes (often?) it does: friends as close as good family being lost in those ways. So thank you.
Greybnk48
(10,168 posts)This is stomach churning.
MagickMuffin
(15,937 posts)Lonestarblue
(9,981 posts)aggravating you.
Red Mountain
(1,732 posts)should have just burned it down.
malaise
(268,968 posts)the Sheriff
Tickle
(2,520 posts)according to the article. Glock 30S (I'm assuming that's a gun. )
I don't understand why the owner chased him after he left the store where he did NOT steal anything. Now a child is dead and a store owner is gong to prison for ever.
Sad country we live in
Celerity
(43,339 posts)that 30S is a nightmare
super small, so concealable, but can pump out 11 massive .45 calibre slugs into the target in mere seconds
malaise
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Sneederbunk
(14,290 posts)Celerity
(43,339 posts)electric_blue68
(14,891 posts)I know he didn't - I'm stating what seemed to be Chow's "reason".
malaise
(268,968 posts)Eff him
electric_blue68
(14,891 posts)stage left
(2,962 posts)before I look at his picture. He is black. There are more racist per square mile in South Carolina than there are in other state of the union. I live here. I was born here. The greater part of my friends are from the North.
malaise
(268,968 posts)Warpy
(111,255 posts)That fucking gun was burning a hole in his pocket and he was likely looking for a reason to use it.
I figure he'll end up with a manslaughter conviction when it should be murder. I hope he is never able to put his hands on another gun.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)... brandishing the gun etc I don't know how only manslaughter will stand but we've seen worse.
Zimmerman got out of car and chased a 10th grader with a loaded gun through a dark neighborhood and that wasn't seen as an offense in Florida, some of these southern states are AFUd
LeftInTX
(25,300 posts)AllyCat
(16,184 posts)Protecting your property is a worthwhile use. They literally will end someones life over stuff.