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landscape worker shot ten times for blowing leaves towards man's car (Original Post)
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Mar 2
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NBachers
(17,146 posts)1. Poor guy goes out to do his job and gets shot 10 times.
jimfields33
(15,978 posts)5. The person arrested has been convicted four times for assault
How is he able to see sunlight? He should have still been in jail.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(8,075 posts)8. he definitely should have not had a gun
Demobrat
(8,993 posts)2. No point in owning a gun
if you never blow anybody away.
SunSeeker
(51,726 posts)3. Well he won't have to worry about lead blowers in jail!
Hope they never let that dangerous scumbag out!
yonder
(9,678 posts)4. Aggravated assault for shooting someone ten times?
Why not attempted murder? The gunman has a record which includes assault x 4. Something isn't adding up here.
k55f5r
(176 posts)6. Was the lef-blower of Mexican desent?
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yonder
(9,678 posts)7. If so and the critically injured victim dies, what's next, manslaughter?
carpetbagger
(4,392 posts)9. Sounds like murder.
First degree would be a stretch but still a possibility.
yonder
(9,678 posts)10. Yes, sorry, I was being sarcastic given that the gunman was charged with aggravated assault rather than attempted murder
I really should've placed the sarcasm thingy.
I hoping the victim pulls through.