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In reply to the discussion: Chicago would-be robber dies after woman stands her ground and shoots him [View all]Kaleva
(36,259 posts)1. Apperently, the car and contents of same was worth the life of a 13 y/o.
If one follows the links, the woman confronted the group that was attempting to break into her parked car.
"CHICAGO -- A 13-year-old boy died days after he was shot during an attempted robbery in Woodlawn on the South Side.
On July 29, a group of four to five males were attempting to break into a parked car about 8 p.m. in the 1100-block of East 62nd Street, Chicago police said.
When the owner of the car - a 32-year-old woman - confronted the group, one of the suspects pointed a gun at her, police said. The woman pulled out her own gun and fired a shot."
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-woodlawn-attempted-robbery-east-62nd-street/12097495/
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MarineCombatEngineer
Aug 2022
OP
The rest of her life might have been measured in minutes with a violent rape.
alphafemale
Aug 2022
#48
I wondered why someone would draw there gun when a baddie had their gun aimed at them.
Kaleva
Aug 2022
#81
Seems it was the thieves who cared more about material possessions than human life
ripcord
Aug 2022
#70
I am sure she appreciates your deciding she did not have a right to defend herself.
alphafemale
Aug 2022
#13
Very true, some of the scariest people in Africa were the child soldiers in rebel groups
EX500rider
Aug 2022
#65
A gun in the hand of a 13 year old is just as deadly as in the hand of a 31 year old.
alphafemale
Aug 2022
#41
There was an 11 year old involved in a carjacking earlier this summer in Chicago.
Ace Rothstein
Aug 2022
#7
I support self defense also and her right to defend herself, I never said otherwise,
MarineCombatEngineer
Aug 2022
#35