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Eko

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7. No way this is right.

Fri Jul 28, 2023, 07:14 PM

Jul 2023

It's vigilante justice. When he found the truck he should have just called the cops and waited for them. If they left follow them and keep the cops updated. What if that wasn't the person who stole the truck? What if they bought it from the thief? Or borrowed it and thought that guy was carjacking them? He's lucky that he wasn't killed and it sounds like he almost was. There is a reason we have the police.

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Man Tracks Down His Stolen Truck, Kills Alleged Thief In Gunfight Outside Mall [View all] riversedge Jul 2023 OP

I wouldn't charge him with anything if it was up to me. MichMan Jul 2023 #1

cops would have searched the perps for weapons, that's why this type of stuff should be left to BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #4

He called them and was waiting for them to arrive. MichMan Jul 2023 #5

perpetrators? Are you sure? nt DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #21

that's not in the article treestar Jul 2023 #56

Where does it say anywhere that he never reported it stolen in the first place? MichMan Jul 2023 #63

It did not say either way treestar Jul 2023 #70

You clearly don't know anything about San Antonio ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #77

The vehicle owner threatened the thief with his gun. The thief shot the vehicle owner in response. LeftInTX Jul 2023 #99

depends on the time treestar Jul 2023 #108

In March, we had a case of vigilante justice over auto-theft. Guy wasn't charged. LeftInTX Jul 2023 #112

they determined self defense treestar Jul 2023 #133

I don't believe they did in the March case. They just didn't charge him. LeftInTX Jul 2023 #136

Found out a little bit more about the guy killed in the March case LeftInTX Jul 2023 #137

"instead of getting a job" ?? DemocraticPatriot Jul 2023 #81

Yes, a job MichMan Jul 2023 #84

It's just a stupid truck. Fuck it. Walk away. hunter Jul 2023 #6

Well, for some people it's their livelihood, or Wingus Dingus Jul 2023 #13

Just a stupid truck that a thief threw his life away for.. Raine Jul 2023 #49

You are completely wrong about this. The potential for violence is part of the thrill... hunter Jul 2023 #67

not self defense treestar Jul 2023 #54

Getting shot at once isn't enough for a person to reasonably claim self defense? MichMan Jul 2023 #64

Depends on the time between. treestar Jul 2023 #69

The self-defense claim could get quite murky here ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #78

That's what the thief's brother is stating LeftInTX Jul 2023 #101

What inthewind21 Jul 2023 #129

He's dead, but he was recently charged with: LeftInTX Jul 2023 #132

I learned a long time ago. multigraincracker Jul 2023 #2

There were 3 friends DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #20

Found a lot of trouble in my youth... hunter Jul 2023 #23

Can we call this a "stand yer ground" thang? RainCaster Jul 2023 #3

No DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #17

Is that a good reason for DIY? treestar Jul 2023 #59

This will be a he said-she said ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #80

No way this is right. Eko Jul 2023 #7

A carjacker doesn't make you sit on the ground and wait for police. NutmegYankee Jul 2023 #9

You are assuming a lot there. Eko Jul 2023 #12

I disagree. NutmegYankee Jul 2023 #14

Lets say you are right. Eko Jul 2023 #18

Clearly his strategy had some flaws. NutmegYankee Jul 2023 #32

I never said anything about legality, I just said it wasnt right. Eko Jul 2023 #95

Worked out a lot better than it did for the guy that stole it, I reckon. MichMan Jul 2023 #33

😂😂😂 NT Tickle Jul 2023 #50

You reckon? Eko Jul 2023 #96

Even the NRA teaches not to confront Kaleva Jul 2023 #53

I think this was an application of Texas's citizens arrest law. NutmegYankee Jul 2023 #65

Yes Kaleva Jul 2023 #76

I had a vehicle stolen last week, another vandalized delisen Jul 2023 #29

"I don't have a gun and would have trie(d) to detain." ecstatic Aug 2023 #140

"Should have called the cops". Ha! lostnfound Jul 2023 #68

So immigrants and Black people should just take justice in their own hands. Eko Jul 2023 #75

No, I'm just saying that bad cops have made this situation more likely. Nt lostnfound Jul 2023 #86

Which is more likely? Eko Jul 2023 #97

Or on second thought. Eko Jul 2023 #98

Don't be a thief ripcord Jul 2023 #8

Don't get caught in the crossfire. DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #22

The first gunshot was fired by the piece of shit thief ripcord Jul 2023 #28

I thought that blame is so obvious that it goes without saying. DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #37

That is how we settle problems down here... Chainfire Jul 2023 #10

Meh. He tried DIY and it didn't work out, but I don't really Wingus Dingus Jul 2023 #11

Hope you are right DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #15

JFC! This is DU, and it seems a shit-ton of folks here are a fucking Texas 2-step maxrandb Jul 2023 #16

When he pulled his gun, he probably did. DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #25

He did deserve killing ripcord Jul 2023 #27

Interesting inthewind21 Jul 2023 #111

He wasn't killed because of the truck ripcord Jul 2023 #135

Should DU support a criminal sarisataka Jul 2023 #34

NO inthewind21 Jul 2023 #113

And I guess you support sarisataka Jul 2023 #120

No what I note inthewind21 Jul 2023 #127

I dog dare you sarisataka Jul 2023 #130

I'm not surprised you didn't respond to my previous post sarisataka Aug 2023 #142

Yup. Here we have a he said, she said story. Nothing more. taxi Jul 2023 #57

Exactly inthewind21 Jul 2023 #114

Amen! inthewind21 Jul 2023 #109

Who called the police, sarisataka Jul 2023 #19

Who pointed a gun first. DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #26

Perhaps the truck owner didn't wait for police sarisataka Jul 2023 #30

I mean, as others have said, call police and then wait, but do not confront DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #38

Hindsight is always 20/20 sarisataka Jul 2023 #41

So inthewind21 Jul 2023 #115

If that someone is in my stolen truck forthemiddle Jul 2023 #118

I didn't inthewind21 Jul 2023 #121

So the guy traces down his own truck forthemiddle Jul 2023 #124

I think criminals have more sympathy on DU than the victims sarisataka Jul 2023 #125

That's been stated many times on this thread alone forthemiddle Jul 2023 #128

If I was a criminal I wouldn't be surprised. sarisataka Jul 2023 #122

Uh huh inthewind21 Jul 2023 #123

Yes, it would be stupid sarisataka Jul 2023 #126

Yes. Then when the police shoot him dead treestar Jul 2023 #60

It inthewind21 Jul 2023 #119

No, those are not the key points. hunter Jul 2023 #31

In the real world sarisataka Jul 2023 #36

How? It's just a truck. hunter Jul 2023 #44

It absolutely matters under the state laws. NutmegYankee Jul 2023 #39

I've been an accessory to a well justified felony assault in my youth and I didn't like it. hunter Jul 2023 #45

let the police do their job. Track down your truck if you can but don't confront the thieves Takket Jul 2023 #24

Agreed. MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2023 #42

Agree Kaleva Jul 2023 #52

Yes. Even in Texas it is not still treestar Jul 2023 #58

+1000 roamer65 Jul 2023 #92

Unfortunately, police here don't do much about car thefts. LeftInTX Jul 2023 #102

That's inthewind21 Jul 2023 #116

Gunfight at the OK Mall. dchill Jul 2023 #35

How Long NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #40

I don't know how this will end but I don't think it will end well for GoodRaisin Jul 2023 #43

It's Texas. He shot a car thief. I don't see how he ever goes to jail. Again, because it's Texas. ZonkerHarris Jul 2023 #72

It's not just about if he will go to jail though. GoodRaisin Jul 2023 #73

If it were me and somone stole one of my cars and it had some sort of gps finder- Prairie_Seagull Jul 2023 #46

If guns weren't all the rage, all would be alive, property recovered, thieves sentenced, jailed. tenderfoot Jul 2023 #47

Property would not be recovered. Thieves would not be caught LeftInTX Jul 2023 #104

Does Texas have an over-abundance of progressive DAs that are soft on crime? tenderfoot Jul 2023 #106

I don't know what it is with vehicles in San Antonio. I think they're just overwhelmed. LeftInTX Jul 2023 #107

Over a truck. Iggo Jul 2023 #48

I'm like the rabbi in the old joke... PCIntern Jul 2023 #51

Over 100 degrees every day for weeks now. Ilsa Jul 2023 #55

good point treestar Jul 2023 #61

I'm skeptical of a few things with this guy's storyline... Hugin Jul 2023 #62

The thief had a gun treestar Jul 2023 #71

Texas, I'm betting the guy will Not be charged. sarcasmo Jul 2023 #66

Lot of cowboys here. Eko Jul 2023 #74

Nah Polybius Jul 2023 #90

I guess that's the difference between us. Eko Jul 2023 #94

The truck owner should have been more patient and stealthy. Renew Deal Jul 2023 #79

The guy that stole the car was a dangerous guy too. LeftInTX Aug 2023 #138

Bye Polybius Jul 2023 #82

What the owner did was absolutely legal in Texas TexasBushwhacker Jul 2023 #83

The thief didn't miss Captain Stern Jul 2023 #87

If it is found out to be the thief that was killed it will be a whole lot better Polybius Jul 2023 #89

Whether they are a crook or a law abiding citizen, guns embolden people. TexasBushwhacker Jul 2023 #91

The truck owner acted lawfully at each step, but not wisely SYFROYH Jul 2023 #85

Agree truck owner didn't break any laws. I also agree, he did not act wisely. LeftInTX Jul 2023 #105

This whole chain of events was brought to you by a low life thief ripcord Jul 2023 #88

It's property theft, What if it were a potted plant from your front porch? Prairie_Seagull Jul 2023 #93

The thief shot first. If it had been the owner that shot first, then it's vigilante LeftInTX Jul 2023 #103

You keep saying the thief shot first inthewind21 Jul 2023 #117

other than basically every report, and from the coppers themselves Celerity Jul 2023 #131

it's pretty apparent treestar Jul 2023 #134

Probably not chargable, but.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #100

In old news from March 29th LeftInTX Jul 2023 #110

He had road rage/anger, but it wasn't worth dying over ecstatic Aug 2023 #139

Agree. The guy he killed was a dangerous dude LeftInTX Aug 2023 #141

Just taking out the trash The Mouth Sep 2023 #143