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Fountain79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:30 PM Original message |
Victim Shoots Robber in Self Defense |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. If everything is as stated...nice fucking shot. |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Agreed |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Yep. Should have used a bigger slug. I likes the .45 ACP, M'self. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I still have .45 Black Talons in my Colt. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Yep. At that range, all that's left to do is get the shovel and the hose. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
48. The "Black Talon" is still made today under a different name... |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Agreed. Dude threatened him with a gun. Dude got shot. |
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onetinsoldier (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. my 2 cents |
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greenvpi (235 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. Paper used the word victim for the wrong person |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. No they didn't |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Drive-thru? |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. He didn't, and it's clearly self-defense. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Well, there's no fool-proof way of getting out of a situation where someone |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Speed away while some shit pumps rounds into your car? |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 12:50 AM Response to Reply #15 |
39. I knew a man who drove away from a carjacking... |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. In case somebody points a gun to your head, by all means, |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Think about the situation here... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. And in the few seconds pulling away the robber could have easily shot the wife in the head |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. That is the risk you take. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I wonder if he has a military or police background. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Or hunting, or competitive shooting, or just decades of practice. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
50. Do you agree with my post #36?? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. It didn't. Seems like the old man knew what he was doing. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
36. The correct tactical decision was to "spread out". |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 12:53 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Great post...a must read ... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 02:17 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Thanks. (It was a long time coming.) |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. The "poor kid" had a gun to a woman's head |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. That's total garbage. This is as clear a case of self-defense as you can get. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Sarcasm, I hope? (n/t) |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. "Poor kid"? |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
47. I don't buy your act. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
5. Sounds pretty open and shut |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
22. Good. n/t |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-04-08 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. Well, the robber now knows the down side of his profession. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
26. Close enough |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
27. Good for the old man - glad he was a good shot n/t |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. 50 cents says the old man will get sued by the boy's family. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
29. Chalk one up for the good guys |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
30. I don't care who loses in a civilian gunfight |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Neither do I |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Flame away. I don't care. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. It may have a bit to do with culture as well |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. "Self-defense" wouldn't be necessary in a world where guns aren't ubiquitous |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 11:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Being hit by a bullet hardly ever enters my mind either |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 01:34 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. You are fortunate to live where you do... |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 02:33 AM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Meh... |
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Angleae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 06:12 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Your graph isn't homocide rates. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 08:17 AM Response to Reply #30 |
46. I care, I care more about the innocent victims of the criminal and his threats. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
45. Good folks who carry guns just want a fighting chance to defend themselves from criminals |
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isentropic (344 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
49. Good for him. If people would shoot more thugs, crime would decrease! |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
51. I'm glad that he's stable. |
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