carracer
Regular Member
Let's look at a recent local situation and analyse it.
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/More...t-at-Staples-come-out-in-court-143393506.html
"In court Monday, Deputy Prosecutor Robert Bleazard said Clinkingbeard had gone to the Staples on Eagle Road and Chinden Boulevard Friday night to see about getting some posters for her campaign.
Bleazard says Clinkingbeard was escorted to the copy center at the back of the store and began making strange comments to three employees about religion and politics.
He says she told the employees they were going to meet God.
A short time later, Clinkingbeard and the employees made their way to the front of the store where she was waiting for a ride.
The prosecutor says that's when she pulled the gun.
"She pulled out a 9mm handgun from a shoulder holster at around that time, and as the store manager went to open the door to let in the person that was there to pick her up, she pointed the weapon at the store manager's back and activated the laser sight that is on the gun," said Bleazard. "While she did this, she told the other employees that were standing nearby that if she were anywhere else she would quote, 'Cap him.'"
I am a frequent shopper at the local Staples stores and even the one that the she was in. Had I been in the store at the time and in the vicinity to observe and overhear it would have been difficult for me to contain myself and merely observe. The combination of "meet god" and a laser being directed onto someone would have been at least enough to draw and confront. Even yelling "stop" to the person probably would have been enough to distract her away from the subject of her assault, but, probably would have caused her to turn her entire body and direct the laser toward me. Perhaps not. She may have lowered her firearm and turned her head to look.
There are lots of "what if" situations. The main thing we need to be aware of is how things can happen anywhere, even in our own neighborhoods!
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/More...t-at-Staples-come-out-in-court-143393506.html
"In court Monday, Deputy Prosecutor Robert Bleazard said Clinkingbeard had gone to the Staples on Eagle Road and Chinden Boulevard Friday night to see about getting some posters for her campaign.
Bleazard says Clinkingbeard was escorted to the copy center at the back of the store and began making strange comments to three employees about religion and politics.
He says she told the employees they were going to meet God.
A short time later, Clinkingbeard and the employees made their way to the front of the store where she was waiting for a ride.
The prosecutor says that's when she pulled the gun.
"She pulled out a 9mm handgun from a shoulder holster at around that time, and as the store manager went to open the door to let in the person that was there to pick her up, she pointed the weapon at the store manager's back and activated the laser sight that is on the gun," said Bleazard. "While she did this, she told the other employees that were standing nearby that if she were anywhere else she would quote, 'Cap him.'"
I am a frequent shopper at the local Staples stores and even the one that the she was in. Had I been in the store at the time and in the vicinity to observe and overhear it would have been difficult for me to contain myself and merely observe. The combination of "meet god" and a laser being directed onto someone would have been at least enough to draw and confront. Even yelling "stop" to the person probably would have been enough to distract her away from the subject of her assault, but, probably would have caused her to turn her entire body and direct the laser toward me. Perhaps not. She may have lowered her firearm and turned her head to look.
There are lots of "what if" situations. The main thing we need to be aware of is how things can happen anywhere, even in our own neighborhoods!
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