openryan
State Researcher
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Shotgun wrote:
This man KNEW Police were on the way, and close. He sounded like he had a very itchy trigger finger, even if it was legal.
If it is legal, and the police are coming, and I am not in IMMEDIATE danger, I will let the police handle it and keep my behind out of a courtroom or even a chance of being in one.
I don't think this guy would have handled teepee-er any differently, I think he just wanted to shoot somebody. He sounded genuinely concerned to me at first, but I played it again. There was almost no verbal warning before shots were fired.
I am willing to bet he shot the one, and the other immediately ran, but he shot him anyway "because they were stealing, and its wrong".
I do think he will at LEAST catch some heat for shooting someone who retreated.
Shotgun wrote:
FALSE -- the police arrived right when they were escaping, had the guy not shot them, they probably would have ran right into the police car.The call was a good example of "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away."
Legally, he probably would have been better off to hang up after making the call rather than letting it all get recorded. I could see him getting prosecuted, but the DA ought to consider whether the greater good would be served by prosecuting this man and discouraging citizen action, or by keeping would-be burglars guessing whether the house they're breaking into might have somebody present or nearbywho is armed and willing to confront them.
This man KNEW Police were on the way, and close. He sounded like he had a very itchy trigger finger, even if it was legal.
If it is legal, and the police are coming, and I am not in IMMEDIATE danger, I will let the police handle it and keep my behind out of a courtroom or even a chance of being in one.
I don't think this guy would have handled teepee-er any differently, I think he just wanted to shoot somebody. He sounded genuinely concerned to me at first, but I played it again. There was almost no verbal warning before shots were fired.
I am willing to bet he shot the one, and the other immediately ran, but he shot him anyway "because they were stealing, and its wrong".
I do think he will at LEAST catch some heat for shooting someone who retreated.