Posted on 01/15/2015 2:26:59 PM PST by marktwain
Property owner Miodrag Burgacic defended himself and his property one too many times in crime ridden Cleveland. He has shot people who were attempting to steal from him twice before, and been able to hold people without shooting them at least once. No charges were filed in those incidents. From theblaze.com:
Miodrag Bugarcic seems to attract criminals like a magnet.After the third shooting, which happened on February 13th of last year, police found that Bugarcic shot at the burglary suspect as he fled. From 19actionnews.com:
But because the Cleveland businessman has used firearms to thwart crimes on his property multiple times — once with lethal results — why crooks keep trying to rip him off is anybody’s guess.
A plea deal for shooting and wounding a man he said he'd found stealing wire in an empty old industrial building he owns on Cleveland's east side.
Cuyahoga county prosecutors say Bugarcic shot the guy coming in to the warehouse, then twice more running away.
Bugarcic faces two to eight years in prison. The price he'll pay for protecting his property but going too far.The crime level in Cleveland is very high. When there are more high risk confrontations, there are more chances of something going very wrong. Bugarcic won the fight, but has lost the legal battle.
Apparently, he was too far away to be dragged back onto the property. /S
This aint a crime here in Texas.
I knew there was something I liked about Texas.
It definitely isn’t the CCW laws. Texas laws on carrying a firearm are bizarre.
The main thing is that if you use a firearm to defend your property, the government won't prosecute you, and the wounded (or dead, via his relatives) perp can't sue you for money.
/johnny
I don’t have an Ohio CCW, but I always carry when I go to Cleveland’s Chinatown. I don’t care! I’d rather live! Had to park on a side street near
Bo Loong. A group of “Teenagers” turned around and approached me when I got out of my car using a cane. I got back in, and drove away. Found a cop within two blocks, and told him what had happened. He told me, “Go to a different restaurant.” That ain’ta gonna happen! Bo Loong has the best Din Sum in Cleveland.
Hey, it’s not his fault that the thieves are slow learners.
I recall someone witnessing a crime and shooting the criminal as they drove off with a .44 magnum and not being charged for shooting and killing the criminal.
Live fire practice ... on a live target.
Why wouldn’t the shooting be justified if the thief still had the wire he was stealing in his hands.
In most jurisdictions, it is not lawful to use deadly force to protect against minor property loss. There are exceptions, but that is the way it is in most places. The value of the property stolen might not have even made it to the level of a felony.
You are not allowed to use deadly force to stop minor crimes if no one’s person or life is in danger.
Cleveland has been a black crime shithole since the 60’s when Ahmed Evans had a shootout with the police (Black extremist movement leader).
Seems the police/prosecutors are more interested in prosecuting the victim instead of the perps.
Welcome to Democrat Locoville.
I wonder if some high crime area will ever adopt the Brazilian method of paying off duty police and others to “disappear” the criminals?
How was he to know that the perp didn't have a gun? He needs to say he thought he saw the guy reaching for a gun - good enough for cops and should be good enough for citizens.
My Dad always told me, if someone is breaking into your home through a window, may sure you drag him inside after you blow him away.
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