BOOM! Headshot.
Interesting story.
I hope that the police don’t press charges against the taxi driver. He did weaken his self-defense case by pursuing the thug, though.
I think they need a proofreader. Several misspellings; amateurish (but typical for the media these days).
I have relatives who’ve driven cab.
There were incidents in Portland, OR, when a passenger would have a cabbie drive to an industrial area, then kill the driver and rob him/her.
Can i vote both?Cameras would deter some potential robbers but not all.Lots of robberies at atm’s w/video surveylance.If i drove a cab,i’d definitely carry.
This is all in the midst of a new taxi reform that aims to make passengers and cabbies safer by requiring cameras in all taxis.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
What Bull......train each cabby to shoot and carry a side arm and put the fares up to cover the training.Its war out there in New Orleans, the US Republic of Zimbabawe.
“Shooting a robber in the face might seem a little bit excessive”
Doesn’t seem excessive to me at all. Why not in the face?
Having cameras, in a dark cab and at night, would only deter newbie criminals. It would not deter anybody who has already spent time in the slammer.
It also wouldn’t deter anybody who gets in the cab with a mask.
I support the 2nd Amendment, self defense, Castle Doctrine, & have had a concealed weapon permit for 37 years. That being said..... Castle Doctrine does extend to your vehicle, but, ceases to apply when you take off down the street to chase him down & shoot him. The threat was averted once the perp fled.
Same thing in the home.... if you shoot the home invader inside, you’re golden, but if you chase him outside to the bus stop & then shoot, you’ll likely be arrested.
The fine line between acting in self defense and being a vigilante is only a few steps long.