Posted on 05/23/2015 7:36:00 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen
--snip-- The alleged car jacking attempt failed to amount to anything because Fannin pulled out a gun and ordered him out, the aftermath of which is now shown in a witness video of the encounter between Edgar Horn.
Fannin kept his cool while keeping the 61-year-old suspect, Horn, on the ground at gunpoint, the video obtained by WSB-TV shows. He also had plenty of time to lecture Horn about nearly becoming a victim as a team of police officers arrived.
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Score one for the good guys.
Good thing the cops didn't shoot the good guy. It's sometimes hard to tell who is who when the roll up.
61 year old car jacker?
Yeah, I bet $harpton is really pissed it didn't go down that way.
Since the good guy was black, likely Sharpton would have accused the cops of jumping to conclusions.
Did you watch the video? The good guy is black. The bad guy is white. Or are you being sarcastic?
I like the line, “You woke up stupid this mornin’, huh?” ;-)
I think he did. I get his reference.
“Did you watch the video? The good guy is black. The bad guy is white. Or are you being sarcastic?”
You know, if the white guy made even a single move, and the black guy popped a cap in his $$$, I don’t think that even a single old paunchy honky here would object even in the slightest.
Wait what?
An unarmed guy being shot in the back and you don't think some people here would object?
We have numerous threads dedicated to people objecting to exactly that.
When the policeman arrived the good guy put down his weapon and showed his hands to the officer. I think that is a smart move. Is that a normal practice for firearm safety?
“An unarmed guy being shot in the back and you don’t think some people here would object? “
How would have he known that he was unarmed? Frankly, I would expect a carjacker to be armed with something. That’s why police tell perps to show their hands slowly and to not move. They don’t like being shot for some reason.
A 61 year old carjacker??????
Wonder what the Guineas world record is for that?
No. Think about what you said.
You said if the guy made a single move, that he should be shot in the back.
Your comment reminds we of what that cop did to the guy in SC. My point stands.
“Your comment reminds we of what that cop did to the guy in SC. My point stands.”
And you know for certain (in the middle of a carjacking) that he isn’t laying on a gun under his shirt, right? This wasn’t a guy minding his own business walking down the street. My point also stands.
Do you support that shorting, yes or no?
Describing to the 911 operator what the good guy (you) is wearing also helps.
Clearly, if he would have been armed, that would have already been pretty obvious. And, I don’t recall anything about his immediate, red-handed commission of a violent crime*, either (unless a driving with a broken tail light is a felony in SC). Again, not applicable.
* by definition, carjacking IS a violent crime, even if the perp threatens the victim with a licorice whip.
No. "Clearly" and "obviously" both the SC guy and the carjacker guy could have been armed.
And, I don’t recall anything about his immediate, red-handed commission of a violent crime*
Attacking a police officer and taking his taser is a violent crime as is trying to take a car from somebody.
You are making excuses for one of the perps but not for the other.
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