They may have some problems here. I’m not privy to New York law, but when they wrestled the gun away from the robber, he was no longer a threat. So three people beating him like they did could be considered a crime. I hate to see it that way as in my mind he deserved what he got. But my years of training as a military cop and instructor tell me it depends how the courts think it. And we all know the judges are prime to help the perp rather than the original threatened. And that, unfortunately, may not qualify as self defense. Hope they had a “throw down.”
rwood
They could argue that the robber was white and, therefore, they had the right to abuse him.
I understand the “no longer a threat” position. The prosecution could argue that he was a threat with the weapon, the women had to disarm him and neutralize the threat by beating the shit out of him. Besides, he may have had a knife.
He may have been no longer a threat, but put yourself in their position. Women taking the guy down, but the cops aren’t there yet. The woman were not armed and they had no idea who this guy was or what he was capable of. Better safe than sorry. or dead.