That said, probably not a good idea to shoot the sob. If the had simply beat him to a pulp, all would be OK. But he might have escaped with their beloved Sub.
I hope the thief didn't bleed inside the Suburban, might be hard to clean.
We don’t have to worry about this thug (I am not sure if the criminal is black, white, Latino, Asian, etc., still a thug) becoming a career criminal.
When a car thief rams his car into a police cruiser the police are allowed to shoot the driver. Why are these guys treated differently? The thief attempted to kill the driver of the car he rammed.
"...one thief shot in head, two brothers (with different last names) in jail..."
Well....don’t steal cars. I don’t know what to tell you.
The idiot 16 year old was ramming the cars the brothers were in with the Suburban he stole. He was using the vehicle in a way that made it every bit as deadly as a firearm. A case can be made that this was self defense. No one would blink an eye if the police shot a cornered criminal in the head who was trying to use his vehicle as a weapon to ram their cars. This actually seems to happen fairly frequently.
“Hey Newbomb, isn’t that your brother’s El Camino?”
Yeah, but based on the last few years of cops shooting people in cars who “were in fear for their lives “ and have gotten away with it why should they not think they’ll get away with it?
Multiple choice:
a. The perp had a legal firearm with a carry permit and fired in self defense.
b. The perp just bought the firearm from a licensed dealer and passed the FBI background check.
c. The perp was a convicted felon and was not authorized to have firearms but that is ok if used in self defense.
d. The firearm was stolen the night before and used in multiple crimes but that is also ok if used in self defense.
e. The firearm shot the victim by itself and should be banned.
Pick one or more answers.
Play with fire...........as has been said since time and memorial “Thou Shalt Not Steal”.
All I can say about this is that it’s a good thing the shooting brothers are black. Otherwise we’d be in for another unending Trayvon Martin soap opera.
Stole car? Justified. Next.
The little punk won’t be stealing cars anymore.
I want to feel outraged but its just not happening. They used to hang horse thieves. The car is today’s horse.
Good shoot.
Give them a medal
This article is incomplete in its writing. It stated the thief tried to flee and while backing up, struck one of the brother’s vehicles. It did not say if he stayed in the car or bailed and tried to run or attack the brothers if they got out.
If they shot him while still in the car he stole and as he was further trying to hit them with it, it is attempted murder on the part of the thief. But if he bailed, and was running away from the scene to escape capture, then the rules change. There is no attack as there is no longer a threat, so there is no self defense. That could be considered murder II as it was not premeditated, or voluntary manslaughter which is about the same. But the magic here is that you cannot fire on a fleeing, unarmed, person unless he is still a threat.
The Alabama stand your ground law say:
A person is justified in using deadly physical force if they believe the other person is:
About to use unlawful deadly physical force.
1. A burglar about to use physical force.
2. Engaged in kidnapping, assault, robbery, or rape.
3. Unlawfully and forcefully entering a home or car, or attempting to remove a person against their will.
4. Breaking into a nuclear power plant.
If he was fleeing, the closest they’ve got is number 2 on the list. But if he was flee, he is no longer engaged in robbery or assault unless he was packing and at ready or engaging the brothers physically. The article doesn’t tell us that or anything after the cars collided. Can’t assume and apply the stand your ground law.
rwood
Where and when did this take place ?
What a dumb headline - “”catching him driving THEIR STOLEN VEHICLE””. Wonder how long it took the writer to come up with that??
We used to hang horse thieves.
I say we should bring back that cultural habit for car thieves.
Have a “hang ‘em where you catch ‘em” warrant.