In Tulsa you have to wear a gun while watering your lawn.
And the homeowner who shot the running punk has been charged?
The governor of Oklahoma needs to declare martial law.
The worst race riot in U.S. history was in Tulsa.
Generally, you can use deadly force if you fear for your life of fear of great bodily harm for you or someone else. In some states not all you can also use deadly force to protect your home (although that may or may not include a yard, garage). Or sometimes you can use deadly force to stop of felony.
However, generally you can't use deadly force if there is not immediate and pressing threat to you. For example if a crook does something that scares you and they the crook runs away, you generally can't shoot them in the back or while they are putting distance between themself and you.
Also there is the concept of proportionate force. That is if someone throws a snowball at you, you shouldn't be able to shoot them with a firearm.
I can see why the guy was hauled down to the jail. Justice is not fair it is about technicalities and past legal cases. It has little to do with common sense or fairness.
Get off his lawn.
“Shocking”?
To who?
The police/prosecutor might drop the charge. Cook’s statement on what happened differs from the comment made by the Daily Mail. Cook might not be guilty. Readers should follow the link and read the article.
Cook’s statement and refusal to answer further questions (behind the link) indicates a possibility that he is insured. We’ll see.
I thought it was great.
Good for the homeowner.
What was he supposed to do against a gang of teens, let them beat him up, maybe even kill him?
I’d say it’s quite shocking to get assaulted while watering one’s lawn.
Having now WATCHED the video, these two idiots are either:
1. High
2. Idiots
3. Democrats
Maybe all three. The homeowner actually was OPEN-CARRYING when these two dimbulbs tried to rob him.
Darwinism at work. they were too stupid to see the pistol on is hip?
NOT guilty.
NUTHIN’ screams, “Get off my lawn” more than this.
Shouldn’t the shocking moment be when the “teenagers” attacked an innocent homeowner????
Bicycling today about 3 PM on a side street I noticed one of our residents was wearing a holster on his belt ... I nodded, said hello and kept on going ...
Too bad he didn’t kill all of them.
Sounds like folks in Tulsa need to party like it was 1921.
