“...leads me to believe the shooting of the thief was self-defense.”
Don’t read into it. Can only work with the provided facts. There is nothing in the article that says Diarra was being attacked during his part of the shooting. Just that apparently the thief was there and could be shot. And as the article didn’t mention any other weapon, or an attack on Diarra, Diarra just shot him with the only gun between the two while the thief was facing him. And that’s all the article says. Please don’t assume anything other than what you’ve got.
wy69
“Please don’t assume anything other than what you’ve got.”
You’re not assuming?
I am presuming... innocence.
Also, if someone is robbed at gunpoint, assaulted, and shot, and manages to get the gun away from the perp, I think that person deserves a little extra presumption of innocence.
I don’t know why you would presume or assume this person is guilty without more substantial evidence than is provided here.
“that’s all the article says”
No, it isn’t. It also says, “Diarra proceeded to turn the firearm on the potential thief and shot him in the chest.”
Further, a similar situation in the same jurisdiction played out similarly.
From the article: “The charges against Diarra for defending himself against an attacker come after a similar incident last year. In July, Manhattan bodega clerk Jose Alba was charged with murder after a confrontation in the store with an angry customer who attacked him behind his counter. Alba stabbed and killed the attacker in self-defense but found himself at the Rikers Island jail charged with murder. Alba spent six days in jail until District Attorney Alvin Bragg dropped the murder charge amid intense public pressure.”
Bragg seems to prefer violent criminals to walk free and to charge innocent people... like President Trump.
Also from the article: “Moussa Diarra, 57, is also charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon”.
It appears that Diarra was working (he was a parking garage attendant) and had every right to be there and question the perp (who apparently didn’t belong there because he is also charged with burglary). The perp pulled a gun from his bag and shot Diarra twice. Diarra struggled with the perp and managed to turn the gun toward him and fire it. For that, the DA is also claiming Diarra was unlawfully in possession of a firearm. That’s total insanity.
Even far-left folks see through the injustice here. You’re on the wrong side of all of it, top to bottom.