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Texas man tracks down alleged truck thief and holds him at gunpoint before fatally shooting him: “The bad guy is the one dead, yes,” San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said. “Look, he was trying to recover his property."
NBC News ^ | July 28, 2023 | David K. Li

Posted on 10/25/2023 8:32:28 PM PDT by grundle

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1 posted on 10/25/2023 8:32:28 PM PDT by grundle
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It can only be “tragic” because the victim was injured.


2 posted on 10/25/2023 8:35:15 PM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (NATO is a terrorist organization.)
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To: grundle

I today’s world, one’s pickup is one’s horse....


3 posted on 10/25/2023 8:39:21 PM PDT by Paladin2
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"There was a woman accompanying the truck owner when gunfire erupted but she was not wounded,..."

Was she armed?

4 posted on 10/25/2023 8:41:27 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: grundle

The thieves need to understand that their goofyass actions have consequences. Take my car, take a bullet.


5 posted on 10/25/2023 8:43:31 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't be an attention ho. Country Music Stars aren't given Grammys by the retarded, "woke" left. )
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The Legal System and Justice continue to diverge these daze.


6 posted on 10/25/2023 8:49:09 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: grundle

is this a repeat from last month? or is there another Darwin award winner this month


7 posted on 10/25/2023 8:55:02 PM PDT by algore
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Nice shootin’, Tex!


8 posted on 10/25/2023 8:56:36 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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No pics or ID of the criminal?


9 posted on 10/25/2023 9:11:41 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (#PureBloodlaw enforcement. )
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“Look, he was trying to recover his property,” McManus said. “I guess it would depend on who you asked if he did the right thing or not.”

I love this!


10 posted on 10/25/2023 9:19:48 PM PDT by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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To: algore

It’s an old story from last summer.


11 posted on 10/25/2023 9:22:44 PM PDT by jy8z (Everything you think, do and say is from the pill you took today.)
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Well if you never heard about it, it’s new to you.


12 posted on 10/25/2023 9:25:05 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Agree...IIRC...they used to shoot horse rustlers on the spot in the wild wild west, because a man’s horse was tied to his survival.


13 posted on 10/25/2023 9:30:04 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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“It’s an old story from last summer.”

Seems like that one was in Austin but then again I’m gittin older.


14 posted on 10/25/2023 9:34:59 PM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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To: Getready

Or hung em from the nearest tree more likely.


15 posted on 10/25/2023 9:36:06 PM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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17 posted on 10/25/2023 9:57:26 PM PDT by jy8z (Everything you think, do and say is from the pill you took today.)
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To: grundle

He didn’t shoot the thief to recover his truck, he shot him in self defense when the thief tried to kill him. Self defense is always a valid reason. It sucks that he got hurt in the process but a dead thief is a good thief.


18 posted on 10/25/2023 9:58:30 PM PDT by GaryCrow
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Hey San Antonio, I sure hope to hell the y'all re-elect McManus. He should be awarded with the "Police Chief" of the year award. If there isn't one available,

CREATE ONE

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19 posted on 10/25/2023 10:03:16 PM PDT by progunner (no compromise)
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Happened 4 or 5 months ago and no update on who the thief’s were?


20 posted on 10/25/2023 10:13:35 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (#PureBloodlaw enforcement. )
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