Albuquerque is Memphis in the desert.
Old saying: Every bullet has a lawyer attached to it.
Responsible gun owners understand what that means. This Moe guy evidently did not.
A burned car?
Did Moe shoot the thief and then set his car on fire?
I think I see the problem.
Shooting a shoplifter seems more than a little excessive if you ask me.....unless the proprietor felt his life was threatened....I suspect that’ll be hard to prove since the shoplifter was leaving.
Well, it did prevent recidivism.
Moe is guilty of street justice. Vigilantism. When the State refuses to act and protect its citizens, then people like Moe must step up.
Not excusing the shooting, just explaining it.
No sympathy for the thief.
The new rule in leftist land is that you can steal all you want to and no one can do anything about it.
New Mexico. Ugh. The whole state is another example of democrat disaster politics. Now this struggling small business owner that finally cracked under the weight of crime destroying his hard work will lose everything.
Maybe his lawyer can get that reduced to Manslaughter.
The business owner should not lose his freedom for protecting himself, employees and his business.
I’m not sure you can do that anywhere.
There are no redeeming qualities to that crappy city. I have to go there often to Sandia Lab. Once I get from the airport to Kirtland...I rarely leave the base until I fly home.
The shop owner experienced temporary insanity due to the theft. There is a reason one of the commandments is “Thou Shall Not Steal”. It make others go insane.
Do you think the shop owner would have shot and killed the perp if the perp had lawfully acquired the goods from the shop owner?
Maybe we need to chop off a hand of those who steal.
Because of this attitude, this is why you wait ten minutes for an employee to come unlock a display case so you can buy a $1 wingnut. Thank God, not where I live. (yet)
Put me on the jury and shoplifting will stop.
It was awesome in the 60’s. I know. Quit living in the past. 😂👍
Maybe he believed the shoplifter was backing up in order to have more room to get up to speed and ram into the store and kill him, so he legitimately feared for his safety.
Cops will fear for their safety after deliberately hanging onto a driver’s side door when a detainee starts driving away.
Despite its problems, when this happens pretty much anywhere in latin America, the police look around and assess the situation, and have the bodies hauled away. They may even administer a coup-de-grace to the wounded perp in the less ‘civilized’ areas. Legitimate business owners are not hassled for fighting against crime there.
You will often be convicted of murder if you shoot someone in the back while they are retreating. They are no longer considered an immediate threat under the law.