Elderly St. Petersburg Man Arrested for Firing Gun at Assailants

The Ledger (Lakeland, FL) ^ | 12-2-03 | Associated Press

[ExSoldier]

Thanks for the link. I went there and did a quick cut and paste and sent THAT to Jeb as well as to tell him that FL freepers have the story and it become something bigger in terms of negative press for the democrats. He knows all about FR. I send him stuff from here.

[pabianice]

"The use of a weapon to stop a confrontation is not the right way. He would have been better off calling 911."

How f(*&^%g stupid is this sheriff? The guy should have waited for his friend to be murdered and then called 9-11? Does anyone live in this moron sheriff's district to follow-up on this?

[Travis McGee]

Disgusting! Fire the DA!

[schmelvin]

Great post. Thanks for the info on the "5 Rules of C & C". (A real gem and chock full of good common sense advice.)

[NonValueAdded]

"I guess he was just supposed to stand and watch as they beat his friend to death."

"No. He was supposed to call 911 and then stand and watch as they beat his friend to death."

It is Pinellas county, he was expected to withhold food and water.

[NonValueAdded]

From Florida Statutes (here). IMHO seems like a justifiable use of deadly force per sections 776.013 and 776.08 [emphasis added]

CHAPTER 776 JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE

776.031 Use of force in defense of others.--A person is justified in the use of force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to prevent or terminate such other's trespass on, or other tortious or criminal interference with, either real property other than a dwelling or personal property, lawfully in his or her possession or in the possession of another who is a member of his or her immediate family or household or of a person whose property he or she has a legal duty to protect. However, the person is justified in the use of deadly force only if he or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony.

776.08 Forcible felony.--"Forcible felony" means treason; murder; manslaughter; sexual battery; carjacking; home-invasion robbery; robbery; burglary; arson; kidnapping; aggravated assault; aggravated battery; aggravated stalking; aircraft piracy; unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb; and any other felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

There are plenty of dumba$$es in that county that would convict the old guy just because they hate old people driving like crap down there.

I know. Some of those dumba$$es are my cousins.

[Stew Padasso]

"James T. Moore, 20, was treated for the gunshot wound at Bayfront Medical Center and was arrested for an unrelated battery charge earlier the same night."

How nice. A night on the town for this goon and the old man is arrested.

If this old man is found guilty of attempted murder, the jailhouse should be the site of an angry mob demanding his release.