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Prosecutor: Man was justified in shooting at Grand Rapids gas station
Mlive.com ^ | March 27, 2008 | Nate Reens

Posted on 03/27/2008 9:54:04 AM PDT by holymoly

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FYI Michigan has both "shall issue" CCW and the "Castle Doctrine".
1 posted on 03/27/2008 9:54:05 AM PDT by holymoly
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Case closed.


2 posted on 03/27/2008 9:57:06 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: holymoly

On a side note: An armed society is a polite society.


3 posted on 03/27/2008 9:57:42 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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I guess I’ve never killed anyone before... but misdialing 911 six times? Wow.


4 posted on 03/27/2008 10:00:49 AM PDT by dr.zaeus
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To: Resolute Conservative
An armed society is a polite society.

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5 posted on 03/27/2008 10:05:39 AM PDT by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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Sometimes I feel like shooting at my gas station too.

Especially when they raise prices more than once a week or run out of Hot Tamales or Hershey’s with almonds.


6 posted on 03/27/2008 10:05:51 AM PDT by garyhope (It's World War IV, right here, right now, courtesy of Islam. TWP VRWC)
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Committing the assaults with trashcan lids that Americans won’t commit....


7 posted on 03/27/2008 10:06:43 AM PDT by NRA1995 (Bill Clinton: HILLARY!'s other big ass)
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To: dr.zaeus

Probably couldn’t stop shaking long enough to push the little buttons.

Props for good shooting though.


8 posted on 03/27/2008 10:10:18 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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Never bring a garbage can to a gunfight. Whatever kind of “bad day” the dude was having, he picked a helluva way to end it.


9 posted on 03/27/2008 10:11:23 AM PDT by 95 Bravo ("Freedom is not free.")
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AND never bring a garbage can lid to a gun fight.


10 posted on 03/27/2008 10:11:26 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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“Tett tried to call 911 six times, but misdialed in the heat of the moment.”

I’m not buying it.


11 posted on 03/27/2008 10:13:19 AM PDT by proudpapa (May God Bless Our Troops.)
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Don’t bring a garbage can lid to a gun fight...holmes.


12 posted on 03/27/2008 10:13:41 AM PDT by Niteranger68 (If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.)
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"It needs to be emphasized that from start to finish, this incident took less than four seconds," Forsyth said. "As such, Mr. Tett did not have time to consider what other options may have been available nor to see with any certainty the object with which Mr. Rodriguez was assaulting him."


13 posted on 03/27/2008 10:13:58 AM PDT by EdReform (The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed *NRA*JPFO*SAF*GOA*SAS*RWVA)
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Yeah, a head shot no less.


14 posted on 03/27/2008 10:16:26 AM PDT by technically right
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I want to see the video and watch him drop like a rock!


15 posted on 03/27/2008 10:19:04 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (All my bullets are dipped in PIG fat. How about yours?)
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You’re obviously unaware of one of the documented side effects of adrenaline, in an assault you’ll have a large adrenaline dump into your bloodstream. This not only gives you a lot of strength, it makes fine motor skills, like hitting those little buttons really difficult. That’s one of the reasons 911 was made so short, because it’s tough to use your fingers when you’re scared. You tend to clench your fists from the adrenaline.


16 posted on 03/27/2008 10:23:38 AM PDT by E.Allen
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Am I wrong to laugh at that photo? Maybe it’s just the captions.


17 posted on 03/27/2008 10:34:04 AM PDT by Squeako (Obama because he's black, Clinton because she's a woman, McCain because he's a Vet/POW. No thanks.)
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"Yeah, a head shot no less."

He never lost eye contact with his aggressor.

18 posted on 03/27/2008 10:35:52 AM PDT by Deaf Smith
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Four seconds to perceive the threat, make proper assessment of the situation and then address the threat. All in less time than it took me to type this...

That's quick no matter who you are.

Good job dealing with a violent thug.

19 posted on 03/27/2008 10:46:26 AM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg (Mohammedanism - Bringing you only the best of the 6th century for fourteen hundred years.)
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she spoke with him earlier in the day and he sounded agitated and that he was having a bad day.

His bad day got much badder when he assaulted a legally armed citizen with a hand held impact weapon. The "Castle Doctrine" and "stand your ground" law that allows self defense with deadly force and prevents the attacker suing the intended victim if he is injured should be enacted and enforced in every state. That same law was recently adopted here in GA.

20 posted on 03/27/2008 10:56:33 AM PDT by epow (Obama for President, in your heart you know he's the Wright's man for the job.)
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