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First suspect, then victim: shooting said self-defense
sgvtribune.com ^
| July 30, 2008
| Lori Consalvo, Staff Writer
Posted on 08/08/2008 6:01:54 AM PDT by marktwain
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Wow. An unexpected result from California. The times are changing!
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posted on
08/08/2008 6:01:54 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
Looks like he may be a victim of the war on some drugs, though. He could not legally posses his means of defense because of a drug conviction from the 90’s.
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posted on
08/08/2008 6:03:44 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
He shot the guy, he wasn’t dead and he took him out and dumped him? That is awful! He should have called police and an ambulance. There were 3 other witnesses to the robbery and shooting to corroborate his story.
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posted on
08/08/2008 6:07:59 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: Ditter
Home invading scumbag “doesn’t want to live like that”? All the more reason to make sure he DOES survive.
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posted on
08/08/2008 6:11:12 AM PDT
by
Diggler
(We will be beaten with our own virtue. Proud American Infidel!)
To: Ditter
He shot the guy, he wasnt dead and he took him out and dumped him? That is awful! He should have called police and an ambulance. There were 3 other witnesses to the robbery and shooting to corroborate his story. It sounded like he was just complying with the wishes of the person he shot. He couldn't call the police because then he would have been guilty of a felony himself. Same for taking the person he shot to the hospital.
After a person has paid their debt to society they should have all of their rights restored. Too many of our laws are designed solely to create criminals.
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posted on
08/08/2008 6:14:10 AM PDT
by
LeGrande
To: LeGrande
I read the article. He should have called police and an ambulance.
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posted on
08/08/2008 6:17:25 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: Ditter
"He shot the guy, he wasnt dead and he took him out and dumped him? That is awful!"You're right:
he should have shot him again.
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posted on
08/08/2008 6:22:41 AM PDT
by
Redbob
("WWJBD" ="What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
To: Ditter
I read the article. He should have called police and an ambulance. I don't believe everything I read : ) Something about the story doesn't ring true to me.
If someone broke into my home, there would be no need for an ambulance. Having said that, you are correct, the proper thing would have been to take him to the hospital.
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posted on
08/08/2008 6:28:25 AM PDT
by
LeGrande
To: Redbob
I wouldn’t take a wounded dog out and dump him. I don’t want the death of another human on my conscience, even if he was a scumbag. He had the right to defend his home against invaders but dumping the guy was wrong even if it was his request.
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posted on
08/08/2008 6:33:13 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: marktwain
Police came to the house six hours later to talk to Nichols about a report of shots fired,... After six hours, why bother?
To: Ditter
He should have made sure that the guy was dead, dead.
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posted on
08/08/2008 7:00:38 AM PDT
by
ANGGAPO
(Layte Gulf BeachClub)
To: ANGGAPO
My uncle used to be in law enforcement (FBI); his advice is to shoot to kill if the criminal is armed. That way there is only one story.
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posted on
08/08/2008 7:34:04 AM PDT
by
12Gauge687
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice)
To: marktwain; DaveLoneRanger
With three other witnesses something stinks about this story. Sounds like a drug deal gone bad (or good?) And why isn’t he being arrested as a felon in possession of a firearm...
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posted on
08/08/2008 8:50:00 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Why does a round pizza come in a square box?)
To: tubebender
>>He armed himself with a gun, “just in case something got out of hand,” and went to find the source of the noise, Nichols said.<<
> why isnt he being arrested as a felon in possession of a firearm...<
From the way I read this, a felon is forbidden to use a cops gun to defend/protect a downed cop because that would be a felon in possession of a firearm...
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posted on
08/08/2008 9:22:52 AM PDT
by
B4Ranch
(Having custody of a loaded weapon does not arm you. The skill to use the weapon is what arms a man.)
To: B4Ranch
I don't see the connection? In your scenario he picked up the gun AFTER the crime. In the story he armed himself prior. Felons are arrested here on a regular basis for possession of a firearm...
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posted on
08/08/2008 9:33:21 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Why does a round pizza come in a square box?)
To: tubebender
He picked up the gun to protect the other people in the house. He shot the guy to protect himself.
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posted on
08/08/2008 9:37:25 AM PDT
by
B4Ranch
(Having custody of a loaded weapon does not arm you. The skill to use the weapon is what arms a man.)
To: marktwain
Definately an odd one.
We need to end posession laws. If anyone shouldn’t be trusted with a gun they shouldn’t be walking the streets anyway.
To: Ditter
To: B4Ranch
Or was he riding shotgun in a drug deal gone bad...
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posted on
08/08/2008 10:09:17 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Why does a round pizza come in a square box?)
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