Posted on 08/26/2013 10:45:56 AM PDT by Darren McCarty
The game was called "point 'em out, knock 'em out," and it was as random as it was brutal.
The object: Target an innocent victim for no other reason than they are there, then sucker punch him or her.
But on this day in Lansing, there would be no punch. The teen-age attacker had a stun gun. He did not know his would-be victim was carrying a legally concealed pistol.
The teen lost the game
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The 17-year-old in gym shorts approached his target. The 28-year-old Lansing man was waiting for his daughter at her school-bus stop at REO Road and Ballard Street.
....The teen had two friends nearby - dropped off by a third friend in a van after they scouted their target. They knew what Marvell Weaver was going to do. They had discussed it.
Weaver approached his victim from behind, a black KL-800 Type Stun Gun in his pocket. It is capable of generating 1.8 million volts.
He passed him and turned back, pressed the stun gun into the victim’s side. Again and again, and … nothing. It had fired earlier when testing it, he would later tell police.
“The button was like stuck down … or something. I don’t know what caused it not to work,” according to a transcript of Weaver’s statement.
‘Please don’t kill me’
The intended victim moved quickly, pulling his stainless steel .40-caliber Smith and Wesson. It had a full 10-bullet magazine, and was worth about $900 police estimated.
He shot Weaver in his buttocks as the teen turned to flee.
“It happened so fast I wasn’t sure. I just know something was shoved into my side. I wasn’t sure if it was a knife, if it was anything,” he told police.
Weaver ran, sat down across the street, his leg going numb, bleeding. Pleading.
(Excerpt) Read more at mlive.com ...
Lucky and good! Stunner didn’t work, and an adrenaline yanked shot still hit meat. If something like this happens again, bet that shot gets even closer to point of aim.
Cheers!
“...be alive to go home at the end of your shift...thus endeth the lesson...”
KYPD
LOL - The old "apology letter" trick worked by the police on stupid and guilty criminals . A signed apology letter is otherwise known as a "signed confession."
black thugs lose playing knockout game on white victim.
wish every single instance of this ended like this one. only with the thugs not breathing anymore.
Maybe to make the reader think it was “high capacity” and say something about the relative affluence of the intended victim relative to his attacker? Sorry, doesn’t work on me. At only ten round he should have a backup mag, and relative income means nothing to me.
I wonder how many elderly people they beat up?
How many handicapped?
I picture these morons as hulking seniors in High School with sloped foreheads hanging around kindergartner after school so that they could brag about how many kids they tangled with.
The flame of ignorance is burning brighter.
article’is wrong. it ain’t random.
the people picked are by themselves.
the people picked are white. on purpose.
*Weaver ran, sat down across the street, his leg going numb, bleeding. Pleading.*
BooHoo.
I'm sorry? Too late for that laddy buck.
Please don't kill me? You were so brave a minute ago.
I don’t know why I did that... Maybe you should thing about consequences before you do something stupid like this again. Maybe you will have some time in a confined space to think about it.
I’m high you know, I just wanna go home. You should have stayed at home.
*he lived*
Yes, that’s a shame....OK score a half point.
/johnny
Guess “Marvell” learned an important lesson that day:
THings are not always what they seem and never judge a book by a cover.
I thought that was very odd too.
The story goes on to tell of a written apology... such total BS. Marvell and his friends planned an attack on an innocent man. Marvell pulled the trigger on a stun gun, intending to harm his victim. Once caught, Marvell tried to blame this same victim. I’ve got $10 that says Marvell will absolutely claim racism as some point.
I think Marvell should be thankful he can face a Judge and Jury instead of a mortician.
I think the ones that hold complete rounds of ammunition are cheaper and easier to come by.
>>>The intended victim moved quickly, pulling his stainless steel .40-caliber Smith and Wesson. It had a full 10-bullet magazine, and was worth about $900 police estimated.<<<
The pistol might have “cost” about $900, but it was certainly “worth” a whole lot more in this case.
40 Caliber S&W Pistol - $900.00
10 rounds of .40 S&W - $5.00
Shooting the worthless thug who was about to brutally beat you, in the buttocks - PRICELESS!
Really. I am not a great shot, but would have emptied the magazine into the guy.
The Smith & Wesson part, or so it seems................
Kneecaps. This makes the knockout game much more interesting for older people. Evens it up a bit.
From the article:
“An MLive Media Group investigation found that crime numbers continue to drop across Michigan, even as police ranks decline. Some see the seemingly contradictory trends as proof the proliferation of concealed weapons is deterring lawbreakers.”
GEE YA THINK?
Welcome to Obama’s world. This is what he wants for all of America.
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