The thief needs to be punished but I think anyone who has any firearm training knows; you can’t fire on a retreating person who is not actively shooting at you. To do so is attempted murder. Even the cops can’t get away with this if it’s on camera. If there’s is no threat to the store person then his only recourse is to get the plate number of the car and call the police. That’s it. Even grabbing the perp to pull him out of his car would be assault.
I know it sounds crazy but that’s the law. Even in stand your ground states the victim must be in danger. The store person was in no danger. It was $36 worth of cheap Natural Ice beer. Big deal.
I predict this thief, if he lives, will win a lawsuit against the store owners (the two who shot him) and they will lose their store over this because they will have to pay the perp more than they are worth.
Not only that; the shooter will now have a felony record preventing him from owning a firearm. Is all that worth losing $36 worth of cheap beer? Heck, the old man may even be considered complicit and get the same punishment. If they are really lucky they won’t go to prison.
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I think you’re a nut case!
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