Posted on 05/22/2021 10:12:48 AM PDT by Meatspace
Luis and Florinda Argueta were fed up, according to court documents.
Their son, Joe Argueta, 19, had been feuding with another teenager and his friends who had been harassing the family for weeks, slashing their car tires and shooting at their house in Houston, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and a lawyer for the younger Mr. Argueta said.
Florinda Argueta, 39, hatched a plan: The family would stay up all night, wait for the teenager and his friends and “deal with them,” according to a report filed by a Harris County prosecutor.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
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And I suspect "the authoritays" had been notified and appealed to, and flipped the hapless peasants off about their "problem".
They sure have time to drop The Prosecution Hammer on them now, though...
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Deputies had come to the Arguetas’ home seven times in the past three weeks, Sgt. Ben Bell, a member of the Sheriff’s Office homicide unit, told reporters after the shooting.
Someone had shot at their house at least twice and tires had been slashed in the driveway, Sergeant Bell said. “It was an ongoing disturbance,” he said.
"Eff you, peasants. Be a judge or prosecutor who is being harassed next time, and then us cops will deal with your problem instantly."
see post #4
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The New York Times lies, period.
Several members of that family are going down for murder and it is well deserved.
I’m sure the dead guy did some bad things at one point in his life, so it’s all good.
“I’m sure the dead guy did some bad things at one point in his life, so it’s all good.”
Or has a third cousin twice removed that broke a law one time.
I agree.
It's a crime to be born in the wrong American caste.
Hunter or Chelsea could Elitesplain it to you, if you were so lucky as to be noticed by their Magnificences.
Suggests why vengence must be left to God alone and forgiveness lets go the wrath that leads directly to vengence, however unintentional.
Sad all around...people can’t just move these days from a bully...jobs have to be changed and internet points you out immediately...and cops can only mop up.
No way out but uproot everything like a refugee. Been there. Life just sucks sometimes and you gotta go....’unembittered’.
Have to pay to read an article the New York Slimes puts on the internet? .....FO!
I have several browsers installed. I have Brave set up for these types of sites. Change the settings to delete all history and cookies when closed. Most of these paywall sites let free access to a limited number of articles per week/month. But using Brave (or any browser you set up like that) with the right settings and it deletes the cookies/history and you can read just about unlimited. Just close the browser then re-open and paste the link.
Surely stricter gun control would have prevented this?
Sheriff’s Office... Talk to the Constable’s Office
Constable’s Office.....Talk to the Sheriff’s Office
Bet this family got the same type of run-around when making the complaints.
But don’t forget, as we’ve seen repeatedly over the last year or so, that “thin blue line” is all that separates the public from chaos.
(accusations of being a BLM supporter coming in 3...2...1...)
Bad things happen when government reneges on its basic responsibilities.
“Bad things happen when government reneges on its basic responsibilities.”
No, the Argueta decided to become violent thugs and murder an innocent person.
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