Man Shot Outside L.A. Court Hearing in Blake Case

Washington Post ^ | 31 Oct 2003 | AP - Wash Post

[July 4th]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man was shot on Friday outside a Los Angeles courthouse where a hearing was being held in the murder trial of actor Robert Blake, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department said.

[razorback-bert]

At least the lawyer didn't get shot in the back.

[per loin]

That's a bit like posting the X-Rays of the guy that slipped on the bananna peel.

[demlosers]

The shooter is so close the lawyer he could have taken the gun away.

Anyway whose the babe on the phone?

[Unknown Freeper]

Geeeeez. I turn on the tv to see the attorney dodging bullets. Listening to John Gibson talking to a witness.

[ironwill]

I can't get to that site (feedlink.com) for some reason. Yahoo has the video also at http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=index2&cid=968

[ridesthemiles]

It's Halloween- She could be in Hooter's outfit for that.

[Diddle E. Squat]

All those bystanders, cameramen, media members, and none tried to tackle the perp, it was a plainclothed security guy who finally took him down(though at least that one cameraman tried pointing him out to security).

Rather disgusting.

[tracer]

You can't kill a lawyer with bullets -- especially on Halloween....

[tracer]

Would you take a bullet for a lawyer?? 8~)

[tessalu]

What do you call 500 lawyers on the bottom of the ocean?


Answer:
A good start.

[Veggie Todd]

It's Halloween- She could be in Hooter's outfit for that.

Or she's a hooker visiting one of her regulars in his chambers.

[spunkets]

"Amazing that the lawyer was able to walk away. The perp should have used something with a bit more firepower."

silver bullets...

LOL

[Brian Allen]

<< Look in the background at the woman on the phone ... 8 shots fired and she doesn't drop the phone to run or duck ... >>

We breed our women tough in LA -- and cool!

[Jaded]

They just showed the clip of this on the local news. Cameramen taping the event, armed people standing around and nobody doing a damned thing. That is disgusting. Beyond words disgusting.

[ibbryn]

After the hooker and briefcase lawyer ignore the shooting, look at the left side of the screen in the very background. You can see two cops standing and watching, not responding, to the sound of the gunshots. One finally leaps into action after the shot lawyer walks onto the side walk.
The shooter seems too crazy to be really committed to killing the lawyer.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Message to self: When shooting your lawyer, do not try to shoot them through the tree. Wait until they come out...

[thoughtomator]

Yes, he did seem more to want to scare the crap out of the lawyer than actually kill him... although he didn't seem to mind wounding him a bit.

What's the charge on this one anyway? Something like "hunting lawyers out of season or without a permit", right?

[Lockbar]

The assassin is obviously an amateur, and not a very good shot. I really haven't had many opportunities to have to shoot people, but if I did, I'd take my time and do it right like South Vietnamese Police General Loan did in 1968! BTW: Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams who took this famous photo said that the guy taking the slug got what he deserved, as he was a Viet-Cong terrorist.

[dep]

The shooter seems too crazy to be really committed to killing the lawyer.

this is the funniest thing i've read in years!

dep

[Old Professer]

The shooter is gonna need a lawyer

What for? To tell the judge what the world already knows - he's stupid?