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.

[My Favorite Headache]

Agreed. I mean it was like watching a clip from Police Squad. Leslie Neilsen firing over the garbage can and the perp on the other side of it and still not hitting him....lololol..

This guy is so done. He is gonna be the laughing stock of the jail house. Not to mention he has absolutely no defense with the cameras rolling etc...he only did what millions of others have wanted to do to lawyers...but he is done for this life.

[mystery-ak]

you need garlic or a silver bullet.

[Shermy]

The shooter is a major whacko, especially because he had to notice all the cameras on site for the Blake trial - and that didn't stop him at all.

[BenLurkin]

Comes from learning to be "quick on your feet" in trial. 8>)

[Hacksaw]

Eveybody hates lawyers....

Just the 99% that give the rest a bad name.

[cry4justice]

Note to self: don't shoot your lawyer on the day of a big press conference.

[pabianice]

Actually, it was filming of a new reality show, "Who Wants to Shoot a Lawyer?" There were hundreds of contestants lined-up off camera...

[76834]

You sure got that right.
The perp hung it all out on that one and will never see day light again.
If someone is gonna stick it out that far he might as well do a good job of it......

[MrConfettiMan]

It's amazing that the shooter missed so many times.

Yeah, he probably never played Doom before.

[My Favorite Headache]

Makes you wonder...what was going through the lawyers mind at that very minute...."So this is it..I will die looking at a Hooters chick and Baretta on trial by a nutcase that looks like Van Morrison.

[Delphinium]

It looked like Mexicans in the background. I know some who are pretty used to this type of stuff.

I remember one night at the motel I owned,a woman ran over a guy from Columbia. The Mexican guys acted like nothing happened.

We had a hard time finding the hurt guy for the ambulance to take.

That is not the whole crazy story, it was a much crazier night.

[aristeides]

Maybe he thought it was his big opportunity to get on nationwide (and probably worldwide) TV.

[SamAdams76]

I guess this guy can't use the excuse that he couldn't have done it because he left his gun in the restaurant. Also, I bet this guy has real trouble finding a good lawyer now. Whoever gets stuck defending this guy will probably work with the prosecution to make sure this guy gets the maximum sentence possible.

[M. Peach]

What's the difference between a lawyer and a hooker?

A hooker stops screwing you after you die.

[Delphinium]

There were hundreds of contestants

Where do I sign up?

[per loin]

The police are out of line here. They have no right to interfere in attorney-client relationships.

[poindexter]

My guess...his Ex's lawyer. Take dat to da bank!

[My Favorite Headache]

It will be shown on Real TV by next week.

[No Blue States]

It was so cold last winter that I saw a lawyer with his hands in his own pockets.

[aristeides]

Lawyer in stable condition in hospital. Shooter said to have said, "That's what he gets for taking my money."