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A Family Sought Revenge Against a Tormentor. They Shot the Wrong Man, Police Say.
New York Times ^ | 5/22/21 | Maria Cramer

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 ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: antivigilantepiece; banglist; houston; lawenfarcement; opinionsofourbetters; paywall; paywallpropaganda; persecutorsonthejob; texas; thenewxitimes
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The family that murders together goes to prison for life together.
1 posted on 05/22/2021 10:12:48 AM PDT by Meatspace
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To: Meatspace

paywall

useless post


2 posted on 05/22/2021 10:14:51 AM PDT by Az Joe (FREE CHAUVIN!)
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To: Meatspace
"Their son, Joe Argueta, 19, had been feuding with another teenager and his friends . . . "

One wonders who these "friends" were. Sounds like some sort of Latino gang thing, the very type of problem that is being exacerbated by Biden's border policies.
3 posted on 05/22/2021 10:21:11 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Az Joe; Meatspace
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4 posted on 05/22/2021 10:23:00 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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The victim was black, so I suspect the feudin' teenager was black, too.

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...

5 posted on 05/22/2021 10:25:08 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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6 posted on 05/22/2021 10:28:10 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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Oh, lookee:

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."

7 posted on 05/22/2021 10:28:28 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Hot Tabasco

see post #4


8 posted on 05/22/2021 10:28:48 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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The New York Times lies, period.


9 posted on 05/22/2021 10:32:10 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (‘’’)
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To: kiryandil

Several members of that family are going down for murder and it is well deserved.


10 posted on 05/22/2021 10:34:03 AM PDT by Meatspace
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I’m sure the dead guy did some bad things at one point in his life, so it’s all good.


11 posted on 05/22/2021 10:35:12 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (Religion. It's like a History class. Without the facts. )
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“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.


12 posted on 05/22/2021 10:37:13 AM PDT by Meatspace
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Several members of that family are going down for murder and it is well deserved.

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.

13 posted on 05/22/2021 10:38:02 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Meatspace

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’.


14 posted on 05/22/2021 10:48:47 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It ( )
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To: Meatspace

Have to pay to read an article the New York Slimes puts on the internet? .....FO!


15 posted on 05/22/2021 10:49:41 AM PDT by antidemoncrat (somRead more at: https://economicti)
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To: Az Joe; antidemoncrat; Meatspace

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.


16 posted on 05/22/2021 11:10:04 AM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Meatspace

Surely stricter gun control would have prevented this?


17 posted on 05/22/2021 11:15:09 AM PDT by billyboy15 (')
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To: Meatspace

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...)


18 posted on 05/22/2021 11:26:01 AM PDT by Roccus (Prima di ogni altra cosa, siate armati!)
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Bad things happen when government reneges on its basic responsibilities.


19 posted on 05/22/2021 11:28:00 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Hey, Rocky--Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!)
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“Bad things happen when government reneges on its basic responsibilities.”

No, the Argueta decided to become violent thugs and murder an innocent person.


20 posted on 05/22/2021 11:43:51 AM PDT by Meatspace
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