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Baltimore man who fatally shot man in the back makes self-defense claim to grand jury. And wins.
Baltimore Sun ^
Posted on 11/22/2021 12:40:01 PM PST by MrRelevant
Maurice Timothy Jones, 35, was charged last month with fatally shooting 31-year-old Seth Tunstall on Sept. 7 outside of a convenience store in Cherry Hill. Surveillance video showed the two had engaged in a fist fight; Jones left the store, and was pursued by Tunstall, who emerged pointing a gun at him. When Jones drew his own weapon, Tunstall attempted to flee and was shot in the back.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: baltimore; banglist; maryland; mauricetimothyjones; sethtunstall
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Werent we assured if Rittenhouse was black, like Jones , things would be different? Instead the grand jury here didnt even allow it to trial.
To: MrRelevant
Obviously Maurice is a white Amish man 🤪
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posted on
11/22/2021 12:44:05 PM PST
by
NWFree
(Somebody has to say it)
To: MrRelevant
So what is the law regarding shooting another who is attempting to flee? I thought if a person is trying to run from a confrontation then shooting them is a felony and not self defense.
To: MrRelevant
Do I need to look to see if any Whites were involved?
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posted on
11/22/2021 12:45:23 PM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(Celebrate Decivilization)
To: MrRelevant
Since when do you get to plead your case in front of a grand jury?
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posted on
11/22/2021 12:46:14 PM PST
by
beef
(The Chinese have a little secret—diversity is _not_ a strength.)
To: NWFree
“Obviously Maurice is a white Amish man”
What about the victim?
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posted on
11/22/2021 12:47:15 PM PST
by
beef
(The Chinese have a little secret—diversity is _not_ a strength.)
To: MrRelevant
If you are chasing someone you assume is unarmed with your gun out you do not get to just stop and say, "oh sorry, didn't mean it," when he pulls his own weapon.
The fact that you were pursuing him makes you a clear and present danger.
Jury got it right.
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posted on
11/22/2021 12:49:44 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(add a dab of lavender in milk, leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing with it)
To: MrRelevant
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posted on
11/22/2021 12:50:38 PM PST
by
gr8eman
(When you're bought and paid for by commies...you're a commie!)
To: MrRelevant
Cherry Hill is almost 100% black and section 8, I use to drive a cab in the baltimore area.
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posted on
11/22/2021 12:53:10 PM PST
by
saturn
To: MrRelevant
the prosecutor tried that 'Kyle shot him in the back' crap at Rittenhouse's trial.
The perp was shot in the back only because he was lunging forward to grab kyle's gun and as he fell forward horizontally one round entered the back of the perp's shoulder and exited at his hip.
But it sounded very dramatic during the prosecutor's opening statement when he said "the state will show that Kyle Rittenhouse shot a man in the back."
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posted on
11/22/2021 1:02:45 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: billyboy15
“So what is the law regarding shooting another who is attempting to flee? I thought if a person is trying to run from a confrontation then shooting them is a felony and not self defense.”
1. Your local law may vary, but if they are fleeing, it’s probably a felony. In the middle of the action, can you tell for sure if they are fleeing or going for a better position?
2. In the middle of the action, your brain can send a signal to squeeze the trigger at about the same time his brain sends a signal to flee resulting in a shot in the back before you can stop the squeeze.
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posted on
11/22/2021 1:04:16 PM PST
by
KrisKrinkle
(Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
To: Yo-Yo
But it sounded very dramatic during the prosecutor's opening statement Jus t another lie, like "active shooter". These ADA's are rank amateurs playing games.
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posted on
11/22/2021 1:04:22 PM PST
by
1Old Pro
(Let's make crime illegal again!)
To: billyboy15
I like the outcome, so I’m not arguing.
But still, in Maryland?
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posted on
11/22/2021 1:10:34 PM PST
by
Little Ray
(Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
To: billyboy15
It sounds like the one guy shot as the other guy was turning to run.
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posted on
11/22/2021 1:11:13 PM PST
by
Leep
(Save America. Lock down pres. Brandon!)
To: Little Ray
“I like the outcome, so I’m not arguing.
But still, in Maryland?”
Better outcome would have been if both fired simultaneously and both shots were fatal.
Fleeing felon rule. Hard to get a conviction for shooting an armed person even if fleeing the scene. In this case the deceased had pointed a gun at the shooter, a felony.
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posted on
11/22/2021 1:16:24 PM PST
by
smoky415
To: KrisKrinkle
Your example #2 is exactly why the cops involved in shooting Saint Jacob Blake (the excuse for the Kenosha riots) in the back were likely justified. The reasons:
- St. Blake was a known felon whom the cops were responding to a call on a sexual assault.
- St. Blake was reaching for his weapon.
- It is damn near impossible to ensure your own survival by allowing a known violent felon the opportunity to take the first shot or stab, as the presstitutes think the cops should have done.
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posted on
11/22/2021 1:27:05 PM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
To: billyboy15
billy
I think we all know what “the law” is.
That is why this Grand Jury decision is news.
To: billyboy15
So what is the law regarding shooting another who is attempting to flee? I thought if a person is trying to run from a confrontation then shooting them is a felony and not self defense.
If the person is still armed while running, they are just changing position. They are still a danger even at more distance.
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posted on
11/22/2021 2:16:51 PM PST
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: marktwain
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posted on
11/22/2021 2:18:58 PM PST
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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