LDM
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What are they going to say? He should have thrown a bowl of diablo salsa at him?
Houston Taqueria Customer Kills Robber
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I'd think there might be a line between self defense, and execution.
pantannojack
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A good reason to wear ear plugs while eating out.
There's more video. The shooter recovers the loot and returns it the other customers. He also appears to discover the robber's gun was a fake. It all may come down to convincing a Texas jury.
Texas taqueria customer fatally shoots masked robber and returns money to patrons, police say
Texas taqueria customer fatally shoots masked robber and returns money to patrons, police say
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But which shot killed him? Shooting a dead guy isn't more than "abuse of a corpse". Prosecutor can do what she wants but I think this will be a "no bill". Jury don't care. Cops don't care. We'll see.
pantannojack
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The shooter is screwed. He finds the fake gun, shouts, throws it against the wall, and disappears.
Toast.
The problem the prosecutor will have is proving that the deceased was still alive when the last shots were fired.
And Texas has some really unusual legal precedents down there.
And Texas has some really unusual legal precedents down there.
I didn't notice that final shot the first two times I watched the video. That was a very bad move...
I see a guy jump up from his booth after the threat passed him and shoot the guy in the back as he's headed for the door. I think the shooter is screwed.
Heading towards the door, but not out of it. I don't know that I wouldve drawn, but (without the benefit of hindsight telling us that it was a fake gun and he could not have shot anyone) the shooter was in a confined space with someone he believed had a gun and had already demonstrated his willingness to the threaten the lives of others. He doesn't know if the guy is going to turn and fire, lock the door and get up to worse crimes with him and the other customers, whatever. Zero problem with the guy drawing and shooting the robber who still posed a real threat to him inside a confined space as soon as he had the upper hand. Just, yaknow, the rest of it is pretty bad.
Are you or anyone sure he was headed out the door? Was he headed toward the guy sitting by the door? Did he still have a gun in his hand, threatening everyone in the diner? Are you absolutely convinced he might not have turned around and pointed the gun at anyone else?
Perhaps you should review the laws on use of deadly force for Texas before assuming the shooter is screwed. The only thing I question is the coup de gras shots after the robber was down.
Autopsy results will tell.
Shooting a dead guy may or may not be a crime, but it's not a really deft public relations maneuver. It will be interesting to hear the public servant explain his reasoning, if he had any and chooses to share it.
Two camps have arisen on the web; one in support of the CC holder and one that would see him pilloried.
The CC holder made his choices and will now have to deal with them.
The CC holder made his choices and will now have to deal with them.
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The reason I posted this thread was in hopes those who read the discussion will decide NOT to, "...be that guy."
