Comments on: Says he didn’t mug her (but does want her money)

By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:03:48 +0000

Touché, Bill. It seems, however, that those organizations have different goals than the average carrying citizen, so perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that they have different methods as well.

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:48:17 +0000

“An invariant is that it is a bad idea to shoot someone in the elbow.”
However, certain organizations with considerable experience in this area consider the knee a target of choice.

By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:16:45 +0000

Cases like these were mentioned by the sheriff's deputies who taught my CCW class as evidence for why we only shoot to kill. If you don't choose to kill your assailant, you shouldn't even draw your weapon. Any other use only threatens your own life and property. It is usually wiser to give an assailant your wallet (and let him hurt your dog!) than to kill him, but circumstances vary. An invariant is that it is a bad idea to shoot someone in the elbow.

By: Todd Rogers

Todd Rogers — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:49:07 +0000

Dress that lady up in a nice outfit with a headscarf and wheel her on in to the courtroom. When she says, “Well, I was very scared and feared for me life,” things will probably move along in short order. Of course if the jury were to see that nice picture of her, things could change.

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:53:43 +0000

Just to play Devil’s Advocate, why did the jury acquit? Could it be that there is something to his story?

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:12:22 +0000

A little more practice on the range and we wouldn’t be having this discussion. If you are going to shoot, shoot to kill.

By: PhilG

PhilG — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:06:36 +0000

Bob Lipton’s comment above reminds me of how in “The Godfather” by Mario Puzo, the godfather says “a lawyer with a briefcase can steal more money than a thousand men with guns”.

By: Bob Lipton

Bob Lipton — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:48:44 +0000

Who needs to grab an old lady’s purse when you can get a lawyer to take her lanflord’s bank account for you?

Bob

By: PhilG

PhilG — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:36:04 +0000

You will notice that his lawyer is also suing the owners of her apartment house despite the fact that the mugging and shooting happened out on the street. Looks like the lawyer had to really stretch to find a deep pocket to sue in this case, but stretch he did.

By: Simple Justice

Simple Justice — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:42:36 +0000

Because You Just Can’t Shoot People…

Grandma Margaret Johnson packs a gun….