For all its faults, the US Justice System sometimes gets it right!

Where did poor, idiot, minority teenagers come into it?

I said I opposed this shooting. I was talking about burglaries not theft, thieve shad been burglars inside the man's home or trying to break in I would say it was tragic but justified.

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Originally Posted by RandBlade

Where did poor, idiot, minority teenagers come into it?

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I was talking about the scenario the thread is based on. They were poor inner city kids doing idiot things, like stealing cars...

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I said I opposed this shooting. I was talking about burglaries not theft, thieve shad been burglars inside the man's home or trying to break in I would say it was tragic but justified.

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Okay, fair enough. I agree, you break into someone's house in the US, then expect to get shot.

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Originally Posted by EyeKhan

Okay, fair enough. I agree, you break into someone's house in the US, then expect to get shot.

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MURICA!!

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Originally Posted by EyeKhan

The straw man again. These kids were taking an automobile from outside some old dude's house. They were not in his home - it was a car theft, not a burglary. Lewk says they threatened the old man before he opened fire on them, and maybe they did. But if they did not, and the US Justice system tacitly approves of his killing the teen, then the System got it wrong.

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Just remember murder charges are actually being filed. ;)

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Originally Posted by Lewkowski

Just remember murder charges are actually being filed. ;)

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And? :confused:

Oh, FFS. Lewk isn't applauding the US Justice System -- he's trolling about the "virtues" of citizens killing thieves, whether they're stealing a car or toothpaste. It's not really about protecting personal property but vigilantism.

Lewk works in the insurance industry, so he knows the man should have reported the auto theft to the police, and filed an insurance claim after-the- fact, leaving law enforcement to the police. No shots fired, no life lost. :bored:

Edit: My car was stolen while it was parked in front of my home. (My ex-husband had left the keys in the glove box, but that doesn't really matter, in context.) No one witnessed the theft....but even if it had been, my first instinct would NOT have been to get a gun and confront/threaten the thieves. That's just stupid, impulsive behavior. (Typical for a teenager but not for an adult.)

Cars can be replaced. Damage can be repaired. Human life matters more than a damn car, as EyeKhan said.