Re: OT: Oakland update

On 7/6/2024 7:03 PM, John B. wrote:

On Sat, 6 Jul 2024 07:29:19 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
 

https://nypost.com/2024/07/06/us-news/oakland-looters-ransack-gas-station-as-store-owner-sam-mardaie-claims-cops-took-hours-to-respond/

 I wonder what the results would have been if the owner had pulled out
his trusty pistol and started shooting the robbers?
 Charged with discharging gun within the city limits?

It's a coin toss or maybe even a crap shoot depending on the local political and social values.
https://nypost.com/2023/11/08/news/armed-store-owner-gets-in-shootout-with-would-be-robbers/
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/jewelry-store-robbery-shooting/3852981/
https://nypost.com/2024/05/22/us-news/nyc-liquor-store-owner-faces-7-years-in-prison-for-shooting-would-be-robber-who-attacked-him-as-group-rallies-to-drop-charges/
Polk County Florida maintains established moral values:
28 seconds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW-Gd1i3bYY
Sheriff Grady is not 'just all talk' either:
https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/suspect-dead-after-shooting-2-polk-county-deputies-pcso/
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