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- Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:04 am
- Forum: The Crime Blotter
- Topic: Houston McDonald's CHL robbed but shoots well
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Re: Houston McDonald's CHL robbed but shoots well
Maybe we ought to look here viewtopic.php?f=108&t=68648" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; to see what the result in a Houston Denny's can be versus a Houston McDonalds. Maybe there was a CHL in Denny's that just didn't want to get involved.
- Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:12 pm
- Forum: The Crime Blotter
- Topic: Houston McDonald's CHL robbed but shoots well
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Re: Houston McDonald's CHL robbed but shoots well
I have never had to make the decision before so I can not say with certainty what I would do but if three men tried to rob me at gunpoint, steal my car-wallet and phone and I had the opportunity to draw my weapon and stop them I believe I would. Considering that they were armed I think my life is in danger until they are well gone from the scene. Obviously in this case they were not well gone from the scene and very well may have shot the good guy if he didn't act first. I don't believe this was one of those chase after a speeding car and wounding the bad guys as they were a block away. And when they have your wallet and phone they also have your ID and can still do a lot of financial damage and even worse, they know where you live.
- Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:46 pm
- Forum: The Crime Blotter
- Topic: Houston McDonald's CHL robbed but shoots well
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Re: Houston McDonald's CHL robbed but shoots well
So you think the good guy in this case made the wrong decision. Just let the bad guys get away, come back next week and kill someone else, maybe they have already killed someone and you don't have to worry about anything more than the deductible on your insurance. Maybe they shoot you as they drive away as we know they were armed. I think the good guy made the right decision and I would venture that most people on this forum agree.jmra wrote:My thinking;
They are in my car leaving, I'm waving adios.
Why? Because the deductible on my car is a whole lot less than what I'm going to spend on legal fees (both criminal and civil).
Think about it. Even if charges aren't filed you have to believe that the guy is going to want some kind of legal representation to make sure all the Ts are crossed and all the Is are dotted. And there will be a civil suit, even though without charges it should get dismissed, there will still be expenses.
Not to mention the fact that I'm not going to want my family riding around in a car a guy bled out in. And there will still be expense (insurance deductibles) in repairs to the vehicle (probably expensive when you factor in damage and hazmat clean up).
Then there is the whole psychological aspect of taking a life...
Yep, you can have it.