Man shoots vandal slashing tires at night, arrested

[03Lightningrocks]

While I feel it was a mistake to shoot the vandal after the fact. I don't understand how getting shot is a defense to prosecution for committing a felony. Unless there is no evidence the guy slashed the tires, therein lies the injustice of this story. IMHO, if he slashed the tires, there should be charges brought against him.

I think anybody committing such acts of vandalism should expect to get shot. What's the problem?

So you're OK if we all dispense our own idea of justice any time we decide it is needed? I mean... What the heck. I am good with that. Guy at grocery store gets rude with me, wham, I crack him in the head. Neighbors dog craps on my yard, I'll just walk over and blast his dog. Teen down the street toilet papers my house, I kill his whole family.

Yep.. I see the perfect utopian society forming right before my eyes.

[Oldgringo]

While I feel it was a mistake to shoot the vandal after the fact. I don't understand how getting shot is a defense to prosecution for committing a felony. Unless there is no evidence the guy slashed the tires, therein lies the injustice of this story. IMHO, if he slashed the tires, there should be charges brought against him.

I think anybody committing such acts of vandalism should expect to get shot. What's the problem?

So you're OK if we all dispense our own idea of justice any time we decide it is needed? I mean... What the heck. I am good with that. Guy at grocery store gets rude with me, wham, I crack him in the head. Neighbors dog craps on my yard, I'll just walk over and blast his dog. Teen down the street toilet papers my house, I kill his whole family.

Yep.. I see the perfect utopian society forming right before my eyes.

No, no, no! You don't shoot the dog, you shoot its owner. Similarly, you don't kill the teen's whole family, you kill the parents. You have to get to the root of the problem to solve the problem, Sheez!

[K.Mooneyham]

While I feel it was a mistake to shoot the vandal after the fact. I don't understand how getting shot is a defense to prosecution for committing a felony. Unless there is no evidence the guy slashed the tires, therein lies the injustice of this story. IMHO, if he slashed the tires, there should be charges brought against him.

That is pretty much what got me ticked off with this story. I don't want gun owners chasing people down and shooting them, but he should be prosecuted or somehow made to pay back the damages and lost income.

If he had shot the guy right at the truck, there would be room to call it a good shoot, but that isn't what happened. I don't know who the trucker is, but it is a shame he will likely see jail time while the POS vandal gets off free. I can only hope getting shot has taught him something.

[03Lightningrocks]

While I feel it was a mistake to shoot the vandal after the fact. I don't understand how getting shot is a defense to prosecution for committing a felony. Unless there is no evidence the guy slashed the tires, therein lies the injustice of this story. IMHO, if he slashed the tires, there should be charges brought against him.

I think anybody committing such acts of vandalism should expect to get shot. What's the problem?

So you're OK if we all dispense our own idea of justice any time we decide it is needed? I mean... What the heck. I am good with that. Guy at grocery store gets rude with me, wham, I crack him in the head. Neighbors dog craps on my yard, I'll just walk over and blast his dog. Teen down the street toilet papers my house, I kill his whole family.

Yep.. I see the perfect utopian society forming right before my eyes.

No, no, no! You don't shoot the dog, you shoot its owner. Similarly, you don't kill the teen's whole family, you kill the parents. You have to get to the root of the problem to solve the problem, Sheez!

I got it now. Being new to this whole vigilante justice concept, I need proper guidance. Please be patient with me while I learn who it is I'm suppose to extract my revenge on. You didn't mention anything about the grocery store bagger. I assume this means I am good to go cracking his head.

[03Lightningrocks]

While I feel it was a mistake to shoot the vandal after the fact. I don't understand how getting shot is a defense to prosecution for committing a felony. Unless there is no evidence the guy slashed the tires, therein lies the injustice of this story. IMHO, if he slashed the tires, there should be charges brought against him.

That is pretty much what got me ticked off with this story. I don't want gun owners chasing people down and shooting them, but he should be prosecuted or somehow made to pay back the damages and lost income.

If he had shot the guy right at the truck, there would be room to call it a good shoot, but that isn't what happened. I don't know who the trucker is, but it is a shame he will likely see jail time while the POS vandal gets off free. I can only hope getting shot has taught him something.

Can the trucker not press charges for the vandalism??? The reason I ask is we had a local kid get in some mischief and the neighbors allowed him to make it good rather than press charges. The truck driver should insist they file charges.

[Oldgringo]

While I feel it was a mistake to shoot the vandal after the fact. I don't understand how getting shot is a defense to prosecution for committing a felony. Unless there is no evidence the guy slashed the tires, therein lies the injustice of this story. IMHO, if he slashed the tires, there should be charges brought against him.

I think anybody committing such acts of vandalism should expect to get shot. What's the problem?

So you're OK if we all dispense our own idea of justice any time we decide it is needed? I mean... What the heck. I am good with that. Guy at grocery store gets rude with me, wham, I crack him in the head. Neighbors dog craps on my yard, I'll just walk over and blast his dog. Teen down the street toilet papers my house, I kill his whole family.

Yep.. I see the perfect utopian society forming right before my eyes.

No, no, no! You don't shoot the dog, you shoot its owner. Similarly, you don't kill the teen's whole family, you kill the parents. You have to get to the root of the problem to solve the problem, Sheez!

I got it now. Being new to this whole vigilante justice concept, I need proper guidance. Please be patient with me while I learn who it is I'm suppose to extract my revenge on. You didn't mention anything about the grocery store bagger. I assume this means I am good to go cracking his head.

Now you're gettin' it. There's a time for whackin' and there's a time for killin'. For everything there is a season.....

[03Lightningrocks]

Oh my!! We have officially reached a new low in really bad humor.

[Oldgringo]

Oh my!! We have officially reached a new low in really bad humor.

Rather than a "low" in humor, try thinking of a "high" in satire, eh?

[03Lightningrocks]

Oh my!! We have officially reached a new low in really bad humor.

Rather than a "low" in humor, try thinking of a "high" in satire, eh?

[VoiceofReason]

Agreed. I never understood why my chl instructor preached non stop that you can shoot people for petty crimes. He should have taught people to use some common sense after informing them of the law. Many had no clue about the world and their version is you can pull a wyatt earp at night on pretty much anybody.

Good change from yours to mine. Mine taught us not to get involved, but to observe, and reminded us if we had to shoot, on average the legal cost would be $50,000.

I will say it again, we have the best system of justice money can buy. As a matter of fact if you are obscenely rich money can buy you anything. Buy a Mayor, Sheriff and Constable. You get all the law enforcement protection you need.

Buy a D.A. and a few judges and you don’t need to worry. Of course you get someone else to make campaign contributions for you but make sure the candidate knows where the money came from. Someone does you wrong, you can be sure they will be prosecuted to the fullest. One word from you and a friend will not be charged. Keep an entire law firm on retainer and don’t worry about speeding tickets. Better yet get official state license plates on your car and you won’t even be pulled over (Bob Bullock- Clinton Manges)

Not enough insurance? Buy a president (Bill Clinton- Marc Rich).

Now, tell me the story about right, wrong, justice and getting involved again.

We have the best system of justice money can buy.I will make it my signature line.