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WildBill wrote:

tacticool wrote:

Keith B wrote:And, if you have been before a GJ 3 times, maybe you need to reevaluate your actions?

I always shake my head at new members posting a list of their multiple arrests and asking if they're eligible when most people I know have never been cuffed and stuffed. Not even as a scare tactic when they were a teenager.

Diversity.

I was never cuffed but I was stuffed....in 1962. That little incident followed by parental guidance has stayed with me lo this past half century.

n5wd wrote: . . . shoot the guy in the back over a twelve-pack of beer,

Note the man was shot when he turned to confront the clerk, giving it a robbery/self-defense angle. That is not shooting "the guy in the back over a twelve-pack of beer".

philip964 wrote:http://www.khou.com/news/local/Family-o ... 18975.html

Family of the man killed are going to the press, multiple stories like the one above.

According to the family the man was mentally ill and had escaped from his care facility.

Also apparently this is not the first time the person had stolen from the store.

I'm still voting the shooter will be no billed.

Don't commit crimes in Texas at night. It can be fatal.

They do say you have to be crazy to steal in Texas.

Oldgringo wrote:Was the brand of beer ever revealed? Inquiring minds....

This is a serious discussion going on here.

I hope it wasn't light beer.

Jumping Frog wrote:

n5wd wrote: . . . shoot the guy in the back over a twelve-pack of beer,

Note the man was shot when he turned to confront the clerk, giving it a robbery/self-defense angle. That is not shooting "the guy in the back over a twelve-pack of beer".

And, since the OP's post didn't mention cigarettes, you may take my statement as a general one, not specifically meant in relation to this situation. OK?

If the family was concerned about him they could have prevented all this by turning him in after he escaped instead of turning a blind eye.

Keith B wrote:

barstoolguru wrote:

Keith B wrote:It means THAT specific piece of property cannot be recovered. Doesn't say replaced. Now, protected may mean insurance, as it is covered, but not sure there is case law on that.

My statement to people on this is, is the property they are taking worth the amount you will need to spend with a lawyer while waiting for the Grand Jury to decide if it was justifiable or not? Televisions, stereos, some vehicles, etc, and especially beer are not worth it IMO.

Sorry bro. I have been before the grand jury 3 different times and never hired a lawyer. They can make their own decisions with or without you, He didn’t get arrested. In this case the law is clear he is a thief at night and there was no chance to recover the property, if so the last 3 times it would have be recovered. He is a repeat offender and he got what he deserved; no one goes into business to take losses from people that want to help themselfs

We'll see. Zimmerman wasn't initially arrested. Neither are a lot of folks who are not flight risks. Doesn't mean the DA won't decide to go ahead and have them arrested and charged once the evidence is reviewed.

And, if you have been before a GJ 3 times, maybe you need to reevaluate your actions?

Yes sir, changed my ways, jail is not even fun to visit. You mention Zimmerman and how he was charged but you fail to mention that his case is so politically motivated from Obama calling trayvon his son to the police chief getting fired. From what we read the clerk is within his rights to use self-defense. He didn't shoot him in the back but when the man was confronted he turned as if he might have had a weapon.
So what do you do... wait to see if he does. the thief is already in the commission of one crime what’s to say he doesn't have a weapon knowing that he was/ might have some resistance for someone while escaping after all it was a planned robbery. He didn't just walk in to the place and say "look; they have beer I think I will steal some". No, this is a premeditated act and he could have been armed expecting trouble

To the person that say’s it only a 12 pack, how many times does someone have to steal from you before you can do something about it?
I had my lawnmower stolen the other day, even though it was JUST a lawnmower it was mine and now I have to replace it. so if it's just a 12 or a lawnmower it's someone else's loss and after a while they take there toll