nate5054
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Lucky to be alive in the Chris Jericho Era
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Post by nate5054 on Oct 5, 2013 2:34:15 GMT -5
I think the owner is in the wrong and should at the very least get a manslaughter charge against him, though perhaps Murder 2 is more appropriate. That being said I find it hard to have much sympathy for the victim. Going into a store and brazenly stealing something that isn't life sustaining like food (though I'm sure the alcoholics will disagree with me haha) is bizarre behavior.
EDIT: I didn't read the article carefully, and knowing that he gave the guy a head shot really damages any self defense claim to his property he might have. Also, above just assumes that the events transpired in the way the store owner said they did. If he has no proof the guy stole the beer then I'd wager it would be Murder 1.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Oct 5, 2013 2:36:36 GMT -5
The store owner was completely wrong in this instance. It says the man was attempting to leave the store so most likely he shot the dude from behind. There's no reason to kill somebody for stealing some beer especially if they weren't being aggressive or threatening. This time it's beer, next time it's the cash in the register. The way I see it, he was perfectly right to shoot the guy. But shooting him multiple times, including a headshot was over the line. Goddammit Corpus! We can never make headlines for anything positive. It's always "this homeless guy was set on fire" or "this hospital gave tainted medicine to people" or "the Chris Benoit tribute show happened here" or "Selena was shot here" or "Ted DiBiase wearing a paper bag is our city mascot"... For once I'd like Corpus to make headlines for something good. Your mascot is hot.
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