So the grand jury agreed that 'normal' people consider it reasonable to chase down a robber with the intent of killing them and fire wildly into a vehicle because they THINK their target might be in it.Earls attorneys extended their condolences to the Alvarez family, but also said they believed Earls did what 'anyone in that situation would have done.'
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I think this is one of the more chilling quotes from the piece:
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Wait, if you are 'defending your property' you get to kill uninvolved people with no consequences?
Time to get the hell out of Texas.
Time to get the hell out of Texas.
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I thought these stand-your-ground laws did not include pursing a suspect and shooting at them when they are fleeing?
Texas is the wild-wild-west. Give it back to Mexico -- the the cartels sort it out.
Texas is the wild-wild-west. Give it back to Mexico -- the the cartels sort it out.
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Incredible.
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Since when did Stand Your Ground become Run Them Down?
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A state park? In Iowa?
And people wonder why I rarely leave the house unless I absolutely have to.
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Iowa is pretty solid RED and filled w/ RWNJs once you step outside the most populous counties.
The shooting took place two counties east from Cedar Rapids on that map.
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From the cbsnews link,
OK, WTAF?Using a plane to help search the area, law enforcement later found Sherwin dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a wooded area of the park. He came from Nebraska, and investigators don't believe he had any prior relationship with the victims, Mortvedt said.
Mortvedt said he could not say whether the suspected gunman had a criminal record. A search of online court records in Nebraska and Iowa did not produce any record of prior criminal behavior.
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Just another day...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-25/ ... /101267940
Two people killed, at least five more injured after gunfire erupts at car show in Los Angeles' Peck Park, California
Two people have been killed and at least five others injured after gunfire erupted at a park in Los Angeles.
Key points:
Police say they have no motive and the park remains an active crime scene
Shots were fired at the baseball field
At least three people were shot, with seven people in total taken to hospital
Local police said the shooting occurred around 3.50pm at Peck Park, in LA's San Pedro neighbourhood, during a car show.
The LA Police Department said via social media it was not an active shooter situation but provided no more information.
LAPD Captain Kelly Muniz said the casualties were reported at the baseball diamond.
Police have not identified the victims.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-25/ ... /101267940
Two people killed, at least five more injured after gunfire erupts at car show in Los Angeles' Peck Park, California
Two people have been killed and at least five others injured after gunfire erupted at a park in Los Angeles.
Key points:
Police say they have no motive and the park remains an active crime scene
Shots were fired at the baseball field
At least three people were shot, with seven people in total taken to hospital
Local police said the shooting occurred around 3.50pm at Peck Park, in LA's San Pedro neighbourhood, during a car show.
The LA Police Department said via social media it was not an active shooter situation but provided no more information.
LAPD Captain Kelly Muniz said the casualties were reported at the baseball diamond.
Police have not identified the victims.
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I hope no antique car got damaged
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Woman Is Shot and Arrested After Opening Fire at Dallas Love Field
The shooting sent travelers scrambling for cover inside the airport, but no other injuries were reported, the authorities said.
By Jesus Jiménez and Steve Cavendish
July 25, 2022 Updated 2:51 p.m. ET
A 37-year-old woman was taken into custody on Monday after she fired several rounds inside Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas before she was shot and injured by a police officer, the authorities said.
No other injuries were reported, the police said, but the shooting sent travelers scrambling for cover and delayed several flights.
The woman, who was not identified, was dropped off at the airport just before 11 a.m., went to a ticket counter, and then appeared to change her clothes in a restroom before emerging and opening fire inside the airport, Chief Eddie Garcia of the Dallas Police Department said at a news conference on Monday afternoon.
A police officer inside the airport shot her, striking her “in the lower extremities,” and she was arrested and taken to a hospital, Chief Garcia said. Her condition was not immediately clear on Monday afternoon.
It was unclear whom or what the woman was aiming at when she fired. Chief Garcia said that the officer fired several rounds at her after she began shooting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/us/d ... oting.html
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This time in Canada
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-26/ ... /101268924
Three killed, others injured in shooting near Vancouver, Canada
Three people, including the suspected gunman, have been killed in a series of morning shootings in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Key points:
Police said the gunman was shot and killed by officers
The deadliest gun rampage in Canadian history happened in 2020
It is illegal to possess any kind of rapid-fire weapon in Canada
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said most of the shootings happened in downtown Langley, about 48 kilometres south-east of Vancouver, beginning at about midnight local time.
Four people were shot by what was believed to be a lone male gunman.
Two men were found dead. Another man and a woman were injured. The woman is in critical condition in hospital, police said.
The shooter was injured when police located him and officers shot him dead at the scene, they added.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-26/ ... /101268924
Three killed, others injured in shooting near Vancouver, Canada
Three people, including the suspected gunman, have been killed in a series of morning shootings in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Key points:
Police said the gunman was shot and killed by officers
The deadliest gun rampage in Canadian history happened in 2020
It is illegal to possess any kind of rapid-fire weapon in Canada
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said most of the shootings happened in downtown Langley, about 48 kilometres south-east of Vancouver, beginning at about midnight local time.
Four people were shot by what was believed to be a lone male gunman.
Two men were found dead. Another man and a woman were injured. The woman is in critical condition in hospital, police said.
The shooter was injured when police located him and officers shot him dead at the scene, they added.
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Yikes! Langley is TinyKittensHQ!
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Denver cop’s guns found during son’s attempted murder arrest
by: Rob Low
Posted: Jul 28, 2022 / 09:09 PM MDT Updated: Jul 28, 2022 / 09:09 PM MDT
LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — The son of a Denver Police officer has been charged with 14 crimes, including nine counts of attempted murder.
Samuel Rose, 17, has been charged as an adult for a pair of house shootings. He confessed to them to a friend over the social media app Snapchat.
His father, Denver Police Detective Asher Rose, faces an internal affairs investigation for possibly violating department rules on the improper storage of department-authorized firearms.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies found two handguns in the possession of Samuel Rose when they arrested him June on 16 — guns his father said belonged to him.
According to court documents obtained by the Problem Solvers, Asher told deputies the guns “had been taken without permission from his gun safe at home.”
Teen flaunted guns on social media
The first shooting Samuel Rose is accused of doing happened on May 13 around 1:22 a.m.
He’s suspected of firing four to five shots into the home of a 17-year old boy he was targeting, and it’s believed he specifically shot toward the bedroom window of that boy.
The next shooting happened two days later, on May 15, around 10:27 p.m. A single shot was fired through the bedroom window of a 15-year boy sitting at his computer playing a video game.
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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/org ... 44224.html
Organizers Reportedly Pull Plug On Music Festival Due To Georgia's 'Open Carry' Gun Laws
Organizers canceled a music festival in Atlanta on Monday in part due to Georgia’s “open carry” gun laws, sources told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Music Midtown, which was scheduled to take place over two days in September and feature artists such as Jack White, Future and Fall Out Boy, posted a tweet on Monday saying the festival was canceled “due to circumstances beyond our control”.
According to the AJC, the organizers’ decision involved a 2014 law that expanded the areas where gun owners were authorized to openly carry firearms. The 2014 Safe Carry Protection Act gives gun owners the right to carry firearms in most public areas without restrictions. The law even allows school districts and religious leaders to decide whether to allow openly carried firearms on school grounds and religious sites.
A 2019 Georgia Supreme Court ruling — and an appellate court ruling this year upholding the decision — have made it more difficult for private groups to restrict guns from events on public land in the state, the newspaper reported.
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Mall of America on lock down right now after shots heard. Developing situation.
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Mall of America….MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:16 pm Mall of America on lock down right now after shots heard. Developing situation.
I would expect the sound of gunfire would be just par for course.
Perhaps gunfire should be the new US national anthem.