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[–] shorternet 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago  (edited ago)

Far be it from me to argue that self-defence is not an ancient right, but in this case we're not talking about self-defence.

Tews tackled the nearer thug while the one his mom had shoved out the driver’s side began to walk away. Tews’ dad took over holding the nearer attacker down while Tews went back to the house, grabbed a baseball bat and began pursuing the other attacker down the block.

(emphasis mine)

To my mind it's completely understandable that Tews would have chased the guy who threatened his mother -- many among us would do the same -- but Tews screwed himself when he decided to go get a weapon and dispense justice.

The prosecution will argue that the threat was removed as soon as the second would be car jacker left, and they will be correct. There is a difference between self-defence and dispensing justice.

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[–] TauCeti 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago  (edited ago)

The threat was not removed. The second thug could easily have decided to take revenge at some time when the woman's husband and son weren't around to defend her. Or even returned with a gun or some gang members.

Frankly, the family might be well advised to move somewhere else now.

I can't see a jury convicting this guy.

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[–] drakesdoom 1 point 3 points (+4|-1) ago 

It sounds like you have never lived in the hood. If they walk away today they will come back when they think you are sleeping.

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[–] shorternet 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

One of them was on the ground, the police would have got the other.

Do we want to live in a society where vigilante justice is acceptable?

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[–] CANCEL-CAT-FACTS 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Who the heck is making these laws, and who is prosecuting them?

It’s also like the case of Brian Knight, a central Alberta farmer who one night in 2009 caught a man trying to steal an ATV from his farmyard. Knight pursued him in a vehicle and shot the perp in the back of the leg with birdshot.

Before his successful appeal in 2012, Knight was initially sentenced to 90 days in jail, versus his robber’s 30 days.

@HenryCorp

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[–] Haredeenee 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Why did you tag Henry?