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The link said a struggle ensued before the man was shot.
Sound like the victim may have resisted the robbery. I am not blaming the victim.
Most people don't carry much if any cash on them when they take their dog out for a walk. Maybe he had a watch or ring.
I wonder where these 14-15 year old kids got the gun that was used to kill this man.
It's pretty easy to purchase an illegal handgun in a major city, which is why gun laws are so ineffective. The only people that comply are not criminals in the first place.
I wonder where they got the money ($200+) to buy it?
I am sick of the race thing and want nothing to do with black people. Sick, sick, sick!
There, I said it! So what? As if I am supposed to like black people because they want me dead?
Ooh, please. My co-workers are majority black and I live/work in the city that this happened.
Everyone I spoke to is outraged/disgusted by these kids.
They were about to rob someone else right before this man-I wouldn't be surprised if that person were not white. Race really doesn't have much to do with this-these kids are sick and wouldn't think twice about killing someone in their own community.
It's pretty easy to purchase an illegal handgun in a major city, which is why gun laws are so ineffective. The only people that comply are not criminals in the first place.
I wonder where they got the money ($200+) to buy it?
I know it's easy to buy a gun.
Was this particular gun a straw purchase and/or reported stolen? Did it belong to a parent or other relative?
So often guns that are used in senseless crimes like this are traced to common straw purchasers, often women, who sometimes buy hundreds of guns, over time and lose track of them.
This is a horrible story. I'm in Philly so I'm very familiar with it. All lives matter, obviously, but this bears no real connection to the Police shootings, given that they are not cops and are not employed by the City to do a decent job for all citizens.
There was also an appalling and heartbreaking incident of a young, very community minded officer that got killed a few weeks ago after stumbling across a robbery while buying a video game for his son. There was a huge outpouring of support for him and his family from the citizens of Philly and beyond.
All lives matter, but those charged with the responsibility of policing are necessarily held to a high standard, as they should.
I hope whomever is responsible for the poor man's death is held accountable and duly dealt with. It's disgusting.
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