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A few weeks ago, we had a canvasser going door-to-door, during daylight hours, trying to get people to switch their electricity provider to a renewable source. People created a Nextdoor thread about the “suspicious activity” and someone actually called the cops. Why are people so fearful?
Are you serious?
Could it be because that is a popular cover for people who are casing your neighborhood/house?
The even carry around props in case you are home so they can pretend to sell stuff.
I'd call the cops because they are in violation of the city-wide no solicitation ordinance.
If this news account is true, this man should be prosecuted and if convicted of a felony, be stripped of his guns.
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Originally Posted by Pilot1
^^^^^This. Prosecute those who USE guns illegally.
i agree, the gun owner needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and if convicted, his guns should be taken away, and he be sent to prison.
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Originally Posted by green_mariner
For anyone asking the question "what kid doesn't know how to get to his own school", you are asking the wrong question. Not knowing how to get to his school has nothing to do with him getting shot. Asking such a question is just a sly way of trying to justify him getting shot. I don't care that he didn't know how to get to his school. That doesn't matter to me. What matters is that he got shot and why he got shot. If he got shot because he was a Black kid asking for directions, then we have a racially motivated shooting. The person who committed the murder should up punished severely. Period.
a few things here;
1: read the story and comprehend it
2: the kid was shot AT NOT shot
3: the kid is fine there was no murder committed
and this was racially motivated imo, and i am not one to jump on that bandwagon. however i can see where your past experiences have colored your outlook on reporting like this.
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Well, I look Black and I've dealt with racism. I've been told "we're gonna hang you by a noose". Individuals have screamed racial slurs at me in public, often while driving. I've dealt with bigoted types, some who have tried to assault me.
i am sorry you have had to deal with racist morons, they bring out the worst in people, and i think they need to be beaten with a 2x4 until they have some sense in the heads. but that might be akin to beating a dead horse.
Seriously? You're going to call the cops and give someone a permanently damning arrest record because they MIGHT be up to no good?
How are they gonna get arrested if they're not up to no good?
Btw, our cops ASK us to call them for these kinds of people. Because the record is usually in favor of them casing the joint.
At the very least, they have broken one law already - the no solicitation law.
Well, thing is - the fact that this fool had a firearm turned a split-second case of bad judgment into a monumental eff-up and, but for his bad aim, it could have been a tragedy. Fools and firearms should be kept apart.
Poor kid, walking four miles to school because he missed the bus is commendable and impressive. It’s believable that he could get lost, especially if he was going through residential areas. I would’ve felt more comfortable asking someone on the street or stopping in any business I passed but no one should ever think they would get shot at for knocking on a door.
The couple are quite a pair. WTH was wrong with the wife overreacting and yelling for her husband? Between the two of them, it was a disaster waiting to happen. If someone is paranoid, it’s better to just not answer the door.
Reading the article...he woke up late, missed his bus, and tried to walk the 4 miles to school but forgot the route.
What's goofy about this is how he kept persistently knocking or hanging out at the door after getting a poor reception from the wife, who eventually had to go get the husband to deal with him.
Where does the article say that he kept knocking, or that the wife went to get the husband?
Also, nobody is going up to a front door with a video system, getting caught on camera, and then going around the back to rob the place. You can make these stupid arguments here, but that won't fly where it matters.
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