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Here's the deal - everyone likes to see the underdog win, myself included. It's thrilling to see someone who appeared to be helpless defend themselves and win against the person who was victimizing them. Everybody likes that story.
This isn't that story. This is a woman who is a danger to the public trying to run over someone who is also a danger to the public.
And in doing that, she put all those people in the parking lot at risk.
About so.
There is a set of lines in a Charmed episode about "We're suppose to protect the innocent, not punish the guilty." That's about the extent of it here.
Except this situation does go a little bit further in that it was like taking the observed to the nearest tree and lynching him or, if one wants to take a lesser view of response, beating him up with night sticks. Given the attitude of "We're not going to bother with an arrest and trial but handle the matter right here", how is this any different than Rodney King?
There are limits of responses and this is one about going too far.
Most murders and crimes where people killed are done in the heat of the moment. I don't see people calling for passes for those folks for the most part. The letter of the law needs to be upheld here. A weekend to a week in the county jail, probation, and anger management conseuling.
Very true.
I wonder how some of these people would feel if she mowed down say another pregnant women or some kids, there were people walking in the parking lot. Or she could have hit another car.
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Originally Posted by Water4Life
I'm all for punishment but this was just too much. He stole her purse, but I don't believe she had the right to attempt to kill him with her car.
Actually he dropped the purse. She caught him in the act and screamed(as she should have) and he took off on foot.
Total overreaction that could have caused harm to others.
He dropped the purse, you scream bloody murder(there were people around) "That SOB tried to take my purse", he was on foot, call the cops he isn't going to get very far without a car.
What you don't do is get in your vehicle, and race through a parking lot(with pedestrians you're putting at risk) and run him over.
That's how Kmart used to operate (don't know how things have changed if so)... if you see a shoplifter, DO NOT APPREHEND HIM. Don't call him out either. Notify a manager or loss control member, and they'll handle it. Usually, intimidation is enough to get them to drop the items they've swiped, and they leave the store. That's it. They'll keep an eye out for him if he reenters the store, like they do all shoplifters, but they didn't take out clubs and beat him on the spot. They didn't chase him down to the ends of the earth and "make him suffer". He left without taking the merchandise. End of story.
Protect the criminal. It's become the American way. Ought to have a 60 second rule. If a felony is committed, you've got a minute to remedy the situation. But the cost in lost police jobs would be high. Victim would assume responsibility for knowing he was within the law, though.
As it stands now, she'll be sued, a judge will have work, a lawyer will make money and the bad guy will laugh all the way to the bank.
Hopefully, she's lawsuit proof - broke. Don't think her insurance company is on the hook for this one.
Protect the criminal. It's become the American way. Ought to have a 60 second rule. If a felony is committed, you've got a minute to remedy the situation. But the cost in lost police jobs would be high. Victim would assume responsibility for knowing he was within the law, though.
As it stands now, she'll be sued, a judge will have work, a lawyer will make money and the bad guy will laugh all the way to the bank.
Hopefully, she's lawsuit proof - broke. Don't think her insurance company is on the hook for this one.
You might want to do a little research on your hero.
She's got quite a track record. She rivals if not surpasses the thief.
Broke? Insurance? Most likely doesn't have car insurance, not that it would matter in this case. Insurance companies tend to frown on using your vehicle as a weapon.
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