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The prosecutor refused to charge the killer even though he simply could’ve walked away from the incident. This is interesting:
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Senior Deputy District Attorney Adam Gibbs said in a memo that Timothy Warren “was in his right” to challenge Joseph Magnuson, who witnesses said called the FedEx worker the n-word and “other aggressive and abusive phrases,” The Oregonian reported.
The incident occurred Sept. 26 in Northeast Portland, when witnesses said Magnuson started the altercation by yelling at Warren “very aggressively” to slow down, the paper reported. When Warren tried to speak with Magnuson after stopping the vehicle, Magnuson called him racial slurs and threw a drink at the FedEx employee.
Should he have been charged with murder, or is this case akin to the Trayvon Martin incident where the man had a right to confront a verbal challenge and evoke a response that results in a death?
Articles says witnesses saw the guy throw a punch at the FedEx driver first, so regardless of whatever impolite names or conversation might have been exchanged, that usually takes a back seat to when one person actually attacks the other. At that point I don't think the FedEx driver had any obligation to walk away, although it is usually wiser to do so in most cases.
The prosecutor refused to charge the killer even though he simply could’ve walked away from the incident. This is interesting:
Should he have been charged with murder, or is this case akin to the Trayvon Martin incident where the man had a right to confront a verbal challenge and evoke a response that results in a death?
The article clearly states the deceased threw a punch at the fedex employee, who retaliated. Magnuson died by hitting his head on the pavement. Self-defense. Case closed.
Articles says witnesses saw the guy throw a punch at the FedEx driver first, so regardless of whatever impolite names or conversation might have been exchanged, that usually takes a back seat to when one person actually attacks the other. At that point I don't think the FedEx driver had any obligation to walk away, although it is usually wiser to do so in most cases.
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Originally Posted by Sorel36
The article clearly states the deceased threw a punch at the fedex employee, who retaliated. Magnuson died by hitting his head on the pavement. Self-defense. Case closed.
Seems pretty clear to me, self defense, case closed.
Of course, it Magnuson was the FedEx driver and the Black guy the aggressor (positions were switched), it would be only some time before Sharpton and/or BLM say something.
“Oregon law contains no ‘duty to retreat’ and Mr. Warren was within his right to exit his vehicle and verbally challenge the manner in which Mr. Magnuson was addressing him,” the memo said, according to the paper. “Mr. Magnuson was the initial verbal aggressor; Mr. Warren responded in kind. Mr. Magnuson then escalated and became the initial physical aggressor; Mr. Warren again responded in kind.”
Hmmm... Sounds like a sound defense against the leftist Antifa thugs in that area as well!
Had he lived, he would qualify to join the Trump administration. Only the best!
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