bad shoot in Muncie?

[LPMan59]

Police: Muncie metal thief shot in face during crime | The Star Press | thestarpress.com

i dont feel bad for the "victim" but based on the article (haha), the property owner may have acted outside of the law. it will be interesting to see if he will face charges.

 

[bassplayrguy]

Justified in my opinion.

 

[Benny]

The only good thief is a dead one IMO...Too bad he didn't have slugs loaded.

Williams was not arrested, and police planned on forwarding the case to the prosecutor for review on whether he acted within the law when he shot Locke.

+1 Muncie PD.

Hopefully the prosecutor is as reasonable as they were.

 

[esrice]

Police: Muncie metal thief shot in face during crime | The Star Press | thestarpress.com

i dont feel bad for the "victim" but based on the article (haha), the property owner may have acted outside of the law. it will be interesting to see if he will face charges.

*snicker*

 

[Dashman010]

Seems culpable on my reading. Guy was shot in a vehicle driving (presumably) away. Not a forcible felony. Force wasn't used to prevent imminent bodily harm, simply to prevent a theft. Wasn't an occupied vehicle or dwelling. He better hope the prosecutor is nice.

 

[LPMan59]

Seems culpable on my reading. Guy was shot in a vehicle driving (presumably) away. Not a forcible felony. Force wasn't used to prevent imminent bodily harm, simply to prevent a theft. Wasn't an occupied vehicle or dwelling. He better hope the prosecutor is nice.

seems that way from reading the article. too bad this isn't texas.


who wants to bet the thief will probably sue the homeowner and win.

 

[sepe]

That is a pretty good lesson learned. Steal from farmer, get shot in face.

 

[Lucas156]

I doubt charges will be filed but it would be a different story if the perpetrator had not survived.

 

[LP1]

Sad to say, but that's gonna be one expensive load of buckshot for the farmer.

 

[KCJarman]

I say justified, but don't you think if you shot at someone stealing your scrap that you may want to call and report that.??!! Call me odd, but I would cover my bases before the law comes looking for ME.

 

[LPMan59]

I say justified, but don't you think if you shot at someone stealing your scrap that you may want to call and report that.??!! Call me odd, but I would cover my bases before the law comes looking for ME.

that's what liberty sanders thought

 

[KCJarman]

that's what liberty sanders thought

Ok.... call me "NEW", but who is Liberty Sanders??


LOL, ok, I found it..... I think I might have to rethink my original post. This situation is sticky. I guess I should have read the article a little closer, I assumed the guy with the shotgun was in danger.

 

[LPMan59]

he's an INGOer who is a former Cinci cop who lives in Carmel. He fired his pistol to scare off a neighbor's non-leashed, attacking dogs and was taken to court for discharging a firearm within city limits.

he called the police after it happened, but issued a summons anyways. luckily, the judge had a brain and ruled in his favor.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

I hope the police talk to the prosecutor.
I hope it goes like this:

"he should have used something heavier than birdshot"

 

[chefnick7]

Justified in my opinion also. His property, and a crime against him was being committed. Not what I would have done or recommend.

 

[IndyMedic]

Yeah I would think he is probably going to catch hell for this. I hate thieves though so I say he deserved what he got.

 

[Benny]

Sad to say, but that's gonna be one expensive load of buckshot for the farmer.

It was bird shot...Unfortunately.

 

[MACHINEGUN]

Sounds to me like the only thing he did wrong was not killing him.. other than that.. good shoot!

 

[revsaxon]

Situations like this are just proof that civilians need to be allowed to own bazookas. No evidence of a crime...

That said it sound like the thief got what he deserves. Too bad the farmer is going to catch hell over this

 

[finity]

I agree with dashman.

Unless the prosecutor decides to be really nice he could be in serious trouble.

No matter how we feel about thieves the law is VERY CLEAR.

You can't use deadly force unless you are under imminent threat of SBI or a forcible felony or your home/occupied car is being "attacked". None of those was the case here so -

Bad shoot.

You can't claim to be for "the rule of law" then cheer someone who acts outside of the law just because you don't like the other guy.