The stupid, it hurts...

[.455_Hunter]

"Even though they were joy riding, it was never that serious for somebody to have to lose their life or for [the car owner] to track down the car the way he did,"

https://www.denver7.com/news/front-r...who-killed-him

Why was your precious family member riding around with other armed hood rats in a stolen car?

The dindoo nuffins strike again.

[buffalobo]

Don't shoot at people and they won't shoot back.

Did mom know the kids her kid was with and did she turn them in or call for their prosecution?

I really like it when Darwin wins.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim.

[flogger]

Weren't there reports of several people bailing out of the vehicle at some point?

[eddiememphis]

I will wait to see if the full story ever comes out before deciding on this one.

Clearly, a 12 year old kid should not be present during the commission of a crime.

I have problems with the character that chased down the car after calling the police. He followed the criminals miles from where the theft took place and then "exchanged gunfire" with them.

Is a car more valuable than the life of a 12 year old boy?

I know it sounds very squishy and lefty to say that.

We are trying to live in a civilized society. Vigilantism does nothing to promote that.

[.455_Hunter]

I will wait to see if the full story ever comes out before deciding on this one.

Clearly, a 12 year old kid should not be present during the commission of a crime.

I have problems with the character that chased down the car after calling the police. He followed the criminals miles from where the theft took place and then "exchanged gunfire" with them.

Is a car more valuable than the life of a 12 year old boy?

I know it sounds very squishy and lefty to say that.

We are trying to live in a civilized society. Vigilantism does nothing to promote that.

In today's level of lawlessness, I guess I have no personal problem with the owner tracking down his own car, even if I wouldn't personally advise it. In most urban areas, recovery of these vehicles, even with the owner calling in the location play-by-play, is about the lowest of LE priorities. I suspect he only fired his weapon after being fired upon first by the car occupants, perhaps after engaging them in a verbal confrontation, which is probably why the DA said they had no winnable case. It would be different if he found the car and just opened-up on it for revenge purposes. Anyway, my sympathy factor is pretty low, which is a sad commentary on modern society. I guess it's kinda like the sob story told about the 14 year old found dead near a rec center in the same area a couple months ago. The family and media spined a yarn about why they had no clue about why he was there and how he was such a "good boy". Turns out he was trying to sell a stolen handgun to another perp when the deal went sour.

[Scanker19]

Maybe the thieves should ask themselves if a life is worth the car. They obviously don’t care and seem to think it is. So why isn’t the owner given that sane regard. Property is someone lives, someone worked to earn that car or computer or whatever. And someone can just take that risk free?
Actions have consequences. .

[.455_Hunter]

I just saw video of the incident here...

https://www.9news.com/article/news/c...e-dd6c406f423e

Thoughts?

[buffalobo]

Thoughts?

Don't steal and the kids parents should blame themselves.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim.

[Bailey Guns]

I may not have reacted the same way as the car owner. But the car is his property, he worked for it, he owned it. The little punks who stole the car didn't give a rat's ass about how their actions might affect the owner. Too f'n bad. And...my property isn't worth dying over. But I guarantee you it's worth killing over if it ever comes to that. Maybe if more car thieves were shot we'd stop having so many car thieves.

I have no sympathy for these little thugs...the dead one or the others. If the family cared for the dead thug while he was alive as much as they seem to care for him now that he's dead, maybe he wouldn't have been in that position.

[XJ]

Carnac, then Clarkson