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Jumping Frog wrote:

WildBill wrote:I think that people are getting too wrapped up about whether it is right or legal to shoot at the escaping robber.

I agree that it is important to maintain the distinction between whether his conduct was legal versus whether his conduct acceptable.

WildBill wrote:The CHLer was charged with Deadly Conduct.

Sec. 22.05. DEADLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury.
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IANAL, but it seems to me that the only issue is whether his conduct was reckless when he fired his gun.

There is definitely more than one issue. In addition to whether his acts were legally reckless (which has a higher standard of culpability than negligence), if he has competent defense they will also raise the issue of whether his alleged deadly conduct was justified under PC §9.22. NECESSITY.

philip964 wrote:No neighbor asked for charges to be made but, the neighbors were not amused as they assumed that the bullets went somewhere and could have hit a child or a jogger in the neighborhood.

Is the difference here that Walmart was even less amused, since it was their property and the two people were really not their customers? Could they have asked for charges to be brought against the victim in this case?

03Lightningrocks wrote:Now watch the guilty dogs bark first.

03Lightningrocks wrote:Then again... Maybe not.

Sec. 22.05. DEADLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury.

(b) A person commits an offense if he knowingly discharges a firearm at or in the direction of:

(1) one or more individuals; or

(2) a habitation, building, or vehicle and is reckless as to whether the habitation, building, or vehicle is occupied.

(c) Recklessness and danger are presumed if the actor knowingly pointed a firearm at or in the direction of another whether or not the actor believed the firearm to be loaded.

(d) For purposes of this section, "building," "habitation," and "vehicle" have the meanings assigned those terms by Section 30.01.

(e) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b) is a felony of the third degree.

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Seventhsword wrote:I've been buying and selling guitar gear on cl for years, never have a problem...

jmra wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:One more reason to avoid buying off of Craigslist.

Great minds think alike.