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)Right you are.WildBill wrote:You are correct. He was originally charged with homocide. Mr. Moore plead guilty to a felony assault charge and the judge reduced it to a misdemeanor during sentencing.Hoi Polloi wrote:The guy in Salinas, CA was not convicted of manslaughter. He was convicted of misdemeanor assault.WildBill wrote:If he goes up and pushes one of them off his car and the thug falls on the pavement and dies, then he could get convicted of manslaughter like the guy in Salinas, CA.
I don't want to hijack this thread, because there is already one on this subject. I was using it as an example of how a "simple" situation such as "a push" can escalate into a really bad situation.
Fire1141 wrote:I would have called the police. As angry as I would have been with someone damaging my vehicle, it is not worth the...time and cost in defending yourself...
S'okay. This may be the best learnin' forum in the world. Carryin' around a loaded gun is serious business.ironsights wrote:there were 4 males and three females. I was armed with a G26 extended mag with 15rds and a 10 rd. back up mag. also had a pocket .380 with two 6 rd. mags.
I was also aware of the crowd of people and knew a gunfight was a bad idea. I was also aware that if i called the police it would take some time for them show. Usually i can find one in a few seconds, but not this night.
I agree with the advice given however, and should have called police instantly. It is true that i might have backlash from this and would normally think that way but its true in a high stress situation that you lose alot of your abilities. I feel like i acted poorly in this situation and am thankful for all of your insight.
I may have missed something but I understood that the OP was concerned about damage to his vehicle? If I'm hearing you correctly, you propose shooting holes in the OP's ride to rid it of vermin?mctowalot wrote:If he had a Taurus Judge, loaded with buckshot, and he began firing at the left side of the group, how fast would he have to sweep the gun to the right to disperse the buckshot evenly?
What time would he reach Chicago?
So, as the OP asked, what would you do?Carry-a-Kimber wrote:If a "group" of uninvited strangers decide to make themselves at home on the hood of my truck, I am not waiting an hour or so for the police to come and tell them to move along.
UH OH! Now we have another problem and that's fire power. What if the OP had an 8 shot 1911, or even a 16 round Beretta 92 FS and the group each had stolen 20 round glocks or something?. It's really starting to not look too good for our OP.WildBill wrote:As I recall from my math classes, also a long time ago:Oldgringo wrote:You're right as is your custom. The OP did say "a group of thugs and there women".WildBill wrote:The OP never said how many thugs and girlfriends there were on his car.Oldgringo wrote:I'm with Keith B and Excaliber All The Way (ATW) on this one. SALUT!
Since no one else mentioned it, I will: what if you (one) show your weapon and then the drunken thugs (several) pull theirs?What then?
While I only minored in Math a pretty long time ago, I seem to recall that a group was more than one? I've never known, specifically what constituted "several" as opposed to a "few". Perhaps there was only a threesome on the OP's car?
A single = 1
A couple = 2
Two youts = 2
A few = 3
Several = 4
Some = 5 or more
A group = 6 or more
A quorum = 50% or more of a group
A gang = 7 or more
A crowd = 10 or more
A jury = 12
A baker's jury = 13
So a group of thugs with their woman = 8 or more.
That's a lot of people sitting on a car.
You're right as is your custom. The OP did say "a group of thugs and there women".WildBill wrote:The OP never said how many thugs and girlfriends there were on his car.Oldgringo wrote:I'm with Keith B and Excaliber All The Way (ATW) on this one. SALUT!
Since no one else mentioned it, I will: what if you (one) show your weapon and then the drunken thugs (several) pull theirs?
What then?