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Tumbulu

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87. yes, why wasn't he arrested

Reply to flvegan (Reply #66)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 12:43 AM

Oct 2013

and the daughter is now missing. Very bad story story so far!

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Mother arrested for firing gun in the air to get attackers off her daughter [View all] davidn3600 Oct 2013 OP

Moonie Times? xfundy Oct 2013 #1

How about NBC? NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #4

I don't even know what to say. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #2

Shoot into the ground near their feet instead. nt NickB79 Oct 2013 #3

Equally unsafe, i.e. ricochets. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2013 #19

Or shoot one of them, warn the others. Ilsa Oct 2013 #5

It was a shotgun. Falling pellets from a shotgun are harmless. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #32

The OP said handgun. I didn't bother with Ilsa Oct 2013 #33

Okay, I read the WTimes Ilsa Oct 2013 #34

Letting the boys attack her daughter would be a heartless thing to do. pnwmom Oct 2013 #57

Warning shots are nearly always illegal hack89 Oct 2013 #6

That's kind of what I thought. HappyMe Oct 2013 #10

False equivalency. Stopping an ongoing assault is not "vigilante justice." AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #15

Should she have stood by and watched the group of boys assault her daughter? Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #39

I don't like guns. HappyMe Oct 2013 #41

Called the cops, yes. Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #42

What if she didn't have a gun? HappyMe Oct 2013 #43

10 aggressive guys vs. one mom? NickB79 Oct 2013 #47

Wrong discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2013 #44

Videotape your daughter get beaten? NickB79 Oct 2013 #48

If you're in danger enough to draw, it should be danger enough to kill. moriah Oct 2013 #24

Correct.... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #61

I really do not understand this Tumbulu Oct 2013 #84

Unless she felt she *had* to shoot someone, she shouldn't have drawn the weapon at all. moriah Oct 2013 #88

thanks for the explanation Tumbulu Oct 2013 #91

Good...there's a reason why people aren't allowed to shoot guns into the air... joeybee12 Oct 2013 #7

Terminal velocity Stryder Oct 2013 #30

If thats how it happens, maybe quakerboy Oct 2013 #49

That doesn't seem to be the case here. Incitatus Oct 2013 #50

The other link says the girl is now missing. IdaBriggs Oct 2013 #8

Daughter is now missing Kaleva Oct 2013 #9

Ironically, had she shot one of the kids in the head, no crime nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #11

Because then she'd be in control of who was getting hit with the bullet. jeff47 Oct 2013 #13

What goes up, must come down. Rex Oct 2013 #12

Warning shots are illegal (and stupid). Lizzie Poppet Oct 2013 #14

So you think shooting guns is OK for punches to the face? nt Logical Oct 2013 #16

Depends on the situation NickB79 Oct 2013 #27

One of the articles says the girl was punched repeatedly Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #40

Zimmerman and his jury thought so Bandit Oct 2013 #28

When the odds are ten teen boys on one girl? Yes. n/t X_Digger Oct 2013 #29

When multiple bigger people are violently assaulting a smaller one? Lizzie Poppet Oct 2013 #31

Unlawful discharge of a firearm 1000words Oct 2013 #17

Does this make the woman an evil gun-humper? n/t RZM Oct 2013 #18

It makes her an irresponsible gun owner 1000words Oct 2013 #20

Though it sounds sarcastic, I actually wasn't trying to be so RZM Oct 2013 #21

Proudly declaring yourself as a full time open carry person bigbrother05 Oct 2013 #22

Honestly, its easy to cite correct action after the fact. And I do understand her reaction. 1000words Oct 2013 #23

Because she didn't kill someone. Crunchy Frog Oct 2013 #37

She would have been legally correct to shoot Jenoch Oct 2013 #38

So did the boys attacking her daughter get arrested? Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #25

'boys will boys'.. riversedge Oct 2013 #26

oh heaven's no Tumbulu Oct 2013 #85

According to MythBusters......... 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #35

Missing daughter (girl who was attacked) may have been spotted Kaleva Oct 2013 #36

She probably was not comforted watching the Missouri teen go for two years after being raped, libdem4life Oct 2013 #45

15 year old Brianna Stewart is still missing. Kaleva Oct 2013 #46

She should be arrested. Hopefully she'll get some time in jail. bowens43 Oct 2013 #51

Unless you are forced to shoot an attacker to save innocent life, it needs to stay in the holster. Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #52

Seems most think she should stand by and watch Skip Intro Oct 2013 #53

She needs to get pepper spray and leave the kid at home if she insists on confronting people she Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #59

Is that right? Skip Intro Oct 2013 #60

She shought a confrontation knowing she was armed. It led to a very dangerous situation Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #64

You'd have her watch her daughter be raped. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #65

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Ok. What should she have done when her daugter was Skip Intro Oct 2013 #69

Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #71

No, you're blaming a mother for protecting her kid Skip Intro Oct 2013 #76

I'm not the one who has to edit my post so it doesn't even resemble it's original content. Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #78

Please show me the difference between my posts. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #80

How many times are you going to edit your garbage post? Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #75

Didn't change any words. All still there. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #77

And none of them have to do with anything I've said. You deliberately make false accusations Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #83

If it was that bad then she should have shot one of attackers... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #62

Her fault was not shooting someone? Skip Intro Oct 2013 #63

They were short and simple words... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #68

And they were: "she should have shot one of attackers" Skip Intro Oct 2013 #70

Sure... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #72

So yes, you say she should have shot someone instead Skip Intro Oct 2013 #73

I would love to see you explain... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #74

Yes, she should be jailed for not kililng someone. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #79

So as long as a driver goes speeding down the wrong side of the highway... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #81

I'm not the one saying she should have shot one of the perps. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #82

Bring charges against em... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #86

Who plays the role of the attacking mob in your highway scenario? Skip Intro Oct 2013 #89

Got it... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #90

? - IF you're going to use a substitute scenario, Skip Intro Oct 2013 #92

I see a lot of self-righteous judgment and WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #54

Yeah, grab a gun and your kid and deliberately seek out a confrontation with someone you've argued Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #55

False equivalency. WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #56

That makes no sense at all. I never said one thing was equivalent to another. Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #58

Where is the arrest of the boy that punched the daughter in the face? flvegan Oct 2013 #66

yes, why wasn't he arrested Tumbulu Oct 2013 #87

Now's the time for her to keep her mouth shut. Let her attorney demand that the police prove that AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #93

Daughter and mother reunited last Thursday. Facts about incident in dispute Kaleva Oct 2013 #94