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In reply to the discussion: The "crime" committed by Mike Brown was shoplifting - NOT "stong arm robbery" [View all]CatWoman
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The "crime" committed by Mike Brown was shoplifting - NOT "stong arm robbery" [View all]
CatWoman
Aug 2014
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Shoplifting (also known as boosting, five-finger discount, or shrinkage within the retail industry)
CatWoman
Aug 2014
#3
I'm sure the courts will allow your statement all the validity and credibility it warrants.
LanternWaste
Aug 2014
#20
I don't think anyone here has even remotely suggested that shooting Brown was justified
onenote
Aug 2014
#120
People are charged with and convicted of forcible (second degree) robbery frequently.
onenote
Aug 2014
#127
The timing of the release of info about the theft has no bearing on the definition of the crime.
cui bono
Aug 2014
#44
I means a lot about something OTHER than whether or not this is strong-armed robbery
cui bono
Aug 2014
#66
That's the key point. I'm not one to think the video is totally irrelevant, but shooting someone
Hoyt
Aug 2014
#32
While I have no doubt that the use of the term "strong-armed robbery" is intentional
cui bono
Aug 2014
#34
Apparently a customer called the cops about the robbery. The store clerk did not. nt
tblue37
Aug 2014
#77
Well said. It's unbelievable how the police are trying to justify this heinous killing.
Liberal_from_va34
Aug 2014
#61
I dont think Winona or Lindsay beat up the clerk on the way out of the store
davidn3600
Aug 2014
#67
Thanks. Nor were they twice the size of the clerk; nor did they outweigh him/her by 200 lbs.
Smarmie Doofus
Aug 2014
#82
And even if a more serious charge might have been possible - based on the CCTV footage -
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#97
The video is proof a strong arm robbery was commited by whoever is in the video.
Lil Missy
Aug 2014
#124
Did you mean to say trivial? It may be that the store owner knew that calling the cops was useless
rudolph the red
Aug 2014
#141