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In reply to the discussion: The "crime" committed by Mike Brown was shoplifting - NOT "stong arm robbery" [View all]IronGate
(2,186 posts)107. Once Mr. Brown put his hands on the clerk,
it was no longer simple shoplifting, it became strong arm robbery.
The clerk doesn't have to be beaten up, just the act of being shoved was enough to turn it into a felony.
That said, he sure as fuck didn't deserve to be executed by some POS rage filled cop.
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The "crime" committed by Mike Brown was shoplifting - NOT "stong arm robbery" [View all]
CatWoman
Aug 2014
OP
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