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I grew up in that neighborhood as a child nt MrScorpio Feb 2013 #1
I use to go to a Bar in that neighborhood michreject Feb 2013 #3
"They were comin' right for me!!" Robb Feb 2013 #2
Where did the Quote come from? michreject Feb 2013 #4
South Park Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #6
Sounds like they were. Archae Feb 2013 #5
Die, of course michreject Feb 2013 #7
Right now we have one dead 16 year-old and a 15 year-old in the hospital. Robb Feb 2013 #8
The shooter was breaking the law michreject Feb 2013 #10
Do you have more info than the link provides? bluedigger Feb 2013 #13
here is local news link raidert05 Feb 2013 #15
A 70 year-old reserve officer? Robb Feb 2013 #19
Hell raidert05 Feb 2013 #22
what, you saying old people can't do stuff snooper2 Feb 2013 #58
IIRC I read you had to be in the reserves before you'd be considered for a regular cop job. Robb Feb 2013 #59
I have no idea and I'm too lazy to google it right now snooper2 Feb 2013 #60
He was the coach of a girls basketball team michreject Feb 2013 #16
Okay, thanks. bluedigger Feb 2013 #20
You are wrong. It was caught on school surveillance video. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #74
Indeed, it was caught on video. Robb Feb 2013 #80
He could have handed over his wallet Nevernose Feb 2013 #25
The kid could have not robbed him Recursion Feb 2013 #28
Last time I checked... primavera Feb 2013 #61
Nor is it; this wasn't an execution (nt) Recursion Feb 2013 #62
I'm sure the dead kid's family will appreciate the distinction - n/t primavera Feb 2013 #64
What? Socal31 Feb 2013 #33
The question asked was Nevernose Feb 2013 #41
With no guarantee that those teens wouldn't have shot him anyway. nick of time Feb 2013 #45
And no guarantee that those teens would have shot him primavera Feb 2013 #63
The teens put a gun to his chest. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #75
But, in the end, they did not shoot him. If he'd handed over his wallet, they would have likely left Hoyt Feb 2013 #77
Yeah c,mon give us a break here Populist_Prole Feb 2013 #34
Giving up the wallet doesn't always guarantee that the victim gets off without tblue37 Feb 2013 #35
There was no guarantee the thugs wouldn't have killed him if he had cooperated slackmaster Feb 2013 #43
And now we'll never know, will we? primavera Feb 2013 #65
"Necessary" or not, according to the laws we all live under it was justifiable slackmaster Feb 2013 #66
You don't know that, slackmaster primavera Feb 2013 #69
Yes, it's a very big deal. I'm sure the coach understands that. slackmaster Feb 2013 #70
I guess I'm just reacting... primavera Feb 2013 #71
Everybody involved was black, so you put the racism charge away. N/T GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #76
Hand over his wallet, then call the cops.... reACTIONary Feb 2013 #52
Well... umm... they seem to have been, no? (nt) Recursion Feb 2013 #29
And so it starts again. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #9
What starts again? nt michreject Feb 2013 #11
What's that? (nt) Recursion Feb 2013 #30
Recursion slackmaster Feb 2013 #44
What's that? (nt) Recursion Feb 2013 #46
That for which an understanding requires an understanding of... slackmaster Feb 2013 #47
So far, sounds like a good case of self defense. nick of time Feb 2013 #12
It seems like he was escorting one of the girls to a bus stop michreject Feb 2013 #14
Thanks for the info. nick of time Feb 2013 #18
The surviving teen will probably be charged with Murder formercia Feb 2013 #21
Rightly so. nick of time Feb 2013 #23
Justifiable Homicide. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #31
Felony Murder was abolished in Michigan in 1980 happyslug Feb 2013 #50
another link raidert05 Feb 2013 #17
and that ain't the only one... farminator3000 Feb 2013 #24
Don't rob people. You might get shot. Recursion Feb 2013 #26
Infuriatingly, VPC will still count this as a "child killed by gun violence" Recursion Feb 2013 #27
I hope someone from area updates us... ReRe Feb 2013 #32
One threatened him with a gun. This is from the article: tblue37 Feb 2013 #36
Thanks... ReRe Feb 2013 #48
Coach held for questioning in fatal shooting Robb Feb 2013 #37
He's not under arrest nick of time Feb 2013 #38
There's a lot of gun defense news ...just not on DU. n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #39
Message auto-removed zigzag75 Feb 2013 #40
The young hoodlums chose poorly slackmaster Feb 2013 #42
Report: No Guns Found (except the shooter's) Robb Feb 2013 #49
If he said one had a gun, and niether had anything that even resembles one....... Socal31 Feb 2013 #54
Warrant request submitted for possible charges against the coach Robb Feb 2013 #55
Police almost always want an arrest, it takes the pressure off of them. Socal31 Feb 2013 #57
Police say coach is victim GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #79
If only everyone had had their hands amputated and replaced with guns, valerief Feb 2013 #51
I suspect that some of the people Dan Feb 2013 #53
UPDATE: "Did 70-year-old coach use excessive force in MLK High School shootings?" Robb Feb 2013 #56
I don't know the specifics of Michigan law, but in most states there is no requirement for parity... slackmaster Feb 2013 #67
Nice backtrack from your unrestrained enthusiasm for this shooting in #42 above. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #68
The Wayne County prosecutor needs to study this from all angles ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2013 #72
"Reply #42 will be up held" - as if this is some kind of legal proceeding we're conducting here. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #73
2 young men threatening a 70 year old Blandocyte Feb 2013 #78
UPDATE: No mention of finding youth's gun in police report, only one warrant request Robb Feb 2013 #81
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