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Taqueria customer shoots and kills robber

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
Please cite the law or statute that you base this upon.
Really? Do you seriously think that that was not illegal? I probably could look it up for you, but first I would need you to state that you think that leaving such a scene is legal.
 

We Never Know

No Slack
I doubt he'd have the time to
speak to a lawyer before the
ability to decide evaporates.
IMO if you walk into the right lawyers office and say "I just shot someone in self defense and need a lawyer", they probably would take you on the spot.
Or he may have a friend that is a lawyer he went to visit. Who knows.
 

Shaul

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
Texas has a "stand your ground" law that permits the use of firearms under certain circumstances. Assuming the shooter thought he was justified to shoot the robber under the law, then he had not committed any crime. Therefore he could leave the scene at will. Anyone making the argument that he broke a law by leaving needs to address this.
 

SomeRandom

Still learning to be wise
Staff member
Premium Member
What have you got against the wild west? Cowboys are cool.
The Wild West was just a bunch of trigger happy lunatics killing people over nothing.
And I say that as someone who likes cowboy movies lol

Hell even Rockstar knows how colossally idiotic the Wild West actually was. They made 2 highly successful games literally criticising the Wild West (whilst ironically using cowboy characters that became extremely popular among the fandom.)
 

SomeRandom

Still learning to be wise
Staff member
Premium Member
Was the west actually like those shoot'm up movies?
I kind of doubt it, tbh
I remember Horrible Histories doing a skit about how real life cowboys were just a bunch of boring farmers and nothing like the movies lol
 

Shaul

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
The Wild West was just a bunch of trigger happy lunatics killing people over nothing.
And I say that as someone who likes cowboy movies lol

Hell even Rockstar knows how colossally idiotic the Wild West actually was. They made 2 highly successful games literally criticising the Wild West (whilst ironically using cowboy characters that became extremely popular among the fandom.)
That shows what you know. Actually there was less violence in the Wild West than in modern society.
 

SomeRandom

Still learning to be wise
Staff member
Premium Member
That shows what you know. Actually there was less violence in the Wild West than in modern society.
I know. I was being rather tongue in cheek. Apologies, that doesn’t always translate well in text form
 

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
A man in a ski mask entered a taqueria and proceeded to rob diners brandishing what appears to be a gun. One of the customers then pulled out his own gun, shot and killed the robber. The man then returned the money the robber had taken to other diners. The man and the other customers left before police arrived. This happened in Houston.

HPD: Customer shot suspect to death at Houston restaurant; wanted for questioning
That's basically celebrating the aspirin that saved your life during a heart attack and dismissing the necessity of lifestyle changes as you eat a triple cheeseburger and supersized fries.
 
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