Robber sues clerk who shot him during holdup

Indy Star ^

[Stew Padasso]

MUNCIE, Ind. -- A convicted robber is suing the convenience store clerk who shot him as he fled after a holdup.

Willie Brown, 44, claimed the clerk acted "maliciously and sadistically" in firing five shots as Brown ran out of Zipps Deli with money from the store's cash register.

[Stew Padasso]

Its so pathetic that it is funny. Any judge who takes up this case should be ****.

[vpintheak]

Pray that this does not go any farther than this article.

[anniegetyourgun]

It's a world gone mad.

[cmsgop]

It happens all the time.....

[Trickyguy]

This article is the perfect reason why if a clerk shots
a robber, make sure he is dead.

[Paleo Conservative]

It happens all the time.....

Not in Texas.

[lilylangtree]

This lawsuit should be classified as frivolous and thrown out because "Brown pleaded guilty to robbery in February and was sentenced last week to four years in prison." Sounds like a remake of the Bernard Koetz trial.

[DeepInEnemyTerritory]

This is why we need tort reform. There should be a law stating if you were injured while commiting a felony, you may not sue for damages. I have heard that idea floated around a bit, but nothing ever came of it. Bush seems to want to pass some type of tort reform. Maybe this case can be used as "the straw that broke the camel's back" reason for tort reform NOW.

[cmsgop]

Yup, LOL!!! Clint Smith told me the same thing.

[dighton]

Brown, who seeks unspecified damages, said the shooting had "prevented him from transacting his business" . . .

This person's "business" is robbery. I wonder, has he paid taxes on his "earnings"?

[Stew Padasso]

I didn't know robbery was a transaction? And all this time...who knew?

[Axman4]

What is needed is gun control. The clerk needs to have better gun control. Two hands, deep breath, let half of it out and squeeze the trigger.
Bingo, no plaintiff, no lawsuit.

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

Come check this one out!

I'll see your nursery-rhymes lawsuit and raise ya one burglary.

[Feckless]

Never seen a better argument for 2 to the chest, one in the head. A viable option is a double barrel 12 GA.

[Stew Padasso]

That is what these thugs are asking for. He should be thankful he is still able to walk and talk.

[JHrules]

This kinda thing is why you do the three shot combo and always, always carry a throw away.

Dead men can't tell tails.

[The Duke]

'Inmates'...'asylum'....you know the drill!

[NMFXSTC]

"Brown was convicted of robbing an employee at a pizza restaurant in 1991. He also has two prior convictions for burglary."

I almost forgot about that! Willie just ain't none too bright or good at this stuff is he? And is there some "thang" about any "three strikes" rule in TX? I mean, they like executing the bad dudes...Willie seems a good cadnidate for some sort of clinicla trial for bad folk, ya think?

[F.J. Mitchell]

Willie Brown? THe Mayor of Frisco is moonlighting in Indiana?

If this punk wins this law suit, he will have proven that crime does pay. So what the h*ll else is new?