Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd Explains "classic" Self Defense Shooting by Uber Driver (video)

Gun Watch ^ | 3 September, 2018 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

In this YouTube video, Sheriff Grady Judd gives a detailed explanation of what happened in a recent self defense shooting in Polk County, Florida.

 "This is justifiable homicide all day long," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. "You have the right to protect yourself. This is a textbook stand your ground case. This is a classic. This was the intent of the law."

The shooting occurred in the early morning hours of 28 August, 2018. The Uber driver, Robert Westlake, had picked up his fare at a bar. A young woman, Jessica, had helped the inebriated woman get into the Uber, instead of driving.

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Somehow, Jessica's estranged boyfriend thought the Uber passenger was his ex girfriend. He texted messages, saying he was going to beat up the Uber driver. The ex boyfriend, Jason Boek, had borrowed an F250 truck. He used it to force the Uber driver off the road. He then approached the Uber, threatening to shoot him, while pulling his cell phone from his pocket. It was 2:30 a.m.

The Uber driver had just finished the police acadamy, but was not a sworn police officer yet.  He has a Florida concealed carry permit.

He shot Boek once in the chest. Boek died on the scene as Westlake, the Uber driver, tried to stop the bleeding. Westlake had an dashcam tha recorded the event.

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[marktwain]

The Sheriff uses some colorful language. An excellent performance.

[Notthereyet]

“This is justifiable homicide all day long,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. “You have the right to protect yourself. This is a textbook stand your ground case. This is a classic. This was the intent of the law.” It is great to see law enforcement with backbone.

[Jed Eckert]

Sheriff Judd has always been a strong second amendment supporter. However he did tarnish his image a little when he called for banning bump stocks after the Parkland shooting. Other than that he's pretty good.

[Pollster1]

However he did tarnish his image a little when he called for banning bump stocks after the Parkland shooting.

There are two schools of thought on politics:

One school of thought is that we should give in on trivial things to reduce the apparent merit for the opposition's case. A bumpstock is a novelty that is pretty much harmless and expensive, so banning them would be no big loss. I can see his perspective. If we face an anti-gun groundswell likely to pass something, a bump-stock ban is not a catastrophe.

The other school of thought is that we should always stand our ground. That is what President Trump has done, and his example teaches several lessons. The biggest lesson is that when we stand our ground, the thugs tend to lose. "You have the right to protect yourself. Preserving our individual right to keep and bear arms is a textbook stand your ground case. Protecting the Second Amendment is a classic. Defending that God-given right was the intent of the Constitution."

[Excellence]

“Leave people alone, they just might have a gun and shoot you.” Very good advice.