Posted on 08/07/2023 10:55:04 AM PDT by george76
It was a satisfying video for those who see America sinking into a criminal abyss: a brazen robber was systematically working his way through a Stockton, California convenience store's cigarette shelves, pouring hundreds of packs into a huge garbage can on wheels. Eventually, one clerk grappled with him, and another began whacking his legs with a long stick. The clerks are now being investigated for assault under the theory that you cannot use deadly force to protect commercial property. That's just wrong.
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police are investigating the clerks for criminal assault. These are the same police who never showed up during the robbery itself, despite being immediately across the street from the store.
In common law, the principles applicable here are simple: you cannot use deadly force in defense of commercial (or otherwise unoccupied) property. However, you can use appropriate force in defense of property. Since the clerks only bruised the man's legs and made no effort to strike him on other body parts, it's obvious that they were not using disproportionate force.
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When the government encourages lawlessness, as California clearly does, we are no longer witnessing mere property crimes. Instead, we are witnessing the slow death of the people whose property is under endless assault from brazen robbers who know they cannot be touched.
For the Sikh men, the loss of a job during the shabby Biden economy has the real potential to mean the end of their lives: the end of their having a home, raising a family... heck, even feeding their family. When crime becomes the norm, everyone's life is at stake.
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This same perp was on his THIRD robbery of the place in less than 24 hours.
Perfectly understandable reaction by the Sikhs, but risky. If the perp dies while being restrained, you’ve got yourself a George Floyd problem.
I saw the video too. Boy that Sikh dude gave that “Dindu Nuffin’’ a beat down and then some!
That long came he used hurts much more than a baseball bat, without doing the damage a bat would do.
The muzzy’s would have removed a hand.
That long came he used hurts much more than a baseball bat, without doing the damage a bat would do.
The muzzy’s would have removed a hand.
The point is the thief surely stole enough to qualify for theft charges,too.
As someone posted,the authorities want you TOTALLY dependent on government. Self-reliance and self-defense are threats to governmental contril.
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