Posted on 11/23/2023 2:57:16 AM PST by marktwain
The rule of law and due process apply to everyone, even people with long criminal histories. Even people who have bad reputations in dangerous, gang-infested, drug-dealing dystopias. In 2016, Saeve Evans was involved in a gunfight. A 16-year-old girl was killed. Saeve Evans’s legal defense was self-defense.
Saeve Evans has had many interactions with DC police. There was the D.C. kidnapping and murder case. Saeve has prior felony convictions.
Below is a DC Police Department post on X, formerly Twitter, of the recent incident in which Saeve Evans was involved. Saeve must have been released pending the appeal of the 2016 case because the video incident happened on August 1, 2023.
On November 25, 2016, Saeve Evans was in a gunfight during which a 16-year-old girl was killed. During the gunfight, he was briefly caught on surveillance video with a gun in his hand. The defense argued that Saeve Evans had fired the gun in self-defense. Evans is a convicted felon who had been shot multiple times before this incident. Saeve Evans surrendered to the police on November 29. Evans demanded a jury trial. The jury found Evans not guilty of everything but the illegal possession of a gun.
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While I agree that the fellow should have more than 3 seconds to disarm himself after the shooting stops, simple logic dictates that he he had the firearm on his person prior to the start of the gunfight.
Unless there is another plausible way he could have acquired the firearm after shots were fired I would have convicted him of unlawful possession.
Half of me says NO; someone is doing society a favor.
The other half says “use your fists”.
My bad.
Tell that to ashley babitt
Who shot the girl?
Felons can possess a cap and ball black powder weapon, I believe.
No ideal, of course, but, with some practice...better than an angry word and a sharp stick.
That said, it seems that this person is a frquent flyer in the DC violent criminal scheme and has not been inside.
Good thing he didn’t retweet a meme mocking hillary or parade in a restricted building.
“Unless there is another plausible way he could have acquired the firearm after shots were fired I would have convicted him of unlawful possession.”
From the article: The jury found Evans not guilty of everything but the illegal possession of a gun.
Sounds like a Dutch name, but never don’t worry, he’s Amish.
That is an unlawful and unConstitutional DC law.
I’m referring to the DC gun ban.
I was in the jury pool for a trial that would involve a gang member claiming he had killed another gang member in self-defense. I was removed from the pool (by the defense) after being asked if I was a member of the NRA and replying, “No, the NRA is for wimps. I’m in the GOA!”
But...I would have liked to hear the case. From what little we were told, it sounded like the defendant may have had a legitimate argument. Even if you are a thug, if another thug opens fire on you on a public street, shooting back seems like “self-defense” to me.
No idea how the trial played out.
This doesn’t mention the more germane and time critical point of “When to disarm when the police are coming?”
1st, the situation must be calm, that is, there is no more need for gun use for defense.
2nd, how to ‘obviously’ disarm, such as removing the magazine and moving the upper receiver slide back. Much harder with a revolver.
3rd, how far away the gun should be placed from your feet.
4th, fingers interlocked atop your head, feet apart.
I’m sure I’m missing some.
He'd have that right if he was "talking with his friends" but if he was "talking with his friends while dealing drugs", he was using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Next time keep your mouth shut.
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