Been warning folks that CLT was on the edge of an upswing in property owners taking the law into their own hands. And what do you know, a car break-in in East Charlotte drew an extra-911 response from the car owner.
Let’s see if the DA’s office files charges against the guy. I’d give him a medal. He certainly had the right approach, a shotgun with birdshot to start. One assumes he had a progressive load of buck to turn to in case the perps wanted a firefight.
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2009 At 10:25 am, bruce Said:
Gotta love this guy!!
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2009 At 11:37 am, musicmax Said:
“Alleged suspect”. Earth to Steve Lyttle: You’re an idiot.
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2009 At 11:56 am, clayj Said:
Seems to me that you shouldn’t say “alleged” unless there’s a name mentioned — otherwise, you are alleging that an unidentified person did something, and how could anyone possibly sue over that?
Correct usage: “John Doe allegedly committed murder.”
Incorrect usage: “An unknown suspect allegedly committed murder.”
Correct usage: “An unknown suspect committed murder.”
As for protecting your property: More power to the guy with a shotgun who protects his property. I don’t give a damn if the person isn’t threatening me personally or is “only” messing with my car: You steal my stuff, I mess you up. Gilchrist should announce today that he will not prosecute people who act in defense of their property — the amount of property crimes would drop precipitously around here if criminals realized trying to steal could result in them being shot.
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2009 At 1:42 pm, Skyler the Weird Said:
Like I said recently. Burglary would start resulting in the Death Penalty if they start letting Burglars and Hijackers out of jail.
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2009 At 4:28 pm, Adam Butler Said:
clayj is right. “An unknown suspect committed murder” is the proper sentence. “Allegedly” should never be used. If you can say “alleged,” you can attribute it to a source which means you don’t have to say “alleged.”
“Police say the suspect murdered the victim.”
However, I read the article again and never saw “alleged” used.