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On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:49:13 GMT, DYM > wrote:
>Bernard, > >First go look up the definition of vigilante. > >Yes, the kids acted in a criminal manner and should be punished for that. >When the occupants beat and chased the kids they crossed the line and >commited another crime. When you seek justice outside of the law you are >a vigilante. That is the very definition of the word. No. The law gives me the right to arrest someone who is threatening me with bodily harm. The kids were doing so, and the driver was simply attempting to hold them for the police. |
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DYM > wrote: > >Yes, the kids acted in a criminal manner and should be punished for that. >When the occupants beat and chased the kids they crossed the line and >commited another crime. When you seek justice outside of the law you are >a vigilante. That is the very definition of the word. The difference is that vigilantism isn't a heat-of-the-moment thing, as this was. In any case, if the law actually provided justice, I'd be more upset about seeking justice outside it. But nowadays, the law doesn't give a **** about minor crimes against persons; there ain't no justice. >The occupants of the car are (at least as far as the facts reported here) >guilty of assult. Not necessarily, if they merely chased them (as the second article said). |
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In article >, DYM wrote:
> You are very wrong in your assumptions about me. Where did I ever > indicate fleeing. I do feel that you are entitled to defend yourself. Which is all those persons did, defend themselves instead of running away. > There is a big difference between defending yourself and taking revenge. Someone fires explosives at your person. How is counter attacking taking revenge? Taking revenge is hunting them down a week later. > If the two in the car intended to just detain the kids until the police > arrived, they are with in their rights. You do not have the right to > pursue and exact your own revenge. What if detainment is fought? > Do you think these kids thought they would be caught? Fear of being > caught didn't deter their criminal behaviour. Fear of their victims beating the snot out of them might. > It all comes down to knowing where that double yellow line is, and > choosing not to cross it. The only action you are offering the people in the car is fleeing and letting it go. |
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"DYM" > wrote in message .. . > It all comes down to knowing where that double yellow line is, and > choosing not to cross it. > Like not firing explosives at cars because you may reasonably expect to get your ass whipped for it? |
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DYM > wrote: (Matthew Russotto) wrote in : > >Yeah, I posted before I saw that second article. It paints a very >different picture. Again, just going by what is printed there, I think >the car guys will not be charged. Won't know until the investigation is >complete. I'll go with what the police find. > >Earlier, there was talk of one of the kids getting beaten. If that were >the case, that's where the line gets crossed. > >Now, going back to the definition of vigilantism, I don't know if "heat >of the moment" really enteres into it. It is simply seeking justice >outside of the legal system. The term vigilantism comes from vigilance committees, which were organizations of people who set themselves up to punish crimes. Chasing after someone who has just committed a crime against you is not at all like vigilantism. One is the victim (or intended victim) of a crime going off in the heat of the moment, the other is when people who may or may not be the victims chasing down and punishing criminals after the immediate situation is over. They're both a matter of seeking justice outside the law, but that doesn't make them both vigilantism. |
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Skip Elliott Bowman wrote: > This story appeared in today's NY Times/AP News online. It's not the first > time drivers have been threatened by fireworks shot by unsupervised kids. > I've had fireworks shot at my car too but didn't chase down the kids. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > July 15, 2005 > Wash. Boy Dies Fleeing From Angry Driver > By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS > Filed at 4:12 p.m. ET > > SPANAWAY, Wash. (AP) -- A 12-year-old boy who was firing bottle rockets at > cars was chased into traffic Friday by an angry driver and killed by another > car, authorities said. > > The driver and his passenger, both 22, were arrested for investigation of > manslaughter, the Washington State Patrol said. > > The death came soon after midnight in this small town south of Tacoma, where > the preteen and a 12-year-old cousin had been hiding in bushes while > shooting the bottle rockets, trooper Johnny R. Alexander said. > > A car stopped, and passenger Tyrone Sherrod got out, chased the cousin and > started beating him, Alexander said. The driver, Mario N. Haley, chased the > other boy, who ran onto the highway and was struck by a car driven by a > 17-year-old girl. > > Both men fled, but police found them at homes. Investigators determined the > girl was not at fault. > > Witnesses unsuccessfully tried to revive the boy struck by the car. His > cousin was treated for injuries and released to his parents. > > Copyright 2005 The Assocoated Press. All Rights Reserved. Has anyone noticed that Skip Elliott Bowman or who ever it really is has not once posted a followup. Possibly a troll looking for food???? |
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John S. wrote: > Skip Elliott Bowman wrote: > > This story appeared in today's NY Times/AP News online. It's not the first > > time drivers have been threatened by fireworks shot by unsupervised kids. > > I've had fireworks shot at my car too but didn't chase down the kids. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > July 15, 2005 > > Wash. Boy Dies Fleeing From Angry Driver > > By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS > > Filed at 4:12 p.m. ET > > > > SPANAWAY, Wash. (AP) -- A 12-year-old boy who was firing bottle rockets at > > cars was chased into traffic Friday by an angry driver and killed by another > > car, authorities said. > > > > The driver and his passenger, both 22, were arrested for investigation of > > manslaughter, the Washington State Patrol said. > > > > The death came soon after midnight in this small town south of Tacoma, where > > the preteen and a 12-year-old cousin had been hiding in bushes while > > shooting the bottle rockets, trooper Johnny R. Alexander said. > > > > A car stopped, and passenger Tyrone Sherrod got out, chased the cousin and > > started beating him, Alexander said. The driver, Mario N. Haley, chased the > > other boy, who ran onto the highway and was struck by a car driven by a > > 17-year-old girl. > > > > Both men fled, but police found them at homes. Investigators determined the > > girl was not at fault. > > > > Witnesses unsuccessfully tried to revive the boy struck by the car. His > > cousin was treated for injuries and released to his parents. > > > > Copyright 2005 The Assocoated Press. All Rights Reserved. > > Has anyone noticed that Skip Elliott Bowman or who ever it really is > has not once posted a followup. Possibly a troll looking for food???? Nah, he's a fairly regular poster here. Harry K |
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