re: Restaurant patron punches robbers ticket….

Was this shooting justified?

"I can point you exactly where it is in the law, 9.31 and 9.32 of the penal code," said Nathan Beedle with the Harris County District Attorney's Office.
Beedle says Texas law outlines specific instances pertaining to robbery by threat, or aggravated robbery, where deadly force is presumed justified.
"Whether someone uses deadly force in the situation, that is presumed to be correct under Texas law," Beedle said.

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Unlikely. He shot a guy in the back and then fled.

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In Texas you can use deadly force to get your stolen property back. If you have permission you can use deadly force to get your neighbor’s property back. Look up Joe Horn.

I can read his mind and he expected the perp to turn around. And that's all it takes in Texas.

Which I love because the good guy returned the money and wallets to the other victims.

I'd donate to paint the guy's truck.

And I must add that that used to be a decent part of town.

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This clip shows him giving the money back, with the body blurred out. Doesn't change anything of course. Just more info.

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Come on, Texas. Do what you do and make this dude the hero he is.

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That'll be the doing of the jury at his trial when he does come forward. A "Not Guilty" verdict will grant him a meet and greet with Gov. Hot Wheels.

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The fleeing is what will get him charged.

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Want to bet?

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The fleeing is what will get him charged. You can’t kill a guy and then flee before the cops get there and expect nothing to happen.

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You do if you’re trying to minimize any risk of future violence. Why would he conclude the robber was acting alone and there are no additional threats who will enter and retaliate.

Sometimes, you need to take the upper hand and remove yourself from a bad situation before the unknowns become knowns without options to flee later.

I say good call for him to remove himself from the scene. He’ll turn himself in.

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Unlikely. He shot a guy in the back and then fled.

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You’re leaving out very important information easily observed in the video.

The thug never reholsters. Instead, he points his gun at another customer as he walks past the hero. Hero has a clear view of the imminent threat to an innocent. He stops the threat, returns all stolen property to the rightful owners, probably recognized he became a potential target for increased violence and removed himself from the scene.

Build the statute.

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punches robbers ticket….

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