re: Shreveport: 12 year shot in head burgling cars

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Anyone recall Rodney Peairs ?

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Yeah, I went to school with his nephew. That was a terrible situation.

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Basically, the litmus test should be that you aren’t walking out of that unless you pull the trigger, so you’ll have to deal with the likely consequences but it’s better than being dead. Unless your life is truly in danger, it’s far better to let a criminal walk with even a few thousand dollars worth of stuff.

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Except that isn't even close to a reasonable litmus test unless you are in some anti-2A shithole state. In Louisiana, which has Castle and SYG doctrines, the standard is reasonable fear of serious bodily harm or a forcible felony. If you as much try to punch somebody through an open car window, they can justifiably shoot you and they will walk. Civil lawsuit? Not going to work if SYG doctrine is invoked and definitely not against a CCW holder once new laws go into affect.

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We don’t have details, so there could be some aggravating factors, but if you aren’t queasy over a 12 yr old being killed while engaged in petty theft, there’s something wrong with you.

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you can feel as queasy as your little heart tells you. for me, my empathy is based on reality. because this likely isn’t just a misunderstanding, is it?

So, how many prior convictions? how many prior charges have been dropped? (likely 2-3x as many convictions) how many times has he committed a crime and gotten away with it?

your queasiness or a jury’s queasiness while ignoring facts may result in this kid killing an actual innocent 12 year old the next time.

but you don’t want to talk about that outcome do you? because statistically for this kid and many other fatherless kids, it’s more than likely.

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True. Its one of the last really affordable places, but most of the ity is uninhabitable.

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It's just like every larger city in the Southeast- you've just got to know where to live. That being said, we're only still here because of our aging parents. I hope that one of the kids moves away and we get to follow them.

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If I was the guy, I would be swearing on a stack of bibles that I saw one of them with a gun and fired in self-defense. Late at night, prove I didn't see a gun. If you had half a brain you'd advocate that the kid's deadbeat guardians faced criminal charges instead.

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And not only saw a gun, but they threatened to shoot me if I didn't go back in the house.

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The last holdouts I know in Shreveport are moving to Benton

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Tell em to stay in Shreveport, we don't need more traffic north of 220 Airline Dr is a nightmare.

Probably won't be burgling anymore cars.

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Probably won't be burgling anymore cars.

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Definitely voting for Biden in November though.

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Southern Hills is the hood

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Google Ert confirms, plenty cars/trucks on blocks. I think this is where my childhood buddies grew up, went to Southwood when they were pretty good in football. Their parents still live in the same house and watched the hood bloom around them.