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Man hurled racist slurs and a punch at a FedEx driver -then died after he was punched back

Posted on 11/22/18 at 12:55 pm
Posted by Bamboozles
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 12:55 pm
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Timothy Warren was driving his FedEx truck through a Portland, Oregon, neighborhood when a man screamed at Warren that he was going too fast.

Warren stopped his truck. He was exhausted, he tried to explain to Joseph Magnuson that night in late September, and just wanted to get done with his work.

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Magnuson took a swing. Warren swung back, connecting a single blow above Magnuson's left eye that sent Magnuson tumbling to the ground, according to reports.

Magnuson, 55, briefly lost consciousness, then died later that evening.

Prosecutors have decided not to charge Warren with a crime. He did not intend to kill Magnuson and acted in self-defense during the Sept. 26 incident, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said in a memo released Monday.

Magnuson's death from the fall was precipitated by "extremely poor health," a medical examiner concluded, and the punch itself was not fatal, Senior Deputy District Attorney Adam Gibbs wrote.



So how fast was that punch delivered?
This post was edited on 11/22/18 at 12:57 pm
Posted by td01241
Savannah
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 12:57 pm to
If the races were reversed the driver would be facing murder 1 with a hate crime
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 12:57 pm to
Justice served
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 12:58 pm to
Posted by TypoKnig
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 12:59 pm to
Accept this package bitch
Posted by Ingeniero
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 12:59 pm to
quote:

Magnuson took a swing. Warren swung back, connecting a single blow above Magnuson's left eye that sent Magnuson tumbling to the ground, according to reports.

Magnuson, 55, briefly lost consciousness, then died later that evening.

Sounds like the driver delivered a knuckle checking right on time
Posted by Placebeaux
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:00 pm to
shite happens
Posted by NoHoTiger
So many to kill, so little time
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:00 pm to
Sounds like a good no-charge to me. If you take a swing at someone, don’t get upset when they swing back.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:04 pm to
Damn racist Southerners. Oh wait.
Posted by rintintin
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:07 pm to
A few questions that jump out:

Why did he stop the truck just because a guy screamed at him?

Is there any proof the other guy did any of the things claimed?

If those can be answered I have no problem with self defense.
This post was edited on 11/22/18 at 1:08 pm
Posted by ZIGG
Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:09 pm to
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Damn racist Southerners


Which is one of the biggest myths in the country created by the media and entertainment industry.

They want the public to believe that racist by far and large only live in the south, but there are just as many (and likely more) in liberal utopias like Oregon, Massachusetts, Vermont, etc.
Posted by MIATGRE
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2015
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:10 pm to
Read the article... all your questions were answered.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
91573 posts
Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:10 pm to
Wouldn't stopping and getting out of your truck mean you are the aggressor?

Calling someone a name is not breaking the law. Speeding is.


Ahh, I see it's just Oregon law. Might have been a diff story in another state.
This post was edited on 11/22/18 at 1:16 pm
Posted by northshorebamaman
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Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:16 pm to
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Oregon law does not carry a "duty to retreat" provision that would have required Warren to reasonably remove himself from danger, Gibbs wrote.

Prosecutors and police pieced together events using accounts from six eyewitnesses, three of whom saw the entire incident. They all maintained that Warren had driven an acceptable speed and that Magnuson started the incident, and then escalated it.


Don't start none. Won't be none. One of the most basic rules for living a long life.
Posted by Rougaroux
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Member since Feb 2017
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:18 pm to
Play stupid games
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:21 pm to
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Oregon law does not carry a "duty to retreat" provision that would have required Warren to reasonably remove himself from danger, Gibbs wrote.


Sounds like...stand your ground.

Someone should point this out to SJWs so their heads explode.
Posted by LoneStarRanger
Texas/Europe
Member since Aug 2018
2404 posts
Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:25 pm to
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Man hurled racist slurs and a punch


K.

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Portland, Oregon


Nope, not buying it.

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Prosecutors have decided not to charge Warren with a crime.


Ohhhhhhh. Well played, brotha.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:37 pm to
Maine..... 94% White
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:43 pm to
1). Fed ex driver shouldn't let words hurt his feelings, should have not gotten out of truck

2). Other dude threw first punch, retaliation is justified
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 11/22/18 at 1:49 pm to
Gee that sounds just like the fat ads in New York a few years back

Wonder what the difference was in the stories?
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