A jury has found a delivery driver not guilty in the shooting of a YouTube prankster who was following him around a mall food court earlier this year

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    1 year ago

    These are the types of people who don’t understand consent. They shove a camera six inches from your face, say nonsensical bullshit, keep following you when you back up, don’t listen when you repeatedly say No and Stop, yet are all shocked Pikachu when someone finally has enough. Fuck these “pranksters”. I hope his next injury is worse, because we all know this literal warning shot wasn’t enough and he’s going to continue.

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      1 year ago

      I don’t think a shot in the abdomen counts as a “literal warning shot”. I think it’s more of just a shot shot.

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            Homeboy still ain’t dead is he? He was told to stop 3 times and kept doing his bullshit.

            I have no sympathy. Maybe fuck off when you’ve been asked to stop 3 times. Maybe the next person he tries this on will have better aim.

              • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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                1 year ago

                Exactly.

                Also warning shots are stupid and dangerous.

                If you are in imminent enough danger to be discharging your firearm, It should be discharged into the danger.

                By firing warning shots, you are showing that you are not in imminent threat, because if you were, you wouldnt be wasting time shooting into the air or off to the side, both of which has a decent probability of ruining some innocent persons good day.

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                1 year ago

                Whats the guy supposed to do, just shoot up in the air? Or maybe carefully aim and shot by his foot just enough threaten him? Or maybe just show the gun to this much bigger guy whos already harrassing him? Any of those situations could either result in a bystander getting hit, or the victim getting killed when his assualter pulls his own gun out.

                He did the right thing to protect himself. However he should not have been placed into this situation, all the fault should fall on the aggressor. But instead this victim is being held in jail and might be charged a felony for protecting himself from some deranged youtube asshole, WHO IS PROFITTING FROM THIS CRIME. The victim wouldve been better off if he had got a kill shot.

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                  I think if the Youtuber dies, the jury convicts him. It shouldn’t be a factor, but you know it is.

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                  I know! He was supposed to go all Yosemite Sam on his ass and yell ‘dance, partner!’ while discharging his firearm at the assailant’s feet very quickly. Hillarity would have surely ensued! /s

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                  1 year ago

                  Whats the guy supposed to do

                  Back away, run away, call 911, get a mall cop to help, throw a punch…

                  Literally just about anything other than try to kill another guy.

                  I mean you actually admitted it yourself without meaning to: “guy whos already harrassing him”. Harassing isn’t threatening. It’s annoying, but it doesn’t make you fear for your life. The other guy didn’t have a weapon, didn’t make physical contact, didn’t threaten him, he just aggressively harassed him. Nobody should die in that situation.

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                    Naw the victim was assualted, the jury already decided that. But thats besides the point. None of what you suggested is a viable option when you are face to face with a deranged person. We’re not going to see eye to eye, so i wont be resppnding even if ypu reply.

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      1 year ago

      I hope his next injury is worse, because we all know this literal warning shot wasn’t enough and he’s going to continue.

      …trying to out-Jackass Steve-O.