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geowrian
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Considering it was already on the "main" mass media shows such as CNN and such yesterday, I think it already had spread quickly... |
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Sinbad96
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He actually called the authorities himself, I commend him for not running away. Shows the man character. From what I read, this is just a sad case of a life lost on accident.
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geowrian
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I disagree. I can't really "commend" somebody for doing the bare minimum of what is expected. Whether it was murder or self defense or something else, the expectation is not to leave a dying person nor flee the scene. Doing either of those would be cowardly. |
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mdo7
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Yeah I found about it when I was looking over CNN International Twitter account earlier, you're right the news is spreading really quickly. |
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ReNellGlover
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Nicktoons has replaced Samurai/Super Samurai with another Megaforce/Super Megaforce. Edit - Please refrain from excessive quoting. Since you have under 100 posts you get one free warning. Next time you get on the wall of shame. ~ Psycho 101 Last edited by ReNellGlover on Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:14 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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leafy sea dragon
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Reminds me of something my father told me, who used to run a liquor store: If you shoot someone and you kill them, put the gun in their hand and claim self-defense. I don't know how much he was joking about that or not, however (especially since he claimed he heard it from an LAPD cop--but then again, this was at least a decade before Rampart).
I find it oddly amusing that if that circumstance got Star Trek pulled, it wouldn't be the only franchise hit by it.
Most likely, it's because it was close to him and within his line of sight. That he called 911 afterwards indicated he had regretted it to some extent.
Except that in most murder and manslaughter cases, the killer DOES leave the area in hopes of not getting caught. And that's true for lesser crimes as well, such as hit-and-run accidents, selling drugs, robbery, and vandalism. It doesn't make sense for the person to do it to just stand there and get arrested. I've worked in a store with a lot of glass and porcelain items, for instance. When a guest breaks a vase or a cup or a plate or something, I really don't mind; accidents happen. But nineteen times out of ten, they flee anyway (well, if no one's watching, they quietly step away), because they fear they may get in trouble. If they're afraid of the repercussions for something as insignificant as broken glass, I think the chances of a killer staying by the dead body is incredibly slim. |
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geowrian
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I'm not doubting that at all. I'm just saying that I don't think it's a commendable act to call the police after stabbing somebody, regardless of the circumstances. Whether they needed to do so or it was a mistake or it was out of malice, I expect any decent human being to not just let a guy bleed out in front of you and to contact the police. If he hadn't done that and decide to run or something instead, that says many very poor things about his character. However, that doesn't mean he showed anything commendable either. Similarly, it's not commendable to have a car accident and then not flee the scene. That's what our society expects and is backed by our laws. I would say there's some leeway with very minor things like you noted...where staying behind shows character because you know you could easily get away with it and it's a financial matter due to an accident or something. When dealing with somebody's life, anybody that doesn't seek help is trash. There's no "positive" aspect to commend. |
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GracieLizzy
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Yeah, I was expecting Samurai at the very least to to be pulled because he playes Deker, a katakana wielding villain in it. Bit too awkward at the moment. Edit - Please don't over-quote. Thanks. ~ Psycho 101 |
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Kadmos1
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While I don't know how often it happens, this practice can also happen with false rape claims. Why would a group of victims knowingly accuse the same person? For fame, attention, revenge, etc. However, whenever someone knowingly accuses someone else of a crime that the latter didn't do, eventually it will have to come back and bite them. |
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Ryvius213
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geowrian
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...I think you missed the conversation? First, we don't have details to even make a decent opinion if it was probably self defense or not. The fact that he was taken in and charged with murder so quickly with a $1 million bail actually leans towards there being something indicating murder or else he would only have been questioned and reserve arresting until they had strong evidence that a crime was committed (like what typically happens). Either way, the lack of evidence is not evidence itself, so I'm keeping an open mind and not rushing to any kind of judgement. Secondly, and probably more to your point, acting in self defense is not commendable. It's appropriate and necessary sometimes and I fully support it. However, I wouldn't praise somebody for doing so. That's another common expectation - if somebody is trying to harm you, then you should/need to take *reasonable* measures to prevent it. I would never say "You made a great decision by stabbing that guy instead of sitting there while he punches/stabs/shoots/whatever you." You expect somebody to defend themselves if attacked. Maybe I'm just old and the bar for commendable actions has fallen that low? Back in my day... you didn't get praised or rewarded for doing what people expected of you. You got praised for going beyond the expectation and scolded for coming up short. Anyway, I'm bowing out here as this is getting way off topic. The article is about an arrest for a potential murder, not what what deserves praise or not. |
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Kadmos1
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I'm guessing this guy did commit murder from what I've read but I consider extremely unwise/foolish for someone to conclusively say that he did do (or a person do any other violent crime, for that matter) it. That is, without realizing things might not be what they seem in crime stories.
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jr240483
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which i hope is the case. cause it will definitely be a black eye to the franchise if this was premeditated murder and not self defense. especially considering that dino charge is to premiere this week. |
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vgiannell5
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Good news. No charges have been filed against Medina today.
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SageModeKakarot
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hey great news, he's not been charged and was released
[url]www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31125228 [/url][/url] |
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