thetragichippy

  Yes, it's a fact......I mayor is on video telling everyone.....   They charged one with second degree murder and the rest with lesser charges.........   They will probably never prove it was intentional.....but even so, he could get up to 30 years......

  I have to.....just don't know if that was rumor or has any truth to it. The Mayor did not mention it, so it makes me think that part may not be true......

  So, he should of left the BB gun put away

  I completely disagree and I'm sure his wife and kids would to. I'm sure they would want their Father/Husband home alive and called a coward.   If I only had a BB gun to defend myself, I would be nice and comply and hopefully live to call the police when they leave.

  Where are you getting your information on what injuries he had?   I can't find where the medical examiner has released anything. All I can find is a LEAKED commit that states, " The medical examiner found Gray’s catastrophic injury was caused when he was slammed into back of the police transport van and apparently broke his neck. Law enforcement sources also said Gray sustained a head injury that matches a bolt in the back of the police van, the affiliate reported.   Throat or larynx was not mentioned

  I don't blame the store owner at all......   I would, however, give the good advice that is someone pulls a loaded gun on you, you should comply and NOT pull a BB gun to fight back.   I would also say never bring a knife to a gun fight.....

Seriously, a BB gun??   Why are we not talking about this??  This man was killed trying to protect his business that was being taken from him by 2 THUGS!     Mettha Chandra Kuruppu, a 52-year-old Beaumont man, was shot by an armed robber after he reached for a BB gun under the counter at Pick N Shop on South Major Drive, Beaumont Police officer Carol Riley said.         [Hidden Content]

  Who are you talking to?   No one said running is a capital offense.  If you run, however, you are putting yourself at risk as well as the police who are chasing you.

  Hope you stick around on this forum.....   You will figure out the ones you can communicate with and the ones to ignore ;)

  I think the problem is going to be convicting all 6 as charged.  They are charging one with 2nd degree murder. The rest with manslaughter and lesser crimes.  If they can prove the driver drove recklessly and caused the death, then manslaughter will probably stick. I'm not sure all 6 can be charged when only one may have killed him.

  This was a good post. I like post that make me think......and you are a very good communicator

  and I'm sure you are a great guy. This forum is for debates.....I may disagree with you but I will always respect your opinion and never name call.   I even like that troll Buddy Garrity :D  :P

pe2009........I don't have time to address everything you said, so I'm hitting a few points......   No one is justifying the killing of a person of any color. The problem I have is when a person commits a crime (from j-walking to murder), a cop has a right to detain you and give you a ticket or arrest you. If you run from the cop, he has every right to give chase and detain you by whatever means is necessary.   I'm white and was given a ticket for impeding traffic(I was going to slow), Lets say I got out of my vehicle and ran from him, he tackled me and some how broke my neck........is that his fault? Did I deserve to die or be paralyzed for a simple traffic law? Should we make it a law that an officer cannot give chase to a suspect?   Bottom line is no matter what color you are, you have a better chance of living if you don't run from the cops. There is nothing anyone can say that would change my mind.

  A word people are using to describe how Freddie was injured.......   All speculation at this point.

  post your links to your facts.....     Because currently more whites are on death row than blacks ( [Hidden Content];) .....but there are more blacks in prison than whites (  [Hidden Content];)

Bottom line is this dude became a victim because of his own actions......   He apparently made a living dealing drugs.....That is a pretty risky profession and there is a good chance that you will end up dead......typically by other drug dealers.....This time it was because of something I hope we will soon find out.   Does anyone take into consideration the other side? What about the risk he put the officers in having to chase him?

  I would think the electric chair would be more painful.....   ...the prisoner's eyeballs sometimes pop out and rest on [his] cheeks. The prisoner often defecates, urinates, and vomits blood and drool. The body turns bright red as its temperature rises, and the prisoner's flesh swells and his skin stretches to the point of breaking. Sometimes the prisoner catches fire....Witnesses hear a loud and sustained sound like bacon frying, and the sickly sweet smell of burning flesh permeates the chamber. (Ecenbarger, 1994)   At postmortem, the body is hot enough to blister if touched, and the autopsy is delayed while the internal organs cool. There are third degree burns with blackening where the electrodes met the skin of the scalp and legs. According to Robert H. Kirschner, the deputy chief medical examiner of Cook County, "The brain appears cooked in most cases." (Weisberg, 1991)

  Best post EVER!   I am a member of a FB page called PA Politics (and I have not been kicked out yet :D ). It amazes me of how many people are justifying the riots......or saying they are wrong, but understand. Understand what? One even compared it to the Boston tea Party.   The fact is Baltimore is looking like a Third World Country right now. It will take the community to stand up and HELP the cops fix this nonsense.     Lastly, I am getting tired of hearing that small crime was not worth killing someone over, or he should not have died just selling cigarettes. Why in the hell are we giving ANY support to the criminals? They should not be committing  the crimes. Our way of thinking(as a country) is screwed up. If it does not change, heads are going to roll......and I have a feeling it will not be the criminals that win this battle.

Went to Wal-Mart last night......I wanted a gallon of Vanilla.....very slim pickins

haha

I didn't watch it live, but got to see the video.....   He is a pretty funny guy......he would be fun to drink a few beers with.   I would love to meet Clinton, Obama and Bush at a bar and  talk about anything non-politics....

  It was "New"

  Next to it?   Might want to take a vacation day the day they push the button.,,,

Obamacare was passed by a democratic congress.......I blame the democrats AND their leader

Weird......two comments from non-locals......   I thought this would create some excitement for the city of Beaumont.