Re: KHOU - Failed robbery attempt in McDonald's drive-thru
Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 9:05 am
The corner of FM 518 and highway 3.Caribe wrote:Which McD's in LC was it ??jrs_diesel wrote:That McD's is only a few miles from our house.
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The corner of FM 518 and highway 3.Caribe wrote:Which McD's in LC was it ??jrs_diesel wrote:That McD's is only a few miles from our house.
Okay, so after shooting my mouth off, I thought "Can you back that up?" I had picked up my view here on the Forum but couldn't remember the specifics. You can be sued after a no-bill, BUT you can also use the no-bill as evidence that you are "immune from liability." Charles is obviously more astute with the details of the law. This is his explanation in another thread. (As always, thank you, Charles.)Goldspurs wrote:Ah. I did not think about that. Good point.goose wrote:The grand jury is actually a safety net for the LTC holder in this case. When (assuming) he gets no billed, he cannot be taken to civil court by the family of the perpetrator. While I would be scared to go in front of a grand jury, because you never know, they can provide a fair bit of protections to us that might choose to defend our families.Goldspurs wrote: Help me out here. If it is going before a grand jury does that mean he was charged by the DA? I assume it's just to see if there is enough to charge him, but I could be wrong. Either way, if enough witnesses corraborate his story he shouldn't even have to worry about this case going before a grand jury IMO.
I believe it is required in cases of violent homicides. Now, if I could just find the statute!Goldspurs wrote:Understood. I guess my real question is should this be the norm in these situations?SC1903A3 wrote:The grand jury referral is normal. He will be no billed and life will go on.
Yep. I drive by there every day on my way to and from work. Busy intersection, especially that time of day on a Saturday. It's only a couple blocks from the police station too.jrs_diesel wrote:The corner of FM 518 and highway 3.Caribe wrote:Which McD's in LC was it ??jrs_diesel wrote:That McD's is only a few miles from our house.
Thanks for the link. Hopefully in these rare situations of being sued by the perps family the true victim is able to counter for legal fees.goose wrote:Okay, so after shooting my mouth off, I thought "Can you back that up?" I had picked up my view here on the Forum but couldn't remember the specifics. You can be sued after a no-bill, BUT you can also use the no-bill as evidence that you are "immune from liability." Charles is obviously more astute with the details of the law. This is his explanation in another thread. (As always, thank you, Charles.)Goldspurs wrote:Ah. I did not think about that. Good point.goose wrote:The grand jury is actually a safety net for the LTC holder in this case. When (assuming) he gets no billed, he cannot be taken to civil court by the family of the perpetrator. While I would be scared to go in front of a grand jury, because you never know, they can provide a fair bit of protections to us that might choose to defend our families.Goldspurs wrote: Help me out here. If it is going before a grand jury does that mean he was charged by the DA? I assume it's just to see if there is enough to charge him, but I could be wrong. Either way, if enough witnesses corraborate his story he shouldn't even have to worry about this case going before a grand jury IMO.
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From the link in the OP: "Police said the driver involved is licensed to carry a handgun ..." I think he had his own gun.philip964 wrote:Wish we could know more. BG had the drop on our hero father.
That went from there to BG dead.
Mentions an altercation. Did the GG use the BG's gun to shoot him ( got the gun a little to close to the GG , GG turned it away and got it away)? Or was the BG distracted and it gave the GG time to draw? Very tough choice with a child in the car.
Yes I've run across this site a lot when running down old stories. They never mention that many (most) of those memorialized brought their "gun death" upon themselves.philip964 wrote:http://gunmemorial.org/2016/05/07/ratawn-bourgeois
A memorial page to the robber shot to death with a gun.
"killed during the commission of a (presumably violent) felony" doesn't elicit as much sympathy......ELB wrote:Yes I've run across this site a lot when running down old stories. They never mention that many (most) of those memorialized brought their "gun death" upon themselves.philip964 wrote:http://gunmemorial.org/2016/05/07/ratawn-bourgeois
A memorial page to the robber shot to death with a gun.
I'm seeing this with and the vote to make bullet proof glass barriers illegal, a change in the thinking about robbery.JustSomeOldGuy wrote:"killed during the commission of a (presumably violent) felony" doesn't elicit as much sympathy......ELB wrote:Yes I've run across this site a lot when running down old stories. They never mention that many (most) of those memorialized brought their "gun death" upon themselves.philip964 wrote:http://gunmemorial.org/2016/05/07/ratawn-bourgeois
A memorial page to the robber shot to death with a gun.
I'm surprised there aren't crowds of feminists protesting the sexism of segregated weightlifting competitions.philip964 wrote:These changes start small, but grow in the minds of parts of our society and reinforced by liberal segements to become mainstream thinking. Look how quickly we are accepting men competing in women's weightlifting completions.