justified use of force?
(i may get skewered on this one. but hear me out.)
this article details the story of donald hurd. the upshot: mr. hurd is a 68 year-old man who was mugged in st. paul on tuesday night. he was mugged by three men in his teens while awaiting a bus transfer, and reportedly lost $350 in cash. mr. hurd was also packing; while he did not use the weapon during the actual robbery…
Hurd said he fired two shots in the air and one in the direction of the fleeing men, intending to scare them. He said he didn’t know anyone had been hit.
someone had been. one of the suspects, an 18-year-old was shot in the shoulder. he was taken to regions hospital. his injuries are not life-threatening.
open-and-shut, right? not really. the three suspects have yet to be charged. hurd was arrested and spent two nights in jail. criminal charges may be coming. “that’s the problem with the justice system,” says joe sixpack. “the criminals get off, while a man gets put in jail just for defending himself.”
not so fast.
