"It's...a shame...this guy had it coming to him" says prosecutor.

[FatSlob]

"He legally possessed that gun, he legally used it and it's always a shame when someone dies, but in this case this guy had it coming to him," said Mike Allen, Hamilton County Prosecutor.

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2004/local/06/03/store_shooting.html


I love that quote!

In another article, the Prosecuting Attorney says,
"When a guy dressed in black from head to toe walks in with what looks
like a gun and he's standing behind your cash register you can safely assume he's not collecting for the Red Cross"

[fudge stripe cookays]

1. The guy had just been released from prison for armed robbery!

Figures.

[LibLabUK]

2. Should have..

locked him up for life or executed him then. /sarcasm

[FatSlob]

3. Damn, should have started a "recidivism in the news" thread

Why didn't I?

[mosin]

4. Self defense

That convenience store is just a few blocks from my house.

Allen said now that there's a concealed carry law we may see more store owners defending themselves like this in the future.

Sounds good to me.

Here is the link for the Cincinnati Enquirer article today: Store owner cleared in robber's death. The guy had just served 15 years of a 14-50 year sentence.