Teen shot dead for egging Mercedes on Halloween

[Liberal_in_LA]

Police: Teen shot dead after Halloween prank
By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press

Associated Press November 1, 2010
Authorities say a driver enraged after his Mercedes was splattered with eggs on Halloween fatally shot a 17-year-old in the neck and leg as he tried to run away.

Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones says the driver confronted the teen and fired 10 shots at him around 8 p.m. Sunday. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's office says the teen, Tivarus King, died as he was being taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

Investigating officers spotted a car fitting the vehicle's description and detained the driver. But Atlanta Police spokesman Curtis Davenport says that person was arrested on traffic charges that were not linked to the shooting.



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/11/01/national/a095008D95.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz1455XxmJO

[thunder rising]

1. Deadly force in defense of eggs. This guy is toast.

[Drale]

2. I hope they catch this bastard

I'm normally against the death penalty, unless the crime involves children, then the person should die in the most horrible way possible.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. 10 shots, huh?

Let's hear what the experts have to say.

[sakabatou]

4. ALthough egging a car is stupid, getting shot and killed for it is horrendous

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[Canuckistanian]

22. ...

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[Canuckistanian]

28. Eh, it happens

You gotta judge the mood in this place sometimes. One day before the election is NOT the time to roll out the snark.

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[Canuckistanian]

50. People don't know whether to laugh or cry

Some do both, simultaneously.

[devilgrrl]

34. Humor is hard work.

You need to practice at it.

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[Binka]

6. 10 shots? WTF?

:wtf:Something is fucking wrong here.

[flvegan]

7. Wait...I've got it. Castle Law Doctrine, he was afraid he'd be salmonella'd to death.

[Taverner]

8. Throw the book at the asshole!

[Naturyl]

9. 10 years in jail for each shot oughta do it.

He doesn't need to be able to drive his precious Mercedes ever again.

[thunder rising]

10. Tivarus King vs Curtis Davenport...any guess as to what the real motivation was?

[cigsandcoffee]

12. Curtis Davenport is the Atlanta Police Spokesman. n/t

[Pavulon]

43. Dont throw eggs at the dopeman? Thats my bet.

but hey I am on a roll. Seal Team 6 is not getting out of their vehicle here to shoot a guy throwing eggs on this corner.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Joseph+E.+Lowery+Boulevard+Joseph+E.+Boone+Boulevard+atlanta&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

[cigsandcoffee]

11. Sounds like the driver snapped.

What a tragic, stupid waste.

[opihimoimoi]

13. The kid prolly EGGED hin with taunts..."Fuck you and your car...Whachagonna do? Shoot me? FUCK you

and your Mother..."

Bam Bam Bam Boom Bam Bam Bam Boom Bam Bam Bam Boom Bam Bam Bam Boom

Who noes what was said....

His Parents share a blame in this incident...Lack of Respect teachings

[Paladin]

14. Nice Blaming Of The Victim, There...... (n/t)

[opihimoimoi]

27. Xcuse me....No innocents here...all are victims....kids job was not to get caught...but he did...

all he had to do was apologize/wash the car..at least offer...be contrite...

Words were said....resulting in temp anger level going overboard....

The driver was drunk? Loaded? was the kid?
ya see, we don't know...do we?

Does it really matter to the shooter and his future...of course it does...but the kid is dead....

In some parts of town....the kids body would not be found.

[bluerum]

15. Opi, that's BS. U don't shoot for words or eggs or respect.

[opihimoimoi]

51. That is correct..."I" wouldn't....and YOU prolly wouldn't...but the reality is there a lot of

peeps out there that don't cotton to eggs on their cars..and they get violent if buttons are pushed...this was needless and tragic...for all parties.

The kid might be alive today if he chose another car to egg

[AlabamaLibrul]

17. If you got shot every time you ran your mouth, we'd all be dead. n/t

[flvegan]

18. Um...what?

[DainBramaged]

19. WTF are you out of your mind?

You really are beyond words.

[opihimoimoi]

29. I know...Reality sucks

[DainBramaged]

46. You must have nothing better to do tonight than try to bait us with your blather

Not me. Not taking your bait.


Have a nice evening hater.

[opihimoimoi]

53. LOL...blather? Hate? put downs....? Bait? WTF? projecting?

[Codeine]

23. More of your drivel.

Nonsense always, and barely coherent most days.

[opihimoimoi]

31. In some areas of town....his body would not be found...its a rough world out there. Its Reality

[fishwax]

30. we don't even know that the kid was the one who threw the eggs

It's not clear from the story in the OP, at least.

[opihimoimoi]

33. They did exchange words leading me to suspect the Shooter lost his cool///

[fishwax]

44. firing ten shots at a 17-year-old running away would also suggest that he lost his cool

:shrug:

[Dappleganger]

37. You can't teach them respect...

if he ain't movin' no more.

Victim-blaming is so right-wing.

[opihimoimoi]

45. Question from differing perspectives: Who was the instigator? Yes, The instigator is dead...and the

shooter will prolly face a lifetime of regret and imprisonment..

Kid chose the wrong car with a wrong driver...end of story...

[Pavulon]

16. 10:1 they are all fucking criminals

criminal records on the victim and shooter is my bet. I will be very surprised if the shooter turns out to be a "law abiding citizen".

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

32. Yeah, everyone is a criminal

except you and the other Most Manly And Righteous Soldiers Of ChristAmerica. :eyes:

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[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

49. You'll have to excuse me. I have a left-wing victory to celebrate.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9430163

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x521064

[Pavulon]

52. Congrats, If you visit atlanta, don't stop on this corner.

glad you elections went smoothly, ours are not looking that great for tomorrow. One can hope for better luck.

[slackmaster]

20. There are no heroes in this story

:argh:

[Bennyboy]

21. Well, it was a MERCEDES!

Not some Chevy or a Subaru or something like that. That car came ALL THE WAY FROM GERMANY for cripes sake.(Why do I know this guy is an attorney?)

[Sonoman]

36. If it was my Benz...

I would have just beat the bastard with a baseball bat.

Seriously.

I love my car and have babied it for 20 years, now.

But I would not have killed him, just left him with a face his mother wouldn't recognize.

Sonoman

[Pavulon]

40. Attorneys dont drive gold mercedes in that part of atlanta, their clients do

these people were all criminals is my bet, I mean before the shooting.

[datasuspect]

24. there's lots of crazy muhfuckas out there

you can get shot for stepping on someone's jordans or just mean-mugging them.

[charlie]

26. Cripes. The psycho CAME BACK to shoot the place up

Police had received a call about the egging and dispatched an officer who was monitoring the area, Meadows said. But the officer was rerouted to another incident after four or five minutes. After he left, the suspect returned, firing 10 bullets.

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/halloween-prank-turns-deadly-708471.html

And the guy he killed might not be the egger:

Atlanta Police Maj. Keith Meadows said investigators don't know if the victim was even responsible for the egging. "He might have just been an innocent bystander," Meadows told the AJC late Sunday.

[zenprole]

35. Lethal Commodity Fetishism

Mercedes Benz isn't just for sociopathic hedge fund managers. Anyone can catch the ubermenschen vibe, apparently.

If it had been a BMW, the kid might still be alive. A Volkswagen, the driver wouldn't have stopped.

[Pavulon]

42. Wrong approach. Google maps street view..

gold mercedes, crackville, not the UBER part of town..

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Joseph+E.+Lowery+Boulevard+Joseph+E.+Boone+Boulevard+atlanta&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

[lithiumbomb]

47. Welcome to Atlanta

This was just one of a handful of local shootings this weekend. I hate to say it's "normal" but...

"Police tallying toll from Halloween weekend shootings"

http://www.ajc.com/news/police-tallying-toll-from-709826.html

[BlueDemKev]

48. Gee.....

...in Singapore they only cane you for egging cars!