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| The usual suspects act in predictable ways |
| 2020-05-05 |
| [Truth About Guns] Home invaders certainly aren’t practicing social distancing or complying with stay-at-home orders. And once more in Illinois, another violent home invasion happened in recent days. In Urbana, three teens picked a Marine Corps veteran’s apartment to break into. One of them was armed with a rifle and another with pepper spray. They chose...poorly. In this case, the 25-year-old Marine disarmed the 15-year-old rifle-wielding intruder and crushed his windpipe. The other two, a 16-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy, fled. Police apprehended the two and the would-be rifleman died in the hospital a couple of days later. After the wayward yoot’s death, nearly two dozen family members and friends of the deceased rallied in front of the home invasion victim’s apartment. And in this time of a statewide lockdown, the victim and his family were almost certainly at home. The "mourners" ignored the governor’s social distancing rules, and the requirement that all persons wear masks if they can’t stay six feet apart in public. One can’t help but think their gathering was intended to intimidate the victim with possible reprisals. As for 15-year-old Davontae Brown . . . Assistant Public Defender Ramona Sullivan, who has previously represented Davontae, was clearly shaken by the news of what happened this week. "I represent a lot of young kids. I can’t comment about any of them individually but I can say that they are often funny and sweet, frustrating and impulsive. And when they make the kind of mistake that can never be corrected, it is heartbreaking," she said. |
| Posted by:M. Murcek |
| #3 As our family's Marine Sargent says "we aren't trained to 'hurt' you". |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2020-05-05 17:06 |
| #2 Like that guy from The Princess Bride says, never go up against a Marine with a rifle when Death is on the line. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-05-05 11:52 |
| #1 The "mourners" ignored the governor’s social distancing rules And the fact the Marine had recently acquired a rifle. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-05-05 10:16 |