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A 23-year-old visitor from the East Coast had just gotten money from an ATM when he told his friend on a cell phone that he had a bad feeling about two men approaching him at the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland.
His worst fears were realized when one suspect, Victor Veliz, 18, held a folding knife with a 5-inch blade to his neck and the other, Christopher Gonzalez, 18, threatened to shoot him Thursday night, authorities said.
Originally posted by FredT
Im sure the robbers (Who are gang bangers) family will sue the guy for excessive use of force or some other kind of crap like that.
Originally posted by Jenna
Originally posted by FredT
Im sure the robbers (Who are gang bangers) family will sue the guy for excessive use of force or some other kind of crap like that.
That was my first thought as soon as I saw the thread title. Give it a few weeks and I'm sure the dad will be trying to sue the victim for wrongful death.
Originally posted by magicmushroom
Fred, just one question when you say they were gang bangers, do you know this or is it just an assumption. Don't get me wrong I'm all for protecting ones self but I just wondered was it relevant to the case or true?
Originally posted by RuneSpider
I feel sorry for the dad, sure, but heck, I feel worse for the victim.
Even though he won... he's still got to be feeling pretty crappy, y'know?
[edit on 21-2-2009 by RuneSpider]