Eric D. Posted November 20, 2015 at 02:11 AM Share Posted November 20, 2015 at 02:11 AM The June 2015 case of the Uber driver who fired on a rock-throwing passenger was settled... http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/bolingbrook-plainfield/news/ct-uber-driver-shooting-trial-met-20151119-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glock23 Posted November 20, 2015 at 02:31 AM Share Posted November 20, 2015 at 02:31 AM So a guy who throws a rock at a car gets a year in prison while gang bangers get the revolving door treatment after time and time again pleading their UUW charges down to misdemeanors. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
es503IL Posted November 20, 2015 at 02:47 AM Share Posted November 20, 2015 at 02:47 AM Well, the driver did plead Guilty to a felony, so what do you expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kster Posted November 20, 2015 at 02:48 AM Share Posted November 20, 2015 at 02:48 AM is it just me or did the passenger get shafted ? the driver discharged his weapon with possible recklessness to human life. the passenger broke some glass and gets 1 year in jail? either the driver got a really good attorney or the passenger got a really bad one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911 .45 Posted November 20, 2015 at 04:54 AM Share Posted November 20, 2015 at 04:54 AM This guy gets a year in prison for throwing a rock. If you were to follow those sentencing guidelines Ernest T. Bass would be on death row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwing Posted November 20, 2015 at 02:27 PM Share Posted November 20, 2015 at 02:27 PM I'm glad the rock-throwing thug got prison. He willfully badly damaged someone else's nice car. The driver badly overreacted to a crime being perpetrated on him, but he was still the victim of the original crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soylentgreen Posted November 20, 2015 at 04:16 PM Share Posted November 20, 2015 at 04:16 PM Prison for damaging a car sounds pretty stiff. A car can be fixed. A the most, I could see making him pay for repairs plus incidentals. Maybe some community service too? But, it seems this guy has some priors...a FELONY drug charge. I'd think a felony drug charge isn't just simple possession. I could see a year in prison for aggravated assault...but from the article it seems the charge was just damage to property. In either case, no one was injured. As for the Uber driver. I think he acted improperly. I believe the rock thrower was fleeing at the time the driver tried to shoot him. That's not cool. But, on the other hand, he may have believed he was under attack. He certainly was agitated and fearful. If it had gone to court, I wonder what the outcome would have been. This is an unfortunate case either way. I live only blocks from where this incident occurred and the idea of bullets flying around because someone was trying to stop a fleeing person who had damaged his car is pretty scary. As a lawyer I know says..."intent leaves the barrel of the gun"....meaning, if you kill an innocent person accidentally, you will be in deep trouble. Make sure you can hit what you're aiming at. Those bullets could have easily passed through a wall or window and struck a child sleeping in their bed. Just. Plain. Stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka Posted November 21, 2015 at 06:13 PM Share Posted November 21, 2015 at 06:13 PM The passenger got of easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vito Posted November 24, 2015 at 10:52 PM Share Posted November 24, 2015 at 10:52 PM Its an amazing world we live in. From the point of view of the law if someone causes deliberate, severe damage to your property you are supposed to just call the police and file a complaint. The miscreant might be laughing and taunting you, yet if you use force you are the criminal. I assume that if someone walked up to you "knockout game" style, slammed you in the side of the head and then walks away you still cannot use deadly force, since the threat to you is no longer present or immediate. I have a feeling that if 150 years ago on the frontier, someone threw a rock and injured your horse, and you responded with gunfire killing the rock thrower, the law at the time would not consider you guilty of anything. We've really "progressed", haven't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango7 Posted November 25, 2015 at 03:31 AM Share Posted November 25, 2015 at 03:31 AM Its an amazing world we live in. From the point of view of the law if someone causes deliberate, severe damage to your property you are supposed to just call the police and file a complaint. The miscreant might be laughing and taunting you, yet if you use force you are the criminal. I assume that if someone walked up to you "knockout game" style, slammed you in the side of the head and then walks away you still cannot use deadly force, since the threat to you is no longer present or immediate. I have a feeling that if 150 years ago on the frontier, someone threw a rock and injured your horse, and you responded with gunfire killing the rock thrower, the law at the time would not consider you guilty of anything. We've really "progressed", haven't we? Yeah, we're much more civilised (sp intentional) and sophisticated now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm Posted November 25, 2015 at 03:44 PM Share Posted November 25, 2015 at 03:44 PM Keep in mind, you CAN use a reasonable amount of NON-LETHAL force to protect your property. You just can't use deadly force to protect your property unless there you are trying to stop a forcible felony in progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigma Posted November 26, 2015 at 04:15 PM Share Posted November 26, 2015 at 04:15 PM Did you catch the part where it said the uber driver chased the passenger?He doesnt need to have a gun. His insurance would have fixed the glass. The passengers info is on Ubers servers.He gives us a bad name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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