Black man acquitted of killing white man after race dispute

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Black man acquitted of killing white man after race dispute

Postby jdege on Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:18 pm

https://www.apnews.com/3efa22e639a24bee9b06e7ee8830b0d9/Black-man-acquitted-of-killing-white-man-after-race-dispute
Black man acquitted of killing white man after race dispute
Jurors deliberated for four hours Friday before acquitting Stephen Spencer of homicide, aggravated assault and terroristic threats. He was freed after 453 days in Luzerne County Correctional Center following the July 2017 shooting.
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Re: Black man acquitted of killing white man after race dispute

Postby Ghost on Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:54 pm

Hell of a title to a story
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Re: Black man acquitted of killing white man after race dispute

Postby jdege on Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:11 pm

Ghost wrote:Hell of a title to a story

453 days in jail and the jury acquitted after four hours of deliberation.

All because the prosecutor thought he had a duty to retreat.
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Re: Black man acquitted of killing white man after race dispute

Postby Ghost on Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:15 pm

jdege wrote:
Ghost wrote:Hell of a title to a story

453 days in jail and the jury acquitted after four hours of deliberation.

All because the prosecutor thought he had a duty to retreat.

And all it boiled down to was a black man acquitted of killing a white man after a race dispute.
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Re: Black man acquitted of killing white man after race dispute

Postby Randygmn on Sun Oct 07, 2018 9:13 am

“Defense attorney John Pike painted Spencer as a hard-working family man and homeowner who ran his own business, was licensed to carry the gun and had no criminal record.”

It’s called disparity of force. A gang of unarmed attackers can be just as deadly as a lone, armed attacker.
The only advice I’d share is adopting a policy of self preservation and NEVER mix carrying a firearm with drinking or voluntarily putting yourself in an atmosphere where others around you are doing so. In other words, even if you’re not drinking yourself, don’t put yourself in harms way by being around a bunch of meatheads. This guy could’ve saved himself a lot of aggravation, time in jail and a bunch of money.
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