Board 8 > Bully is stabbed to death, his victim faces no charges

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TheNinJa7777
01/04/12 11:20:00 AM
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DeathChicken
01/04/12 11:23:00 AM
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The guy punched him in the head. Fair

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The Mana Sword
01/04/12 11:24:00 AM
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Stabbing someone 12 times is a little overboard for self-defense.

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Liquid Wind
01/04/12 11:25:00 AM
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DeathChicken posted...
The guy punched him in the head. Fair
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MarvelousGerbil
01/04/12 11:25:00 AM
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Nobody's going to **** with that kid again.

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Mershaaay
01/04/12 11:26:00 AM
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The dead kid looks like a douche. Fair.

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Liquid Wind
01/04/12 11:26:00 AM
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The Mana Sword posted...
Stabbing someone 12 times is a little overboard for self-defense.

nope. same thing as the mcdonalds attack, if someone aggressively instigates violence with you when you're attempting to be peaceful they're giving you permission to kill or maim them.
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14_and_counting
01/04/12 11:26:00 AM
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From: The Mana Sword | #004
Stabbing someone 12 times is a little overboard for self-defense.




If you ever had to stab or shoot someone, would you not shoot/slash to kill?


Because that is the point. You don't attack with deadly force to wound, as they can then kill you. That is why all officers are told shoot to kill.

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Mershaaay
01/04/12 11:26:00 AM
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SantaRPG posted...
this sets a bad precedent for cyber bullying

wut

last I checked you can't physically hurt someone over facebook but maybe you've discovered a way, santa

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neonreaper
01/04/12 11:28:00 AM
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The Mana Sword posted...
Stabbing someone 12 times is a little overboard for self-defense.

what is the correct amount of stabs

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masterplum
01/04/12 11:28:00 AM
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From: DeathChicken | #002
The guy punched him in the head. Fair



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The Mana Sword
01/04/12 11:28:00 AM
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11

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SupremeZero
01/04/12 11:29:00 AM
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From: Mershaaay | #010
SantaRPG posted...
this sets a bad precedent for cyber bullying

wut

last I checked you can't physically hurt someone over facebook but maybe you've discovered a way, santa


Punch so hard they feel it over the internet.

Anyway, fair. "My son's not a bully, the other guys a dousche! He couldn't have been a bully. He just punched the kid in the head and wouldn't let him run away in front of witnesses, after all!"

From: neonreaper | #011
The Mana Sword posted...
Stabbing someone 12 times is a little overboard for self-defense.

what is the correct amount of stabs


42.

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KingButz
01/04/12 11:30:00 AM
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Good for justice. It's sad that people are made afraid by the legal system to kill in self-defense.

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pjbasis
01/04/12 11:32:00 AM
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Pretty ridiculous.

There are ways to injure someone or set examples without killing them, take that fast food guy and his iron stick. Not to mention he was outnumbered with little provocation.
This kid is not fit for society if his only response to bullying is "avoid or kill."

EVEN THEN. I thought courtrooms worked with the "beyond reasonable doubt" stuff. Was a punch to the head really beyond reasonable doubt he was in mortal danger?

MarvelousGerbil posted...
Nobody's going to **** with that kid again.

But also this.

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DeathChicken
01/04/12 11:32:00 AM
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The bully had also brought a whole bunch of his friends along, apparently. That kid was probably going to be killed himself, or at least very badly hurt

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Shoenin_Kakashi
01/04/12 11:32:00 AM
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12 stabs? Jesus boy, One is enough to get the point across.

Bully looks like a douche though.

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colliding
01/04/12 11:33:00 AM
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You guys are kidding, right? Nowhere in the article does it infer that the bully had any intent to kill or maim, so no way is this okay. Getting punched in the head does not give you the right to stab a person. Did the bully even know the kid had a knife?
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Liquid Wind
01/04/12 11:34:00 AM
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KingButz posted...
Good for justice. It's sad that people are made afraid by the legal system to kill in self-defense.

QFT

it's a tragedy that people like kleenex and pjb exist that want to defend criminals from their own victims, people shouldn't be afraid of being able to defend themselves
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SupremeZero
01/04/12 11:35:00 AM
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From: colliding | #019
You guys are kidding, right? Nowhere in the article does it infer that the bully had any intent to kill or maim, so no way is this okay. Getting punched in the head does not give you the right to stab a person. Did the bully even know the kid had a knife?


From: DeathChicken | #017
The bully had also brought a whole bunch of his friends along, apparently. That kid was probably going to be killed himself, or at least very badly hurt


That information obviously didn't come from the article there. But what the hell kinda argument is that? How would we know the intent of the dead? Obviously it's not going to be in the article.
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XIII_rocks
01/04/12 11:35:00 AM
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From: The Mana Sword | #004
Stabbing someone 12 times is a little overboard for self-defense.


This.

From: KingButz | #015
Good for justice. It's sad that people are made afraid by the legal system to kill in self-defense.


But also this.

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The Mana Sword
01/04/12 11:36:00 AM
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Nowhere did I say he shouldn't have defended himself, come on now.

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XIII_rocks
01/04/12 11:37:00 AM
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From: Shoenin_Kakashi | #018
Bully looks like a douche though.




This too!

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pjbasis
01/04/12 11:38:00 AM
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Liquid Wind posted...
it's a tragedy that people like kleenex and pjb exist that want to defend criminals from their own victims, people shouldn't be afraid of being able to defend themselves

Haha man.
What you're asking for is some sort of Wild West style law enforcement.
If you attack me I can kill you.

I remember everyone up in arms that women have power over men with the ability to say they were raped. But you want people to have the ability to provoke someone into attacking them so they can just kill them?

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rammtay
01/04/12 11:40:00 AM
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Oh man. You have no idea how much I want to hunt down and kill the **** out of all those douchebags who ruined my childhood. Good.

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Liquid Wind
01/04/12 11:41:00 AM
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What you're asking for is some sort of Wild West style law enforcement.
If you attack me I can kill you.


absolutely. if you want to attack someone you should accept the possibility of death, if you don't want to die just behave in a civilized manner. there's always this possibility anyway, there's just no reason the law should protect the instigator.
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Sir Cobain
01/04/12 11:42:00 AM
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rammtay | Posted 1/4/2012 2:40:00 PM | message detail | quote
Oh man. You have no idea how much I want to hunt down and kill the **** out of all those douchebags who ruined my childhood. Good.


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Biolizard28
01/04/12 11:43:00 AM
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I could have sworn the "stand your ground" defense only applied on one's own property, but this is a textbook example of murder in self defense anyway.

The kid's social life is already ruined anyway, since he's going to be a labeled a psycho by the victim's family and friends. And who is anyone else to argue?

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14_and_counting
01/04/12 11:45:00 AM
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From: Liquid Wind | #027
What you're asking for is some sort of Wild West style law enforcement.
If you attack me I can kill you.


absolutely. if you want to attack someone you should accept the possibility of death, if you don't want to die just behave in a civilized manner. there's always this possibility anyway, there's just no reason the law should protect the instigator.




Yep, exactly this. I have a sign right in front of my door saying if you break in, you are going to die (paraphrased, bought at a Kentucky Flee market, nice carved sign, good wood, ignores the elements) It is a simple concept, I shoot dead anyone who so much as steps foot in my families house. It is the same on this, if you punch me in the face (can legitimately kill someone) you are going to be ended. Everyone should have a concealed firearm permit for this exact reason.

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colliding
01/04/12 11:47:00 AM
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As someone who was picked on in high school and got into many fights, it just seems ridiculous that this is allowed to go unpunished. Bullying and fighting is just something that happens. The bullied either learn to fight back or get better at running away. "Standing your ground" doesn't mean murdering a guy for hitting you one time. If I were the bullies' friends I'd want to kill this guy, y'know, for "justice" and all that.
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pjbasis
01/04/12 11:49:00 AM
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As long as you accept the following scenario will happen a lot too.

I don't like you. So I will provoke you into attacking me, and then reveal my hidden knife and slash your throat. Yeahhh!

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XIII_rocks
01/04/12 11:49:00 AM
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The bullied either learn to fight back

he kinda did

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Liquid Wind
01/04/12 11:50:00 AM
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it just seems ridiculous that this is allowed to go unpunished. Bullying and fighting is just something that happens

fighting is one thing if it's agreed upon, bringing your whole gang with you to ensure that your victim can't run away is another.
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DeathChicken
01/04/12 11:51:00 AM
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Slippery slope nonsense. This kid purposefully let everyone know he was armed, then walked well out of his way to avoid any altercation. He was followed all the way, and attacked. If anything, the douchebag bully deserves a Darwin Award

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Liquid Wind
01/04/12 11:51:00 AM
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As long as you accept the following scenario will happen a lot too.

I don't like you. So I will provoke you into attacking me, and then reveal my hidden knife and slash your throat. Yeahhh!


provoked how exactly? if you make physical contact, even a light shove, you can't claim self defense, you're just going to talk people into throwing a punch when they know the laws aren't protecting them?
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Biolizard28
01/04/12 11:52:00 AM
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Nobody "deserves" to die.

Cut the s*** with your tough guy routine.

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KingButz
01/04/12 11:54:00 AM
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From: pjbasis | #032
I don't like you. So I will provoke you into attacking me, and then reveal my hidden knife and slash your throat. Yeahhh!


You're acting like people who are provoked into attacking are completely justified in doing so. A provoked attack can be just as deadly as(or more deadly than) an unprovoked attack.

And going back to the context of this story, it is fact that this kid tried to avoid fighting the bully. This isn't even close to provoking an attack and killing. The bully was fully intent on attacking the kid whether he wanted to fight or not.

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colliding
01/04/12 11:55:00 AM
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I guess my only problem is from the wording in the article it doesn't seem like the dude made it clear to the bully that he had a knife. It says he showed it to people on the bus, but not necessarily the bully. It seems the kid was only hit one time, and then stabbed the guy until he was dead. Even considering the bully brought his friends with him, I don't see how lethal force was required here. I don't think the guy should get charged with murder or anything, but it does seem like this law is cruel towards the bully's family.
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Liquid Wind
01/04/12 11:55:00 AM
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Nobody "deserves" to die.

a lot of people deserve to die, and this isn't an outlandish viewpoint, the death penalty is still a common punishment for severe crimes. maybe this guy didn't deserve to be killed, but he certainly invited it by attacking someone that he knew was armed with a lethal weapon
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pjbasis
01/04/12 11:56:00 AM
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provoked how exactly? if you make physical contact, even a light shove, you can't claim self defense, you're just going to talk people into throwing a punch when they know the laws aren't protecting them?

If we're living in your world where everyone is afraid of violence because the law won't protect them, sure it'll work. But people today will punch you if you insult their pride easily.

This kid purposefully let everyone know he was armed,
The article mentions the kid showed his knife to two teens on the bus, not the entire bus or the bully.

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SupremeZero
01/04/12 11:56:00 AM
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From: colliding | #040
I guess my only problem is from the wording in the article it doesn't seem like the dude made it clear to the bully that he had a knife. It says he showed it to people on the bus, but not necessarily the bully. It seems the kid was only hit one time, and then stabbed the guy until he was dead. Even considering the bully brought his friends with him, I don't see how lethal force was required here. I don't think the guy should get charged with murder or anything, but it does seem like this law is cruel towards the bully's family.


It says clearly that the bully wouldn't let him get away.

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KingButz
01/04/12 11:57:00 AM
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Simple solution if you don't want to get killed: Don't bully.

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Liquid Wind
01/04/12 11:57:00 AM
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But people today will punch you if you insult their pride easily.

which is exactly why the laws need to be changed, people are used to being able to get away with behaving like apes. we're better than that and there should be zero tolerance for it.
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kevwaffles
01/04/12 12:00:00 PM
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From: pjbasis | #041
If we're living in your world where everyone is afraid of violence because the law won't protect them, sure it'll work. But people today will punch you if you insult their pride easily.


You're still ignoring that there was no provocation and the kid walking away. You have no ground to stand on with this point, so just stop and move on to something else.

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colliding
01/04/12 12:00:00 PM
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SupremeZero posted...
From: colliding | #040
I guess my only problem is from the wording in the article it doesn't seem like the dude made it clear to the bully that he had a knife. It says he showed it to people on the bus, but not necessarily the bully. It seems the kid was only hit one time, and then stabbed the guy until he was dead. Even considering the bully brought his friends with him, I don't see how lethal force was required here. I don't think the guy should get charged with murder or anything, but it does seem like this law is cruel towards the bully's family.
It says clearly that the bully wouldn't let him get away.


Objection! It's unclear whether the bully had knowledge of the knife though.
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KingButz
01/04/12 12:02:00 PM
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From: colliding | #046
SupremeZero posted...
From: colliding | #040
I guess my only problem is from the wording in the article it doesn't seem like the dude made it clear to the bully that he had a knife. It says he showed it to people on the bus, but not necessarily the bully. It seems the kid was only hit one time, and then stabbed the guy until he was dead. Even considering the bully brought his friends with him, I don't see how lethal force was required here. I don't think the guy should get charged with murder or anything, but it does seem like this law is cruel towards the bully's family.
It says clearly that the bully wouldn't let him get away.


Objection! It's unclear whether the bully had knowledge of the knife though.


So bullying is ok as long as the victim is unarmed? The bully should not have attacked him in the first place. Period.

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My Immortal
01/04/12 12:05:00 PM
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What a horrible situation. On one hand, the bully didn't deserve to die, but you can't fault the kid for defending himself.

Yeah, the kid could have shows the knife, or just cut the bully to get him to back off, but what - you're going to carry the knife at all times with you? I guarantee if he cut the bully to scare him off the bully would just come back a different day even more angry at you. :\ I don't know if the situation was handled the best it could, but you can't blame the kid.

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Sorozone
01/04/12 12:06:00 PM
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From: colliding | #046
SupremeZero posted...
From: colliding | #040
I guess my only problem is from the wording in the article it doesn't seem like the dude made it clear to the bully that he had a knife. It says he showed it to people on the bus, but not necessarily the bully. It seems the kid was only hit one time, and then stabbed the guy until he was dead. Even considering the bully brought his friends with him, I don't see how lethal force was required here. I don't think the guy should get charged with murder or anything, but it does seem like this law is cruel towards the bully's family.
It says clearly that the bully wouldn't let him get away.


Objection! It's unclear whether the bully had knowledge of the knife though.


I don't get why this is relevant. If you are going to pick a fight with someone you know nothing about for the sake of bullying, then the bully should be prepared if the guy is armed or not. It's entirely the bully's fault here.

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KanzarisKelshen
01/04/12 12:08:00 PM
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From: colliding | #040
I guess my only problem is from the wording in the article it doesn't seem like the dude made it clear to the bully that he had a knife. It says he showed it to people on the bus, but not necessarily the bully. It seems the kid was only hit one time, and then stabbed the guy until he was dead. Even considering the bully brought his friends with him, I don't see how lethal force was required here. I don't think the guy should get charged with murder or anything, but it does seem like this law is cruel towards the bully's family.


When you're bullied, you have to make a show of force to stop getting picked on. I was picked on a lot in high school, and it only stopped when I did two things: First, grab the hair of a boy who was three years my senior and straight up pull a chunk away from his scalp to make it clear that I wasn't going to take his BS, and second literally grab a desk and threaten to bludgeon a bastard who ripped the pages off a book I was reading (and I would have gone through with it had the vice-principal not walked in right then and there so I could tell him what happened and get the jerk suspended). Lethal force is harsh, but given mob mentality and the fact that the other dude got seriously physical, I can definitely excuse the kid for protecting his own hide. Horrible things have happened to people too passive to fight back in these situations.

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