07-12-2020, 12:12 PM
Does anyone think these people would have been justified in shooting these protestors?
A person is allowed to stand guard on his private property, but he can not point a gun at a person who is not a threat. The fact that this was a "private community" muddies the waters a bit, but this couple did not haver exclusive private control of the streets where the protestors were.
I don't know all the facts of this case, so I am not predicting what will happen, but a police investigation is justified. And while a peson is being investigated for threat with a deadly weapon it is usually a condition of their bond that the disposses themselves of all weapons. I assume that is why the wife's lawyer already had her gun.
A person is allowed to stand guard on his private property, but he can not point a gun at a person who is not a threat. The fact that this was a "private community" muddies the waters a bit, but this couple did not haver exclusive private control of the streets where the protestors were.
I don't know all the facts of this case, so I am not predicting what will happen, but a police investigation is justified. And while a peson is being investigated for threat with a deadly weapon it is usually a condition of their bond that the disposses themselves of all weapons. I assume that is why the wife's lawyer already had her gun.
