Shoot anything that moves: Hair trigger gun nuts standing their ground.

A Man Killed 4 Neighbors After Teen Masturbated In Front Of His Family, Police Say
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/idaho-family-killings_n_64935376e4b0aec6b7fe1c00

Are we allowed to wonder what might have happened if this man had not owned a gun when he allegedly "snapped"?

Uber Passenger Who Mistakenly Thought She Was Being Kidnapped Shoots Driver, Is Charged with Murder

https://people.com/uber-passenger-who-mistakenly-thought-she-was-being-kidnapped-shoots-driver-is-charged-with-murder-7552617?hid=a94026e92979680181b5df63f61606df768969ba&did=9509225-20230624&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=people-news_newsletter&utm_content=062423&lctg=a94026e92979680181b5df63f61606df768969ba

…. what?

When Karl Polek, a 33-year-old pool cleaner, arrived at a Dunedin, Fla., home he carried a flashlight because it was already dark. The homeowner inside didn’t recognize him and within minutes, Bradley Hocevar fired his M4 carbine 30 times. https://t.co/yh1tzs2iqo

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 28, 2023

"no crime was committed" jesus f christ

lawful but awful

invoking castle doctrine when used against someone you literally invited to do work at your house....jfc

not that I believe in castle doctrine ANYWAY (or at least, not fully), but good god

yeah I'm not legal genius but doesn't this open up the possibility of inviting someone to your house in order to legally murder them upon arrival?

xpost and shithead lawyer blaming the pool guy for 'not announcing himself'.

when you've been pool cleaner for six months and the family is expecting you at some point of the day, they usually don't show up at the door and say "hi I'm here". I've sometimes been housesitting at a friend's to find pool guy already on the porch working when I woke up.

yeah seriously

"hey come over later tonight for a few beers, just come by when you can"

*blam blam*

"man you didn't tell me when you were coming over, sorry"

like it's basically at the point where social faux pas are considered appropriate moments to shoot people now

Hopefully the pool cleaner will invite Karl over to his house to return the favor to share a beer and patch things over.

and the guy didn't try to gain entrance to the house

sorry, but I think murdering someone out in your yard is not standing any ground

Impossible to comprehend being consumed by paranoia such that your response to seeing someone outside is to just start blasting.

otm

now that WaPo broke what was originally a local story, hopefully this shooter gets daily harassment for months

Well, he'll probably have to start cleaning his own pool

now that WaPo broke what was originally a local story, hopefully this shooter gets daily harassment for months

― sad Mings of dynasty (Neanderthal), Wednesday, June 28, 2023 8:42 PM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Well, he'll probably have to start cleaning his own pool

― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, June 28, 2023 8:50 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Wait until you know he's not home and take a shit in the pool. Every single day.