Sounds like Paul is lucky to be alive.
Do people usually not get in trouble for pulling a gun and then not firing it? Obviously in this instance that was the case. I was always under the impression that doing something like that could put someone on pretty thin ice. Ideas?
Do people usually not get in trouble for pulling a gun and then not firing it? Obviously in this instance that was the case. I was always under the impression that doing something like that could put someone on pretty thin ice. Ideas?
It depends.
Depends on the totality of the circumstances, the individual/s involved, and the jurisdiction.
A car load of 'gangastas' almost ran over the foreman at hwy speed in an alley (18th&meridian). The driver added insult to attempted vehicular homicide (get out'ta way u stupid mo-fo) and the foreman ran after them waving his fist in the air, screaming obscenities like a drunken sailor. The driver stood on the brake and 4 heads popped out of the car, saying 'u talkin bout me u mo-fo? I'll cap yo ass'. Being 15' in the air in a fiberglass bucket, with no where to go, I just hunkered down and drew my pistol. The apprentice jumped behind a dumpster on the opposite side of the alley and drew his snub .38. The thugs saw they were triangulized and got small. The foreman called an unscheduled cigarette break.Do people usually not get in trouble for pulling a gun and then not firing it? Obviously in this instance that was the case. I was always under the impression that doing something like that could put someone on pretty thin ice. Ideas?
He basically made a citizen's arrest.
A GUN IN THE HAND IS BETTER THAN THE WHOLE DAMN POLICE FORCE ON THE PHONE!!!A car load of 'gangastas' almost ran over the foreman at hwy speed in an alley (18th&meridian). The driver added insult to attempted vehicular homicide (get out'ta way u stupid mo-fo) and the foreman ran after them waving his fist in the air, screaming obscenities like a drunken sailor. The driver stood on the brake and 4 heads popped out of the car, saying 'u talkin bout me u mo-fo? I'll cap yo ass'. Being 15' in the air in a fiberglass bucket, with no where to go, I just hunkered down and drew my pistol. The apprentice jumped behind a dumpster on the opposite side of the alley and drew his snub .38. The thugs saw they were triangulized and got small. The foreman called an unscheduled cigarette break.
We didn't call the PD, not being able to positively ID the vehicle and it's occupants, and didn't think they'd call either. In hindsight, I think we should have and that the PD probably wouldn't have done anything to us.