Not guilty in self defense shooting - Richmond

[ralphb72]

I don't think we will ever know the full story, but here is a real case where one man either was confronted by or he confronted two men who had just "stabbed his tires" and it ended in a self defense shooting his gun against two with knives.

Bragg found not guilty | Palladium-Item | pal-item.com


It's too bad he had to go through all of the arrest, trial etc, but Bragg was found not guilty.

 

[Archbishop]

Interesting. I'm always intrigued how little actions take us to bigger actions that we would never have thought about before the little action.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Can we send this article to Al Sharpton?

 

[hoosierdoc]

Can we send this article to Al Sharpton?

 

[chewmaize]

What's assed up is that fact that I live right outside of Richmond and this is the first that I'm hearing about this. I don't read the newspapers anymore (too damn political for me), but I watch the news every morning and have heard nothing about this.

 

[MrSmitty]

I'm hoping, at some point, an expert on the "Tule" (spelling?) rule, or 21' rule testified for him.......?

 

[Bill B]

Interesting to note that the prosecutor attempted to use the inability to recall details against the defendant, even though it is a normal stress reaction.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Lt. Dennis Tueller, Salt Lake City Police Department.

Now an adjunct instructor at ITC/Thunder Ranch, Gunsite and several other schools.

Currently I believe he is with Glock in their LE training section.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Interesting to note that the prosecutor attempted to use the inability to recall details against the defendant, even though it is a normal stress reaction.

Excellent observation and why it is vital that you do not speak to the police as you are a terrible witness.

 

[WC Deer Hunter]

What's assed up is that fact that I live right outside of Richmond and this is the first that I'm hearing about this. I don't read the newspapers anymore (too damn political for me), but I watch the news every morning and have heard nothing about this.

Same here, and also first I've heard of this. It's hard to keep up on what is going on locally when the city and local government is completely corrupt. You only hear what they want you to hear.

Did you hear about the man the was murdered on Sheridan street a couple days ago?

Interesting to note that the prosecutor attempted to use the inability to recall details against the defendant, even though it is a normal stress reaction.

Don't even get me started on Mike Shipman. Our whole system around here is totally corrupt. It's sad because Richmond used to be a pretty good place to live. Glad I don't actually live in Richmond anymore.

 

[wally05]

Interesting to note that the prosecutor attempted to use the inability to recall details against the defendant, even though it is a normal stress reaction.

Luckily, it's easy to defend against. That's pretty standard training in ANY LE agency that people involved in shootings cannot really recall it totally for a day or two and even then, it's fuzzy.

It sucks that he had to go through the massive expense to be tried. I think some people forget that even just doing that makes a person guilty in the eyes of society and puts a massive financial pressure on that person for years to come. He probably shouldn't have been charged in the first place.

 

[Patrolman1981]

Very intersting trial considering all parties involved were intoxicated at the time of the shooting. But hey, he got his day in court. The defendant had a lifetime LTCH, so wrong place, wrong time for everybody involved.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Well, hard to say "I didn't have the intent to commit self-defense" in a self-defense case.

 

[cobber]

Excellent observation and why it is vital that you do not speak to the police as you are a terrible witness.

And write your own 'report' immediately after the fact. You might even have it notarized as to the date and time...

 

[Ted]

...Bragg said he aimed his gun at the brothers from the waist down because he didn't want to kill them....

Why didn't he just shoot the knives out of their hands while he was at it?

This guy requires some serious training.