Video: NYC Liquor Store Owner Shoots a Thug Who Was Robbing and Assaulting Him - Here's the Prison Time He's Now Facing Because ...
A liquor store owner is accused of shooting a shoplifter outside his store in Queens on Monday, according to District Attorney Melinda Katz. The shooting happened Monday night at Franja Wine and Liquors in Ridgewood after officials said Edwin Poaquiza and ...
It sounds like he was being physically attacked. Should that not be grounds for self defence? Or do citizens have an obligation to cower?
Watch the video closely. They are out the door walking away. He opens the door, to exchange words. Back on.
Also, note he did not mean to fire his gun. Finger on the trigger and he did not mean to pull it. He could have shot a bystander.
The court prosecutor will go through every single frame of this and separate it into 3 events. Inside the store, thief's leaving the store/walking away, then the final engagement.
He is very likely to be convicted based on the final encounter. He should have been more decisive at the start and shot them then. They would still book him, but he would be far more likely to have this dismissed as self defense then.
He has a duty to not escalate.