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I follow the news from Cleveland since it's where I grew up, but man, what a rathole it is now: the new Detroit.
Robbery suspect shot by store clerk dies 4 days later | cleveland.com
Charges dropped against store clerk who shot robber | cleveland.com
Mr. Grant's record (just in Cleveland!) is summarized in this screencap from the Court website -
So what do y'all think? Should an ex-felon be allowed to walk if he defends himself with a gun? It seems to me that he should still have to answer for being an ex-felon in possession, even if the shooting is justifiable.
Note: So what if the gun wasn't his? My understanding is that a ex-con can't even be in the same house with a gun that he has access to.
Robbery suspect shot by store clerk dies 4 days later | cleveland.com
Grant had argued with the clerk, who was in a bulletproof booth. Grant kicked in the door to the booth and went inside, Morris said. The clerk grabbed a handgun and fired multiple times.
Grant was not armed. Court records show that he lived near the store in an apartment in the 20200 block of Euclid Avenue.
The clerk, whose name was not released, was arrested on suspicion of felonious assault and having a gun after a felony conviction.
Charges dropped against store clerk who shot robber | cleveland.com
The Grand Jury at Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court declined to indict Sterling Edmonds of East Cleveland on charges of felonious assault and having a gun after a felony conviction.
Edmonds shot 32-year-old Curtis Grant six times Sept. 25 at the Mini Mart at 17801 Euclid Ave.
Grant had a lengthy criminal history in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
Mr. Grant's record (just in Cleveland!) is summarized in this screencap from the Court website -
So what do y'all think? Should an ex-felon be allowed to walk if he defends himself with a gun? It seems to me that he should still have to answer for being an ex-felon in possession, even if the shooting is justifiable.
Note: So what if the gun wasn't his? My understanding is that a ex-con can't even be in the same house with a gun that he has access to.