NY Blogger Criticized For Posting Photos of Teen Vandals

Re:NY Blogger Criticized For Posting Photos of Teen Vandals by patrickgzill on Sunday November 07, 2010 @11:29PM (#1881383)

Please have another look at the article and notice that they were throwing rocks in some cases, and caused the shutdown of a couple of buses due to damage, as well as throwing items at people not inside cars, including someone out with their child in a stroller.

From the article: "An older man in his late 60′s was driving along Gerritsen Avenue when his car was hit by eggs, when he exited the vehicle he was pelted by dozens of eggs, rocks were thrown, chucks of brick, and someone tossed a hammer."

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Re:NY Blogger Criticized For Posting Photos of Teen Vandals by Zak on Sunday November 07, 2010 @11:57PM (#1881441)

I read it. I consider it borderline at best. While these objects could cause serious injuries, they probably won't under those circumstances, and a retreat is probably a better option than brandishing a gun. I believe you should never brandish a gun unless you're prepared to kill somebody, and I'd be very hesitant to kill somebody for throwing rocks.

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Re:NY Blogger Criticized For Posting Photos of Teen Vandals by rhizome on Monday November 08, 2010 @12:01AM (#1881456)

Most places would not consider this to be a weapon-brandishing situation. Furthermore, New York State has more restrictive gun laws than most states.

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