Carjacker chased down and killed by parents/mob in Philadelphia

Oh dear, what a tragedy all round!! if the mother hadn't been so stupid as to leave her car engine running with her children inside the car... the opportunist thief would be alive today!!..now one man is dead, several men will doubtless be charged with manslaughter...

So many lives needlessly ruined!!
 
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"When she went inside, the woman reportedly left her car running with her three children -- a 7-month-old, a 1-year-old and a 5-year-old -- inside."

If that's true, she should be charged with child endangerment.

As for the thief - - grand theft auto and 3 counts of kidnapping - - well, under the law he should have been arrested and prosecuted, but even so, many people might think he got what he deserved.
 

fmdog44 said:
Hopefully murder charges will be filed against all the vigilantes and the "mother" does time for being a moron.
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No murder charges. Manslaughter charges also unlikely. "We were trying to make a citizen's arrest, which we have the right to do & he resisted arrest."
Check out this case in Missouri: No charges - only a few fines. The case was declared "unsolved," WITH 46 WITNESSES. And this was a planned & premeditated murder (well deserved):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy
 
Justice was NOT served. Vigilante Justice is seen in Third World countries. Unfortunately, the US seems headed that way.

Anyone who believes a car jacker, who may, or may not, have had any idea that kids were in the car, deserves death, needs a reality check.

I hope those responsible for his death do get prison time. This will be an interesting case to follow.
 
treeguy64 said:
Justice was NOT served. Vigilante Justice is seen in Third World countries. Unfortunately, the US seems headed that way.

Anyone who believes a car jacker, who may, or may not, have had any idea that kids were in the car, deserves death, needs a reality check.

I hope those responsible for his death do get prison time. This will be an interesting case to follow.
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There is a reason the U.S. seems headed toward vigilante justice. The reason is our pathetic revolving-door justice system - that victimizes all of us. People can only take so much injustice. A case in point: Post #7.
 
win231 said:
There is a reason the U.S. seems headed toward vigilante justice. The reason is our pathetic revolving-door justice system - that victimizes all of us. People can only take so much injustice. A case in point: Post #7.
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Ah, so you're going to leave "justice" up to the incredibly ignorant, teeming masses, eh? Gee, that's sure to go really well. Uh-huh, sure, you betcha! Lemme outta here!
 
win231 said:
No murder charges. Manslaughter charges also unlikely. "We were trying to make a citizen's arrest, which we have the right to do & he resisted arrest."
Check out this case in Missouri: No charges - only a few fines. The case was declared "unsolved," WITH 46 WITNESSES. And this was a planned & premeditated murder (well deserved):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy
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Have you seen the ads (on Sundance Channel) that there's going to be a mini-series documentary on the Ken McElroy story? It starts Thursday, August 1... https://www.sundancetv.com/shows/no-one-saw-a-thing
 
Sunny said:
Yes, my first thought about this was like yours, raybar. what kind of an idiot leaves three such young children in a car with the engine running? The 5-year-old could have decided to "drive," and all three kid would be dead.
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My old man left me in the car by myself when I was about 4 and went into a bar to partake of his favorite beverage, a shot in a beer. But he wasn't stupid. He didn't leave the car running with the keys in it. Plus I got to meet Buffalo Bill. :)
 
treeguy64 said:
Hmm...... So, if this carjacker had been arrested, and his case had gone to trial, he would've received the death penalty? Hardly!
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No - if he was convicted, he would have been imprisoned....for a short time, then granted early release after serving less than half of his sentence, then he would have victimized more innocents. This way, he won't do it again.
 
win231 said:
No - if he was convicted, he would have been imprisoned....for a short time, then granted early release after serving less than half of his sentence, then he would have victimized more innocents. This way, he won't do it again.
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You're scary, man, but you're entitled to your opinions, and I'm glad we can all express our own, on this wonderful forum!
 
So, Win, by your logic, any time anyone behaves badly or breaks the law, he/she should be beaten to death by an enraged mob? Instead of this newfangled trial by jury system, invented in 9th century England, let's go back to the good old days!

Anyone accused of any wrongdoing will be instantly removed from this earth forever, and all the members of the mob that beat him to death can sleep better at night in their snug (or maybe, smug?) little beds.
 

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