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August 12-13-21 09:07 AM
Judge Roy Bean of Texas once presided over a murder trial of a man who shot another man with a rifle. Apparently the victim had been armed with a pistol and had engaged the rifle guy from about 75 yards. The judge felt that going up against a man with a rifle at such a long distance when one is only armed with a short range pistol was suicide and ruled his death as such letting the shooter go free.

Commander Wallace 12-13-21 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by August (Post 2782630)
Judge Roy Bean of Texas once presided over a murder trial of a man who shot another man with a rifle. Apparently the victim had been armed with a pistol and had engaged the rifle guy from about 75 yards. The judge felt that going up against a man with a rifle at such a long distance when one is only armed with a short range pistol was suicide and ruled his death as such letting the shooter go free.

Well, ok then. Apparently then, there is some truth to all this. I'm sure there was some extenuating and or mitigating circumstances around this but it's pretty interesting. Anyone else have some thoughts or experiences ?

Sean C 12-13-21 10:17 AM
TIME article:

When You Can Kill in Texas

August 12-13-21 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Sean C (Post 2782643)
My takeaway from that is maybe one should not try to rob or steal in Texas.

Aktungbby 12-13-21 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace (Post 2782627)
^ you look like a crazed ninja turtle looking to " wipe " everyone out. :haha:
...proof (at my age) I can still multitask: shoot or wipe my ass! As fer takin' on guys with rifles while armed with a pistol in Napa, that's been referred to as "suicide by cop"... twice in the last 5 years. And, the city has lost lawsuits over it to boot.

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Originally Posted by August (Post 2782654)
My takeaway from that is maybe one should not try to rob or steal in Texas.
...or, in the parlance of a late 1800's coroner's official report I once ran across: "...and he became shot and expired of his wounds".:timeout::oops::dead: kinda like Alec Baldwin's unfortunate cinematographer recently...:roll::shifty::nope::dead:

Jeff-Groves 12-13-21 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Sean C (Post 2782643)
Californication needs to take some advice from Texas.

On Soldier of Fortune? That magazine is what got me to enlist in the Army and go AirBorne with the 82nd!
They had an article that said the 82nd was going to Egypt the next year. So I enlisted as I wanted to see the Pyramids!
After a Non-stop flight from Ft. Bragg? I stepped out the door of a perfectly good areoplane in flight.
One my way down I saw those pyramids! Several days later? I got to touch the Great Pyramid with my own hand!
A later issue had my letter to them about that!

Aktungbby 12-13-21 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves (Post 2782668)
Californication ... I got to touch the Great Pyramid with my own hand!
A later issue had my letter to them about that!
U wrote with the right and touched with the left..:k_confused: U R a multitasking cunning linguist indeed!:Kaleun_Salute:

Jeff-Groves 12-13-21 03:27 PM
April, 1982 issue. In the FLAK section.
:up:

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12201

I downloaded the PDF of that issue. Forgot all about it until this thread.

Aktungbby 12-16-21 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Aktungbby (Post 2782660)
As fer takin' on guys with rifles while armed with a pistol in Napa, that's been referred to as "suicide by cop"... twice in the last 5 years. And, the city has lost lawsuits over it to boot.
JEEZE no sooner mentioned than in today's local paper in my mean little river town...:
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Originally Posted by Napa Register
Once on scene, they say Vellenoweth pointed the gun at them and other family members.
An officer shot him and he dropped the gun.
Police say they couldn't get to him and render aid immediately, because his dad went to him first and grabbed the gun.
They say it took seven minutes to get the dad to cooperate.
Vellenoweth died later at the hospital.
Investigators say the family believes he was trying to commit suicide by cop.
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loca...oting/2756059/


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