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FrodosPet

(5,169 posts)
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 08:10 AM Apr 2013

Detroit Bar Owner Says He Was Beaten By White, Suburban Teens

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/04/23/detroit-bar-owner-says-he-was-beaten-by-white-suburban-teens/

DETROIT (WWJ) - The owner of a popular downtown Detroit bar says he’s had enough of suburban white teens defacing his property with graffiti.

Larry Mongo, who is black, said he was beaten by a group of taggers Monday night after he confronted them on the roof of his building.

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“What is the city going to say the next time I hear noise and I carry my 9 millimeter? I will use deadly force,” Mongo said. “Then when one, four, or five of these suburban kids is dead, everybody’s gonna get upset — aren’t they?”

“I have no moral problem in defending my life. I won’t have one guilty feeling or lose one minute of sleep,” he added.

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Wow! How do you begin to talk about all the fail in this story?

One the one hand, after being beaten, this man probably does fear for his safety. However, he is fearing for his safety in the process of confronting these young men over a property crime.

So we dismiss a property crime as being unworthy of a self defense claim. But this property crime, particularly in the light of the fact that the city is fining HIM for it, is endangering his livelihood.

Ultimately, this story helps indicate exactly WHY so many people and businesses are leaving Detroit.

People complain, "Why aren't there enough healthy food stores in Detroit? Why aren't there more jobs?" But the sad reality is - unless you have a printing press churning out some flawless 20s, 50s, and 100s, you are eventually going to go broke from the losses. If the criminals - the thieves and vandals don't get you, the incompetent turf protectors of the city government will.

Living near Detroit, and actually having love for a dying city hurts almost as much as watching a relative die.
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Detroit Bar Owner Says He Was Beaten By White, Suburban Teens (Original Post) FrodosPet Apr 2013 OP
Your staging is incorrect ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #1

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)
1. Your staging is incorrect
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 10:00 AM
Apr 2013

He can confront them over a property crime in progress. If the perps then attack him, deadly force may well be the reasonable response.

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