Man shot in legs after cashing paycheck

[mvccd1000]

From AZ Channel 3 news:
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Man-shot-in-both-legs-after-cashing-first-pay-check-talks-to-3TV-95660629.html

The victim, who did not want to reveal his identity, explains, “It went through my leg, hit a main artery and it came out." He adds, “I gave him everything. I gave him everything and he still shot me."

He had just moved to Phoenix from Chicago and had just cashed his first pay check and he was walking back to his place of business. He explains, “A guy just approached me and was like give me everything you got." The victim says he followed the man's demands. "I gave him my watch and my bracelet first and he was like give me everything, then I gave him my phone and was like ‘That's all I got’ and he was like ‘Give me the money, I know ya'll just cashed ya'll check’."

The victim gave the robber the check but he still ended up in the hospital. “I felt a bullet hit my leg, you know, I stumbled a little bit…and then when I felt a second bullet hit me, I fell over and when I fell over I was like ‘Ah I'm hit’."

He had been shot in both legs. “I didn't know how many times I got shot because he shot at least four or five times.” The bullets went completely through, severing a main artery. The victim explains, “They took an artery out of my right leg, and put it in my left leg.”

I certainly feel bad for the guy and hope he recovers, but I have to wonder about his situational awareness if someone was able to watch him cash his check and then follow him until they robbed him.

At any rate, stories like this kind of give lie to the myths that if you just give them what they want, you'll be fine, or "no property is worth your life," or whatever other stories are so frequently promulgated by the people who advocate giving up the right to self-defense.

[AtheistCrusader]

1. The person who observed the check cashing

may have called ahead or even hand signaled in some way to the shooter.

I hope he fully recovers, but that sort of injury will likely haunt him forever.

[DesertFlower]

2. Jesus H. Christ.

what a nice welcome to phoenix.

:sarcasm:

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

3. If you choose to remain defensless, compliance is the only hope you have.

The problem is just that... it's only hope. You're relying on a criminal's concern for your well-being.

Evidently, everyone in AZ is not carrying around guns like the grabbers predicted. Whoodathunkit?
(permitless ccw in AZ)

[PavePusher]

5. Doesn't start until end of July-ish.

Don't screw it up, or you could still find yourself in court...

[Katya Mullethov]

4. A Twofer

A robbery victim is shot for compliance , and a near fatal LEG WOUND at that .

[SteveM]

6. So, just give up your stuff. But the thug wanted JUICE. And he got it. nt