"In a country where gun violence is rare but armed robbery is increasingly common" That seems an oxymoron to me.

The jeweler had been beaten, threatened with a shotgun and robbed. I'm sure he was in fear of his life and I believe justified. Live by the sword, die by the sword. It was a cost of doing business for the punk who had just been released from jail for the 14th time? and removed his ankle bracelet.

Remember it's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

Napoleonic Code says he is guilty until proven otherwise. He will, more than likely, do jail time. Maybe not much but still suffer for the criminal acts of the perp. It's a wonder we haven't degraded into anarchy by now. But, if not much changes, it's coming.

Never shoot anyone in the back... rule #1. I don't understand these families of criminals who want someone else to hang instead of their family member who's the one engaging in theft and physical force of another human being. It's really no wonder these kids turn out to be criminals when their family supports and stands up for him no matter what the hell he does. It's all twisted. I don't think anyone has the right to steal your livelyHOOD or threaten your life and get away with it either...but you never shoot anyone in the back. The criminals are taking over and it's disgusting. I'd like to know what the outcome is of this.