After a pizza shop owner killed one of three armed buglers, that tried to rob his shop while his wife and three kids were inside, the Oakland police have the nerve to say this.
“There is definitely a balance,” said Officer Roland Holmgren, department spokesman. “This thing had potential — who knows where the suspects were going to take the situation? But by no stretch of the imagination are we agreeing with or justifying what the owner did.”
Holmgren said, “We’re not saying that we want citizens to go out there and arm themselves and take the law into their own hands. We want citizens to be good witnesses, to be good report-takers and to identify suspects.” - SFGate.com
What kind of stupid response is that. Why else would he arm himself with a gun, other then to protect himself. It is indeed sad that a life was taken, but better his life then an honest hardworking pizza shop owner. The police wanted him to stand there get robbed, and possibly killed, because they don’t want anyone to have guns except for themselves. Like the police would have ever caught these guys.
via - HotAir
