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Subject: Re: NYC subway hero
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Date: Tue, 1-Jan-85 14:52:47 EST
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Well, they caught the great criminal!
Now I suspect an attempt will be made to
crucify him.  Of course it could be that
he will turn out to be a "real" criminal
and not just an everyday joe who happened
to be packing a rod.  

Did he have a right to defend himself?
I would say yes. 

Did he have a right to carry a gun in New York?
Again, I would say yes, but the law in New York
says no.

Should he have stuck around to be arrested?
Well obviously yes, using hindsight now
that he's been caught.  I'm not so sure
the armchair quarterbacks who say he should
have stayed to face the music would have the
guts to do so themselves, especially if
they had a realistic idea about how bad
the NYC establishment is going to go after
this guy.  

I hope he gets off for the self defense even
if it turns out he didn't have a legitimate
reason to carry the gun, but if he doesn't have
good lawyers he won't.  It will be interesting
to see what happens.