Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadre.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!mcnc!idis!cadre!geb From: geb@cadre.UUCP Newsgroups: net.legal,net.politics Subject: Re: NYC subway hero Message-ID: <126@cadre.UUCP> Date: Tue, 1-Jan-85 14:52:47 EST Article-I.D.: cadre.126 Posted: Tue Jan 1 14:52:47 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Jan-85 00:15:58 EST References: <121@cadre.UUCP>, <4850@utzoo.UUCP> Organization: Decision Systems Lab., Univ. of Pgh. Lines: 29 Xref: watmath net.legal:1176 net.politics:6540 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.