Carjacking in Alexandria, One Dead

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New info making the rounds in Del Ray: a female Baltimore police officer was the shooter.

Damn. Idiots picked the wrong person to carjack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New info making the rounds in Del Ray: a female Baltimore police officer was the shooter.

That's definitely a woman you don't want to carjack.

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Anonymous wrote:The driver has to live with knowing he took a life, so that sucks. I wonder how many times the carjackers have successfully taken cars or committed other crimes with no consequences.

How many people would this bother? I am pretty sure it would not bother me if I killed people breaking into my house or car jacking me. Is that a minority view?

You’re a sociopath. You think it’s acceptable to murder people for taking your car or property or coming into your home. I just… I can’t even.


That’s just stuff. It can be replaced. The life you’d take - that’s gone forever. How do you have the authority to be judge, jury, and executioner like that? To value a human life less than your car? WTF is wrong with you???

Let them have it. You can get another car. You can replace anything stolen. They can’t replace their life if you murder them.

NP

Oh well. Don’t want to get shot? Don’t be an a$$hole and try to steal my stuff.
And no, this does not make me a sociopath.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg. In the article, the person called the carjacking a petty crime.

Carjacking IS a petty crime.

Murdering a petty criminal is NOT a petty crime.

I hope the families of the victims sue the killer for every penny she’s got.

Are you their family? Because you are the only one upset about this.

You are unhinged if you think these animals are "victims".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New info making the rounds in Del Ray: a female Baltimore police officer was the shooter.

That would explain why no details are being reported.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Omg. In the article, the person called the carjacking a petty crime.

Carjacking IS a petty crime.

Murdering a petty criminal is NOT a petty crime.

I hope the families of the victims sue the killer for every penny she’s got.

Yes, think of all the future earnings lost now that they can't carjack anyone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The driver has to live with knowing he took a life, so that sucks. I wonder how many times the carjackers have successfully taken cars or committed other crimes with no consequences.

How many people would this bother? I am pretty sure it would not bother me if I killed people breaking into my house or car jacking me. Is that a minority view?

Was going to say this myself.

I recall an incident in Loudoun where a homeowner shot an intruder. Turned out to be a neighborhood teenager who mistook the house for his own. That wouldn’t traumatize you?

Sure. I know all suburban homes look alike, but that doesn't make sense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:New info making the rounds in Del Ray: a female Baltimore police officer was the shooter.

That would explain why no details are being reported.

Considering how horribly the city handled the Minnie Howard sexual assault and dissemination of that information to the public, absolutely nothing about the way Alexandria operates shocks me anymore. Nothing.

Also no info still on 2 people being arrested.

[Anonymous]

They picked the wrong victim! Oh well, too bad so sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The driver has to live with knowing he took a life, so that sucks. I wonder how many times the carjackers have successfully taken cars or committed other crimes with no consequences.

I doubt he’s having trouble sleeping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The driver has to live with knowing he took a life, so that sucks.

I would not feel too guilty about this.

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Anonymous wrote:The driver has to live with knowing he took a life, so that sucks. I wonder how many times the carjackers have successfully taken cars or committed other crimes with no consequences.

How many people would this bother? I am pretty sure it would not bother me if I killed people breaking into my house or car jacking me. Is that a minority view?

Was going to say this myself.

I recall an incident in Loudoun where a homeowner shot an intruder. Turned out to be a neighborhood teenager who mistook the house for his own. That wouldn’t traumatize you?

Sure. I know all suburban homes look alike, but that doesn't make sense.

He was drunk and crawled into the window of the house I believe

[Anonymous]

Dumb thugs got what they deserved.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I actually might judge the driver here. Not blaming her fir being a victim of a crime, but for instance if the carjackers we’re trying to steal the car while she was inside the gas station and she came out and shot them, I’m actually not happy with the driver for escalating that situation over insured personal property. There’s a school nearby, it’s the middle of the day— any time a gun is fired in a public place, there is danger of an innocent person being shot or traumatized.

If there was an altercation where the driver was directly involved and pulled the gun to protect herself, I feel differently.

But I’m not excited about the idea of people with concealed weapons (even if they are permitted) whipping out a gun to solve a problem where only their property is at risk. I don’t feel sorry for the carjackers, but a shooting like this is scary and I’d rather have a car stolen in my neighborhood than worry about getting caught in crossfire at my local gas station. If I have to pick.

Is that what happened? (Came out to find car being driven away?) I agree that would be totally different but I didn’t see that in the article I read.

PP here and to be clear, I don’t know. The article doesn’t say one way or another. I do know that this is how most carjackings at gas stations work because it’s easier. Why force a driver out if a car when you could just take it while they are inside? I used to live in California where carjackings were fairly common and we’d get public safety instructions about this— don’t leave car unattended at pump, never leave keys in car, if you need to go inside move car to parking space and lock as normal, etc. This is why gas stations where people often pre-pay inside are more prone to carjackings. If you pay at the pump and stay with your car, it’s less likely to happen.

But no, I don’t know the details of this case. Which is why I’m not ready to say “good for her” about the driver.

If the carjackers produced a weapon of any kind and demanded her car, they are threatening her life and good for her for responding by defending herself. One less thug to terrorize law abiding citizens and hopefully other carjackers will think twice before doing this to another woman.

Why should the vast majority of us law abiding people have to constantly shift our behavior to avoid thugs who are clearly emboldened (by lack of prosecution of such crimes, at least in DC) to do this? The solution isn't for all of us to have to constantly monitor our surroundings and change our behavior. It's to lock up these criminals for long sentences when they shove a gun in someone's face (I'm writing as someone who has a friend who was pistol whipped AFTER giving up his wallet and keys without a fight. DC's AG of course refused to prosecute b/c they were 17 and 16 years old). These thugs don't care about human life. They should be behind bars. I'm glad she defended herself. More DC residents need to apply for and get their conceal carry permits and start training how to use their firearms to protect themselves.

Racism is showing. https://www.vox.com/2016/2/1/10889138/coded-language-thug-bossy

Ah, here comes the "politically correct" police.

+1 I don’t have a problem referring to armed robbers and carjackers as thugs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The driver has to live with knowing he took a life, so that sucks. I wonder how many times the carjackers have successfully taken cars or committed other crimes with no consequences.

How many people would this bother? I am pretty sure it would not bother me if I killed people breaking into my house or car jacking me. Is that a minority view?

Was going to say this myself.

I recall an incident in Loudoun where a homeowner shot an intruder. Turned out to be a neighborhood teenager who mistook the house for his own. That wouldn’t traumatize you?

Sure. I know all suburban homes look alike, but that doesn't make sense.

He was drunk and crawled into the window of the house I believe

So, the normal way you enter a house.