Dying for a cell phone?
Heads up!
Just because you wouldn't consider doing something like this to another human being, doesn't mean that there isn't someone nearby that has his (or her) sights set on you.
“David Peterson went out for a walk around the neighborhood after dinner and never returned”
King County prosecutors contend [Byron] White, a [17-year-old] Ballard High School student, first approached Peterson at 8:30 p.m....
White attempted to steal Peterson’s cell phone, but Peterson, 54, fought him off, according to prosecutors.
According to charging papers, Peterson called 911 from the parking lot of a Mud Bay pet store and reported he’d been punched in the head by a man trying to steal his cell phone.
White is alleged to have walked away, then doubled back and shot Peterson in the chest, killing him.
“[White] showed his companions the phone he had finally taken from the man and expressed his disappointment that it was not a nicer model.”
This case demonstrates that, for a victim, there may be no discernible difference between a robber and a murderer prior to said victim's being in extremis with the latter. It will then be too late for the victim. It would probably be wise to consider aggravated assault, or an attempt, as though it were 'pre-murder.'
Some "inside baseball" advice for living safely under today's 'politically correct' radar: Remember, and practice, the Boy Scout motto—and learn the art of discreet profiling.
Stay safe.
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