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Termyn8or -> RE: Man stabbed and bystander shot in argument over parking space. (4/27/2010 1:52:03 PM)
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The absence of a permit doesn't matter due to a recent supreme court ruling. I don't know about all states, some have declared "home rule state" status and things could get rough in such a case. Without specifics I can't say. I know Colorado is one, that's about all, the rest I just don't know.
The state in question needs their laws examined to determine what is going to happen and it is hard enough to gain even a basic familiarization with it in one state. But in Ohio the originator of the crime is held culpable for all resulting injuries. If you lead the cops on a high speed chase and THEIR car hits someone or something YOU are liable and chargeable with an actual crime as if it was intentional. Not just tort law here folks. (you'll be paying for the cop car as well)
I wonder how many other states have similar laws. Probably more than one. Also for the last thirty years at least, in Ohio there is no such a thing as an accomplice. Even the wheelman in a robbery goes down for the whole thing, no exceptions. Any leniency is totally at the discretion of the judge. The only thing a jury can do is refuse to convict, which in most cases would not be appropriate. They might do it if said wheelman makes a good case that he did not know what was going on, simply giving someone a ride. That's also the only way, if convicted that most judges would consider leniency.
This happened to me, and though nobody got busted I muthafucked the guy really good, and never let him back in my car.
What really sticks in my craw about this is that it all started over a stupid parking spot. This has nothing to do with the law, it has to do with people. It's as if they can't walk or something. If they can't walk they should have a handicap parking permit and those spaces should be empty. Believe me it should, I loaned my car out to someone who parked illegally in one and the cost is enormous. But then sometimes I have to walk about 500 feet from my car to go to work, and I did this when I was sick and could barely walk. People disgust me. (present company excluded)
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