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A jury has found a delivery driver not guilty in the shooting of a YouTube prankster who was following him around a mall food court earlier this year

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[–] [email protected] 174 points 1 year ago (6 children)

There is little to celebrate here.

Victim still got charged with a felony after spending 5 months incarcerated waiting for trial, and has to wait another month in jail to find out if the judge will overturn his final charge.

Self-described "Goon" still walking around on the streets getting paid for harassing and assaulting strangers. As a bonus, nearly doubled subscribers.

This case is exactly why DA's level stack multiple felonies in these cases.

Jury: Well this is clearly self-defense, but he also probably pushed it too far so we don't think he is innocent. Better just give him one felony.

For those that don't know, the American courts have interpreted the constitutional "right to bear arms" as void for felons. This guy who was just acknowledged to have used his firearm in self-defense, is no longer allowed to own a firearm for his own protection.

Discharge of firearm in in public building: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter7/section18.2-279/

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[–] [email protected] 160 points 1 year ago (22 children)

Cook said he continues to make the videos, from which he earns $2,000 to $3,000 a month.

Professional asshole gets shot and learns nothing. All over 2 to 3k a month. Dude could literally work at mcdonalds and make that kind of money.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I'd rather get shot than work at McDonald's. Have you worked a low wage customer facing job? Literally anything is better. I'd rather have children kick me in the balls all day.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But you would also have to be a total asshole and go around harassing strangers who are just trying to get on with their lives.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

True, my point was more about using McDonald's as a measuring stick is a bad call. Like I'd seriously have to think about it if I have to do one or the other for an extended period.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's working up his immunity by getting shot with smaller calibers first, by the time he's making 10k/month, he'll have himself immune to high-caliber rifle rounds from people that are trying to kill him from a distance.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Sue the youtuber until he bankrupts.

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[–] [email protected] 133 points 1 year ago (49 children)

I feel like every person in this thread that cannot fathom how he feared for his life has never had personal experience dealing with someone with severe mental illness, in their family or in public or something. Direct experience, though, of interacting with a large, loud, mentally ill person.

If you think you can just assume a stranger you encounter who shoves a phone in your face is mentally healthy, you're missing some facts of life.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The youtuber is 6 foot 5. Someone that tall is going to be intimidating if they get in your face and will not fuck off when asked regardless of what your prior experiences are. This guy knows he scares people. Thats the point of his channel. I mean the dude calls himself the goon squad. He knows hes being an asshole. He gets into peoples' faces, scares the shit out of them and films the reaction.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You dont need to have dealt with mental illness to have that feeling.. you just have to had trauma in the past. I have been jumped 2 times in the past by gang members, and you bet your fucking ass I get absolutely anxious if some stranger gets up to my face... good times

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[–] [email protected] 119 points 1 year ago (2 children)

These are the types of people who don't understand consent. They shove a camera six inches from your face, say nonsensical bullshit, keep following you when you back up, don't listen when you repeatedly say No and Stop, yet are all shocked Pikachu when someone finally has enough. Fuck these "pranksters". I hope his next injury is worse, because we all know this literal warning shot wasn't enough and he's going to continue.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think a shot in the abdomen counts as a "literal warning shot". I think it's more of just a shot shot.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (10 children)

In the context of not being fucking dead, it's a warning.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I hope his next injury is worse, because we all know this literal warning shot wasn't enough and he's going to continue.

...trying to out-Jackass Steve-O.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

Silver lining.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (5 children)

A) it says he was acquitted of one charge, but convicted of another. I'm trying to figure out what the second charge was, except

B) all the news sites that popped up at the top of Google search are literally identical. Cool.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Good.

Man doesnt deserve jail for shooting the piece of shit.

he deserves a medal, and a license to go do it to more of those tiktok assholes.

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