Cops: Man, 65, kills teen who knocks him off bicycle
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A 65-year-old man who was knocked off his bicycle by three teenagers on a Pennsylvania trail shot two of them, killing one, police said according to reports.
The Reading Eagle newspaper said the wounded teen, 16, was taken to hospital and the third, aged 15, was taken in for questioning and was later committed to a youth center.
The paper said the mother of the slain boy, 16, asked officials not to release his name until she had been able to tell other members of the family what happened.
The incident happened on the Thun Trail near a bridge over the Schuylkill River, between Reading and West Reading just after noon Wednesday.
"There was one juvenile who was shot and is deceased [and] another juvenile who was shot and is in surgery," Police Chief Jed Habecker said, according to a report by the WFMZ-TV station.
According to police, the 65-year-old was riding his bicycle when the teens knocked him to the ground, the station said.
Police said two teens then assaulted the man, who drew his gun and shot them.
The man was released by police after they consulted with District Attorney John Adams late Wednesday, WFMZ reported.
Not everybody is 6'6" like you who could fight off 3 teens with one arm tied behind your back. But, you are right self-defense is illegal in North America and the old man will probably spend the rest of his life in jail. Look what happened to Bernard Goetz(sp).Killing the kid was not called for.
He could have just shot in the air and it would have scared the shit out of them.
North America, what?Not everybody is 6'6" like you who could fight off 3 teens with one arm tied behind your back. But, you are right self-defense is illegal in North America and the old man will probably spend the rest of his life in jail. Look what happened to Bernard Goetz(sp).
There are only two countries, three, if you count Mexico in North America.This happened in the U.S, a country, you're talking about a continent.
NAFTA includes Mexico.There are only two countries, three, if you count Mexico in North America.
The article says the guy shot the kid because they shoved him off the bike, so yeah, based on what was written, I think it was wrong to kill the kid. The punishment doesn't fit the crime. What's next, running guys over on bicycles for yelling at you? (Oh wait.)Wow, after careful consideration of the newspaper report evidence you rendered a verdict in for minutes flat!
And gave advice on how a 65 year old man should respond to an unprovoked violent attack in the woods!
Genius!
I thought the article said they pushed him off bike then started assaulting him. That seems like self defense but I will hold my opinion until I have more information.The article says the guy shot the kid because they shoved him off the bike, so yeah, based on what was written, I think it was wrong to kill the kid. The punishment doesn't fit the crime. What's next, running guys over on bicycles for yelling at you? (Oh wait.)
I'm not a big believer in guns and killing people. There was nothing to indicate that the old guy was in mortal danger. He shot 2 of the kids in fact. It would be interesting to know more details from the kids that survived.
Easy to say; you weren't there.There was nothing to indicate that the old guy was in mortal danger.
...and exactly the same way a gang-mentality develops, but with a different response; the kids, as a group, might not have been planning to cause serious harm, but there's nothing to say might have happened if only one of them began to get violent.when your in fear adrenaline governs your actions.
If the teens did continue assaulting the old guy, the old man did the right thing. When you alone are in hand-to-hand fight against 3 attackers, there's no time for warning shot. It's either you shoot them or they grab your gun and shoot you. Not to mention a 15 yr old could be stronger than a 65 yr old.The article says the guy shot the kid because they shoved him off the bike, so yeah, based on what was written, I think it was wrong to kill the kid. The punishment doesn't fit the crime. What's next, running guys over on bicycles for yelling at you? (Oh wait.)
I'm not a big believer in guns and killing people. There was nothing to indicate that the old guy was in mortal danger. He shot 2 of the kids in fact. It would be interesting to know more details from the kids that survived.
There are only two countries, three, if you count Mexico in North America.
