Comments on: I don’t eat at McDonald’s

By: tgirsch

tgirsch — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 20:42:27 +0000

I doubt it would even go to trial, frankly. Something like that has “plea bargain” written all over it, for a myriad of reasons.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:18:41 +0000

not sure the law but i doubt a jury would convict.

By: tgirsch

tgirsch — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:16:45 +0000

s/Texas/Indiana/g

By: tgirsch

tgirsch — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:15:06 +0000

The robber raised her gun only after he drew his gun on her. Him drawing his firearm was clearly illegal, unless the laws in Texas are vastly different than here.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:08:54 +0000

Don’t disagree but the article states that the robber raised her gun. Not sure what the law is on avoiding life-threatening situations (which he didn’t do) but I think he’s in the clear.

By: tgirsch

tgirsch — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:04:56 +0000

Hey, now wait a minute. Isn't gun use only justified for immediate defense of life? If the story is accurate, he pulled his gun on a fleeing robber, clearly not an IDOL situation. As such, his gun use was illegal, and for that matter, incredibly stupid. Your gun does not make you a law enforcement officer.

By: Phelps

Phelps — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:20:54 +0000

From the way the article is written, it looks like it is a franchise thing, not McDonalds as a chain. Remember, most (if not all) McDonalds are privately owned franchises, and this looks like the franchise owner’s call, not the corportation.

I very much doubt this is the policy of any of the Texas McDonalds’ I go to.

By: Kirk Parker

Kirk Parker — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 09:39:43 +0000

he fired two shots, which apparently missed the woman

Well, every cloud has a silver lining: maybe he’ll get some more practice time in during his suspension.

By: Lyle

Lyle — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 20:53:45 +0000

Well now, anyone who wants to rob a fast food joint now knows where the victims are likely to be unarmed. They should advertize – “dah dah dah dah, dah….Come and get us!”

But what about the customers? Whenever I go to a McDonalds, I’m carrying my .45.

Note to robbers, rapists and murderers – move to a gun ban city, like NYC, LA or DC.