Saturday, May 03, 2008

Reckless Man Shoots Girl in Knee

This clerk deserves a swift kick in the groin… and some time in jail. 

According to a criminal complaint, the girl was at home with two friends, a boy and a girl, when the three decided to go to the store to do a “snatch and run.”

The two girls entered the store, and the boy held the door open but closed it when Hans told him to, the complaint says.

Once inside, the girls decided against the theft, according to the complaint. The shooting victim asked Hans to hold some items they brought to the counter while she and her friends went to get money to pay for them, the complaint says.

The cashier told them to leave and not come back, and he followed them outside with a gun, according to the complaint. When the girls and boy started running, the clerk fired one shot, the complaint says.

Hans was being held Friday at the Milwaukee County Jail, with bail set at $50,000.

(3) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2023 hrs
Culture + Law

  1. I have to admit you’re right.  An action can be premedititated, foolish, and criminal and still fit the dictionary definition of “reckless.”

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on May 04, 2008 at 0535 hrs


  2. Hey, this guy’s just another responsible gun-owner protecting his property! Plus, look on the bright side. These girls are probably the latest in the state to support a conceal and carry law.

    Posted by Michael Mathias on May 04, 2008 at 0914 hrs


  3. MM,
    What the…?
    1st) The article says ‘clerk’ so he likely owned neither the property nor the gun.
    2nd) Conceal and carry for who, the ‘snatch and run’ kids or a different bystander so there could be a shoot out?
    Would it hurt to try to make a little sense in your comments?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on May 05, 2008 at 0852 hrs


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