Not sure which newspaper pro gun ownership Libertarian talkshow host Irv Homer (WWDB 96.5 FM) read the incident from but it apparently happened very recently. A search on the net for documentation proved futile, though I suspect something solid will be posted soon. Irv provided names on both individuals but I neglected to write them down.
The story went like this - a cabbie got into a dispute with his passenger over the fare. The passenger attacked the driver with a knife. The cabbie disarmed his assailant and used the knife against the fellow, landing the passenger into the hospital. The assailant was charged with assault, deadly weapon, etc etc. But, because he used the passengers' own knife against him, police charged the cabbie with using a deadly weapon.
The mind boggles. The only thing I can think of, unless there is critical information not revealed in that article,is that the DA (he ultimately sets the charges?) felt that the situation was under control once the assailant had been disarmed and that the cabbie's actions amounted to overkill.
Incredible.
Jeff
The story went like this - a cabbie got into a dispute with his passenger over the fare. The passenger attacked the driver with a knife. The cabbie disarmed his assailant and used the knife against the fellow, landing the passenger into the hospital. The assailant was charged with assault, deadly weapon, etc etc. But, because he used the passengers' own knife against him, police charged the cabbie with using a deadly weapon.
The mind boggles. The only thing I can think of, unless there is critical information not revealed in that article,is that the DA (he ultimately sets the charges?) felt that the situation was under control once the assailant had been disarmed and that the cabbie's actions amounted to overkill.
Incredible.
Jeff