When a store at Dayton Mall in Miami Township, Ohio, opened for business Dec. 20, the rush to purchase pairs of a limited edition athletic shoe meant everyone in line was not able to leave with the desired product. Police said one rejected customer resorted to armed robbery in an attempt to obtain a pair of Air Jordan shoes from a shopper outside of the mall.
Sixteen-year-old Jawaad Jabbar pulled a gun on two men and demanded the shoes, said police Sgt. Jay Phares.
“This was a random act of ‘I want something that person has and I’m going to take it from them by any means,” he explained.
To his detriment, however, one of Jabbar’s victims was also carrying a firearm and fatally shot the teen.
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if you are going to pull a gun on someone you need to be prepared for the worse.
ReplyDeleteYup.
DeleteIs a pair of Air Jordan SuperFly3 really worth your life? Really? Your life isn't worth more than a pair of damned sneakers?
ReplyDeleteMoron/s.
DeleteOne of the "related" stories I read today about this was the obligatory, "He was just starting to get his life back together (when he committed armed robbery.)" In the piece the preacher made a remark about how we live in a culture of "I got mine so to hell with you," blaming the TRUE victim instead of the dead guy. These "people" drive me nuts.
ReplyDeleteHe was just starting to get his life back together
DeleteAt 16? Pathetic.
Epic fail in the victim selection process. You can bet he won't make that mistake again.
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DeleteOur message needs to be cross the line you die - period. Darwin wins..
ReplyDeleteWell said, but I'm afraid that these people believe this gangsta crap and feel they are invincible.
DeleteTHEY do not have a realistic perception of death. Their brains quit developing
ReplyDeleteat a certain age Therefore, the fear of death never developed. THEY fear almost nothing and respect absolutely nothing.
The idea of dying does not register.
Evidently, at least for some of them.
DeleteDayton is blessed with one of the best handgun traing facilities in the Midwest, Sim Trainer. They train real life situations and is top quality. We also have a Saturday talk show called "Shooting from the Hip" that keeps interested parties up to date on all things gun. That said it's generally a really a real bad idea to pull this in Dayton Ohio. As this idiot learned
ReplyDeleteGood info. Thanks.
DeleteKettering cop owners teach swat tactics and they don't pussyfoot around severely strict on trigger control and muscle memory training top notch. Staff makes the difference
DeleteForgot to add the radio station with the shooting from the hip is WHIO for you computer listeners
DeleteThanks x2. :)
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