Man gets 33yrs 4 kill sparked by hotsauc

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Fri, 06-12-2009 - 2:47pm
Man gets 33 years for killing sparked by hot sauce

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for killing a man during a melee that erupted when someone threw a bottle of hot sauce.


The Kansas City Star reports that 29-year-old Jarvis T. Williams was sentenced Thursday for his convictions on second-degree murder, three counts of assault and four counts of armed criminal action.


Prosecutors claim he fired more than 20 rounds from an assault rifle into a car in October 2005, killing 22-year-old Gary Scott and wounding three others.


Prosecutors said the victim had thrown a bottle of hot sauce at a woman's car, angering Williams.


Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com


Remainder of article at http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1110ap_us_hot_sauce_killing.html

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Registered: 03-03-2009
Fri, 06-12-2009 - 3:02pm
When people insist on gun rights, I always wonder how they propose dealing with trigger-happy hotheads who feel free to get even in any way they see fit. An assault rife against a bottle of hot sauce. My God.

Jabberwocka

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Registered: 02-05-2009
Fri, 06-12-2009 - 4:05pm

When people insist on gun rights, I always wonder how they propose dealing with trigger-happy hotheads who feel free to get even in any way they see fit


For myself, I see an anti-gun ban being as effective as our drug war.

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Registered: 03-03-2009
Fri, 06-12-2009 - 5:06pm

I don't believe a total gun ban would work, either. But it's simply too damn easy to legally get a firearm--without any sort of justification for the weapon being acquired. Assault weapons? Who NEEDS an assault weapon?! They shouldn't be in the hands of any but the military.

The "right" to keep and bear arms was written in the context of a militia used to protect state security. Doesn't hold water anymore.

As regards the drug war, I still believe that most mind-altering/addictive drugs need to also be controlled. IF we were as serious as the Japanese were at one time, drug use here might drop significantly:
"Illegal Drugs: Penalties for possession or use of, or trafficking in illegal drugs, including marijuana, in Japan are severe, and convicted offenders can expect long jail sentences and fines. In most drug cases, suspects are detained incommunicado, which bars them from receiving visitors or corresponding with anyone other than a lawyer or U.S. consular officer until after indictment, which may take several months. Solitary confinement is common." U.S. State Department (http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1148.html)

I lived in Okinawa as a teenager at the time it reverted back to Japanese control in 1972. U.S. dependents were told, over and over again, that if they were arrested for pushing or using, "lock the door and throw away the key" could be expected as punishment.

Drug use in Japan is on the rise but is still much lower than is the case here in the U.S.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/01/japan.drugs/index.html

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Fri, 06-12-2009 - 5:52pm

{shrug}

 


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Registered: 12-25-2008
Fri, 06-12-2009 - 6:01pm

Part of the problem (on a

 


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iVillage Member
Registered: 12-25-2008
Fri, 06-12-2009 - 6:06pm

That's pretty messed up.

 


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Registered: 02-05-2009
Sat, 06-13-2009 - 12:02pm

The "right" to keep and bear arms was written in the context of a militia used to protect state security. Doesn't hold water anymore.


Can't agree, but I think we've beat this dead horse a million times on this board!


As regards the drug war, I still believe that most mind-altering/addictive drugs need to also be controlled.


I agree.


IF we were as serious as the Japanese were at one time, drug use here might drop significantly:
"Illegal Drugs: Penalties for possession or use of, or trafficking in illegal drugs, including marijuana, in Japan are severe, and convicted offenders can expect long jail sentences and fines. In most drug cases, suspects are detained incommunicado, which bars them from receiving visitors or corresponding with anyone other than a lawyer or U.S. consular officer until after indictment, which may take several months. Solitary confinement is common." U.S. State Department (http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1148.html)


Thank God it's not that way in the US.


And I personally believe mj should be legalized.

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Sat, 06-13-2009 - 12:22pm
"I personally believe mj should be legalized.

 


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Registered: 02-05-2009
Sat, 06-13-2009 - 1:08pm

I know that I gave the worst case example... but that one hit me hard.

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Registered: 03-23-2003
Sat, 06-13-2009 - 1:23pm

I'm trying to see if I can find out exactly what kind of weapon was used.


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