This is dumb. Happened in a decent middle class part of town, shootings are pretty rare, regardless of what part of town.
Hurl Beechum????
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This is dumb. Happened in a decent middle class part of town, shootings are pretty rare, regardless of what part of town.
One of the kids involved (Im sure not the wisest legal move) did an interview, he said racial slurs were used. I don't think the assault was racially motiviated to being with but after words/blows were exchanged, it got ugly. A few of the students attend the alternative school in Gwood, the kid who was interviewed claimed he didn't know that the man involved was the principal.
As larger media outlets hve picked this story up, race is becoming the bigger issue. The first 2 days, no one mentioned the principal was AA, it's the headline in some Omaha media outlets.
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I think he was technically shot in the foot but as he was fleeing. As bad as this was, these kids are lucky the didn't either kill the principal (by most accounts he was knocked unconscious with the first punch and then viciously beaten while unconscious) or been killed themselves.
Glenwood is a pretty safe community, definitely not the nicest town in the state but compared to many other similar sized towns in Western/Southwest Iowa, it's not bad at all.
I attended Urbandale High School while Hutch was the principal there. He was very respected throughout that school district and he related to students better than just about any principal/teacher that I have ever seen. Very sad to see this happen to such a nice guy.
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Hopefully for Hurl's sake the shot hit the kid on the front of his body and not the back. Hard to believe an incident like this isn't racially motivated. And teenagers are dumb.
Only sad thing is by shooting them in the leg, the Hutchs may get sued for his hospital bills. It's harder for dead people to sue. I hope the Hutch family recovers quickly.
There are a lot of bits and pieces and it will be an obvious legal battle.
What McDaniel's lawyer is saying happened does not seem reasonable or believable in my opinion.
The position of McDaniel's back relative to Beechum at the time of the discharge is a point of argument for McDaniel's attorney and possibly the county attorney. The injuries sustained by Hutchinson and Beechum apparently happened first and are a greater point of argument in my opinion in the justification of use of deadly force.
What McDaniel's lawyer is saying happened does not seem reasonable or believable in my opinion.
The position of McDaniel's back relative to Beechum at the time of the discharge is a point of argument for McDaniel's attorney and possibly the county attorney. The injuries sustained by Hutchinson and Beechum apparently happened first and are a greater point of argument in my opinion in the justification of use of deadly force.
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You can't shoot an unarmed man.
To quote the great William Money, "Well, he should have armed himself...."
To quote the great William Money, "Well, he should have armed himself...."
