Friday Feel Good Stories
Police investigated a fatal shooting at Washington Park. Photo: Channel 2 Action News
Another misuse of ‘victim.’
Police: Deadly shooting at Atlanta park was self-defense
By Steve Burns, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A man acted in self-defense when he fatally shot another man at a northwest Atlanta park Saturday night, police said.
Based on the investigation, police are treating the shooting as self-defense and have not made any arrests in the case, police spokeswoman Lisa Bender said Wednesday in a statement.
“The case will be forwarded to the Fulton County DA’s office for further investigation,” she said.
The victim was found dead when officers arrived at Washington Park on Ollie Street at about 8:15 p.m., police spokesman Sgt. John Chafee said in a statement. He was identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office as Brian Bell, 41, of Decatur.
The remainder of the article may be found at Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Restraining orders, don’t
No indictments in case of woman fatally stabbed in Harrison Twp.
By Breaking News Staff
A grand jury didn’t indict anyone after a woman was stabbed to death in the backyard of a home.
Amber Hoover was found stabbed on June 22 on Embury Park Road in Harrison Twp.
A grand jury didn’t indict anyone after a woman was stabbed to death in the backyard of a home.
Amber Hoover was found stabbed on June 22 on Embury Park Road in Harrison Twp.
When Montgomery County deputies responded, Hoover’s ex-boyfriend was performing CPR on her and his new girlfriend was nearby. When deputies asked who stabbed Hoover, they said the girlfriend raised her hand.
Both Hoover’s ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend had a restraining order against Hoover.
The rest may be viewed at myDayton Daily News
Don’t taze me, Bro.
Shoplifter stopped at ‘taser-point’ outside Forsyth Menards store, police say
TONY REID tony.reid@lee.net
FORSYTH — An accused shoplifter’s dash from the Forsyth Menards store came to an abrupt halt Sunday afternoon when he was confronted by a sheriff’s deputy who ordered him to the ground at “taser-point,” according to a sworn affidavit.
Macon County sheriff’s deputy Byron Ebbert said the 31-year-old man was fleeing a loss prevention officer who caught him trying to steal a $670 paint sprayer and a 5-gallon bucket of stain priced at $200.
The entire article , well, you know. The Herald-Review
Category: Feel Good Stories
Bogey
LT Eugene P. Ford is coming home after 74 years.
“His last mission in World War II was piloting a B-24 Liberator in a bombing run on the second day of the Battle of the Bulge. Nearly 74 years later, that Derry Township airman is finally returning home.”
https://triblive.com/news/adminpage/14197752-74/rest-easy-lieutenant-wwii-pilot-from-derry-township-is-finally-coming-home
I feel pretty good this morning.
People getting all Tasered and stabby out there but around here it’s snowing and the birds are at the feeders enjoying the peace and quiet.
I’m enjoying an ass kicking IPA with bacon and scrambled eggs.
Good morning America how are ya?
It’s a nice day for a Naturalization
What? Rebel Yell.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/billy-idol-becomes-us-citizen-holds-flag-as-he-takes-oath
A shock to the system.
He wants that Social security check.
Does one have to be a citizen in order to receive social security if one has paid into it? Every time I think social security, I think of that line in that song,”so called social security”. Am I going senile?
Great Merle Haggard tune!
As far as citizenship…If you can hop the fence you are good to go for SSDI, food stamps, voting, drivers license etc.
You still have to pay in to the system the requisite time and minimums. Next door neighbor lived in England a number of years and despite having worked in the US for 10 years, she was ineligible for SS or even the minimum death benefit when she died.
“She don’t like slavery, she won’t sit and beg
But when I’m tired and lonely she sees me to bed
What set you free and brought you to me, babe?
What set you free? I need you here by me, because
In the midnight hour, she cried “more, more, more”
With a rebel yell she cried “more, more, more”
Shades of Kavanaugh/Ford:
Am posting this story as a “Feel Good Story” because a 21 year old man from Texas was arrested and denied enlistment into the US Army based on serious allegations his Ex- Girlfriend told LEO about physical abuse and break in/robbery at her home by him. A selfie of he and his family taken the day of the “so called attack” at a hotel 70 miles from her home proved HE was innocent.
Story at the link. You be the judge:
“The Army Rejected His Enlistment For a Violent Offense He Didn’t Commit. A Selfie Helped Clear His Name.”
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/the-army-rejected-his-enlistment-for-a-violent-offense-he-didn-t-commit-a-selfie-helped-clear-his-name-1.556836
Sounds like SHE should be arrested for filing a false report, perjury, and whatever else will stick.
And he needs to file a civil suit against the ex-gf.
I’m not a real stickler for off-topic comments; I know these threads can track like a puppy on a leash. But let’s at least try and keep ’em in the same hemisphere.
Friday’s WOT is only a few hours away after all.
Thx, AW1
“track like a puppy on a leash” Gee Dad what do you expect? Wally and I were just perusing the links getting all feel good with bangy, stabby stuff ongoing. Couple DRT, 1 less oxygen thief in the ATL, 1 less snake headed bimbo in Harrison, and old manchu got a taser instead of gun take down. Add that to a vet coming home finally, 26Lb bragging about an IPA with bacon and eggs, a potential boilermaker with the shot of Rebel Yell, reminders of a great country singer, another snake headed bitch proved to be a liar with a selfie shot, I mean how much better can it get? WOT coming up soon, it finally quit raining down here, the demon crats aren’t going to be allowed to vote any more after 5 pm today, Army’s gonna beat Navy in a few weeks. Hey life is good. Oh…and yeah…a certain lawer is flying at minus 6 feet AGL. “grin”
*sigh*
I do this, why? And here I thought I was opening the FGS posts up a bit with tasers…
Now it’s also getting into Hondo’s rice bowl, an eighties rocker who won’t need SS, and bad singing.
5th/77; As you all know, I’m a little slow on some of these acronyms you use so the question is, what does WOT & AGL stand for?
WOT = Weekend Open Thread
AGL = Above Ground Level (as in altitude to a pilot)
Thanks Mason for the def on WOT and AGL.
Jeff.
RE: Georgia shoplifter story
Word on the street is that Paul Blart, formerly a NJ Mall Cop, was the Loss Prevention Officer in hot pursuit of the fleeing thief.
The Atlanta PERP found shot dead was the victim? Something wrong here about the story.
Common for reporters to bone this up. The attacker gets shot for his troubles. The media identifies him as a victim, because he received a well deserved gunshot wound. The actual victim is of course the person attacked and who defended himself, but the press rarely sees it that way.
That is because those news services do not have the highly skilled, trained, and dedicated operations management and staff that the prescribers to TAH have come to know, love, respect, appreciate, and expect. Y’all doing a helluva job Boys and Girls and we’re glad y’all are there…Besides that nobody at TAH HQ wants Sister Mary Grace’s ruler across their knuckles.
I haven’t had so much smoke blown up my ass since I was an AW Shop Leading Petty Officer.