Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 23:08:18 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: InstaCart Delivery Guy Shoots and Kills One of Angie Harmon's Dogs Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv References: <1437748060.733782420.649436.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> <17c2d83f594a4d02$139916$3265$48d50260@news.newsdemon.com> <17c31d7e35cbe777$33223$111488$4ed50460@news.newsdemon.com> <17c342b0976dff0b$51968$3384359$c2d58868@news.newsdemon.com> <17c37b9208850f61$4758$3037545$10d55a65@news.newsdemon.com> <17c4a6733c7c37db$1$3553870$c2d58868@news.newsdemon.com> Content-Language: en-US From: moviePig In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 211 Path: ...!news.misty.com!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!newsfeed.hasname.com!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr2.iad1.usenetexpress.com!news.newsdemon.com!not-for-mail Nntp-Posting-Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 03:08:18 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 10258 Organization: NewsDemon - www.newsdemon.com X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsdemon.com Message-Id: <17c4cc666cc0f70f$46081$3331670$c0d58a68@news.newsdemon.com> Bytes: 10676 On 4/9/2024 9:05 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote: > On 4/9/2024 8:32 AM, moviePig wrote: >> On 4/9/2024 9:17 AM, FPP wrote: >>> On 4/5/24 4:15 PM, moviePig wrote: >>>> On 4/5/2024 9:37 AM, FPP wrote: >>>>> On 4/4/24 10:53 PM, moviePig wrote: >>>>>> On 4/4/2024 8:06 PM, FPP wrote: >>>>>>> On 4/4/24 11:31 AM, moviePig wrote: >>>>>>>> On 4/4/2024 6:51 AM, FPP wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 4/3/24 2:22 PM, moviePig wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On 4/3/2024 5:59 AM, FPP wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On 4/3/24 4:38 AM, shawn wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 2 Apr 2024 23:45:56 -0700, anim8rfsk >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> BTR1701 wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13261563/Angie-Harmon-reveals-Instacart-driver-shot-KILLED-dogs.html >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The actress Angie Harmon shared the devastating news that >>>>>>>>>>>>>> one of her family's >>>>>>>>>>>>> dogs was shot and killed by an InstaCart delivery person >>>>>>>>>>>>> over the Easter >>>>>>>>>>>>> weekend. The 51-year-old former LAW & ORDER star revealed >>>>>>>>>>>>> on Instagram on >>>>>>>>>>>>> Monday that her dog Oliver had been killed by the delivery >>>>>>>>>>>>> person after he >>>>>>>>>>>>> dropped off groceries to their home in Charlotte, North >>>>>>>>>>>>> Carolina. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "This Easter weekend a man delivering groceries for >>>>>>>>>>>>>> InstaCart shot & killed >>>>>>>>>>>>> our precious Oliver," she wrote, alongside several sweet >>>>>>>>>>>>> photos of the >>>>>>>>>>>>> deceased pet. "He got out of his car, delivered the food & >>>>>>>>>>>>> THEN shot our >>>>>>>>>>>>> dog. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Our Ring camera was charging in the house, which he saw & >>>>>>>>>>>>> then knew he >>>>>>>>>>>>> wasn’t >>>>>>>>>>>>> being recorded. The police let him go because he claimed >>>>>>>>>>>>> self-defense. He >>>>>>>>>>>>> did >>>>>>>>>>>>> not have a scratch or bite on him nor were his pants torn. >>>>>>>>>>>>> He was shopping >>>>>>>>>>>>> under a woman's identity named Merle. He shot our dog with >>>>>>>>>>>>> my daughters and >>>>>>>>>>>>> myself at home and just kept saying, "Yeah, I shot your >>>>>>>>>>>>> dog. Yeah, I did." >>>>>>>>>>>>> We >>>>>>>>>>>>> are completely traumatized and beyond devastated at the >>>>>>>>>>>>> loss of our beloved >>>>>>>>>>>>> boy and family member." >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> InstaCart responded to Harmon's claims with a statement to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> DailyMail.com: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "We were deeply saddened and disturbed to hear about this >>>>>>>>>>>>>> incident. We have no >>>>>>>>>>>>> tolerance for violence of any kind and the shopper account >>>>>>>>>>>>> was immediately >>>>>>>>>>>>> suspended from our platform," it said. "We have been in >>>>>>>>>>>>> direct contact with >>>>>>>>>>>>> the customer and are cooperating with law enforcement on their >>>>>>>>>>>>> investigation." >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> In an update from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Department to TMZ, law >>>>>>>>>>>>> enforcement officials confirmed that the InstaCart driver >>>>>>>>>>>>> claimed he shot >>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>> dog in self-defense. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The investigation revealed that a delivery driver arrived >>>>>>>>>>>>>> at the residence to >>>>>>>>>>>>> deliver consumable goods. The driver told officers that a >>>>>>>>>>>>> dog attacked him >>>>>>>>>>>>> while he was at the residence and that he defended himself >>>>>>>>>>>>> by firing a >>>>>>>>>>>>> single >>>>>>>>>>>>> gunshot, striking and mortally wounding the dog. Another >>>>>>>>>>>>> dog was present at >>>>>>>>>>>>> the residence but did not attack." >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> They added that the department's Animal Control division >>>>>>>>>>>>>> was also involved in >>>>>>>>>>>>> the response to the shooting but the department confirmed >>>>>>>>>>>>> that no charges >>>>>>>>>>>>> had >>>>>>>>>>>>> been filed against the driver at this time. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The police department added that it was not seeking out >>>>>>>>>>>>>> any other individuals >>>>>>>>>>>>> in response to the shooting. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I’ve looked at the postings online and have some questions. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ring doorbells are rechargeable? You can just stick them up >>>>>>>>>>>>> to the front of >>>>>>>>>>>>> the house and move them in and out? How come they don’t get >>>>>>>>>>>>> stolen all the >>>>>>>>>>>>> time? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, that has to be the case because most of them (all that >>>>>>>>>>>> I see >>>>>>>>>>>> around here) are just stuck to the door so there's no power >>>>>>>>>>>> connection. I haven't checked but assumed that the ring is >>>>>>>>>>>> locked to >>>>>>>>>>>> the case until you use the app to unlock the ring device. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The groceries delivered Were a very small package left at >>>>>>>>>>>>> the front door. I >>>>>>>>>>>>> thought from the story presented he/she/it must’ve come >>>>>>>>>>>>> inside to see that >>>>>>>>>>>>> her ring doorbell was recharging. So I’m not sure how >>>>>>>>>>>>> he/she/it knew. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I assume the actual device was missing (since it was inside >>>>>>>>>>>> recharging) so the easier way to put it is that the driver >>>>>>>>>>>> saw that >>>>>>>>>>>> there was no camera. He may not even have known they had a >>>>>>>>>>>> Ring device >>>>>>>>>>>> unless he delivered items there before. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ring is currently heavily advertising that every big moment >>>>>>>>>>>>> in your life >>>>>>>>>>>>> happens on your front porch and is captured by your ring >>>>>>>>>>>>> doorbell video >>>>>>>>>>>>> which is just galactically stupid but will they continue >>>>>>>>>>>>> this campaign? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I wonder what Instacart and the local police policy is on >>>>>>>>>>>>> Instacart, >>>>>>>>>>>>> drivers carrying weapons, potentially concealed? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> My guess is just the what ever the local laws are. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> They won’t do anything to he/she/it. PETA goes to peoples >>>>>>>>>>>>> homes and steals >>>>>>>>>>>>> their animals and kills them because they don’t think >>>>>>>>>>>>> animals should be >>>>>>>>>>>>> pets and it’s just a small fine. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, without a video of what the guy did I don't expect >>>>>>>>>>>> anything to >>>>>>>>>>>> happen to him. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> You're kidding, right?  Without him having proof of self >>>>>>>>>>> defense, he's going to get his ass sued off. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> As far as criminal charges go, that'll depend on what, if >>>>>>>>>>> anything, he's charged with - as well as his past record, if >>>>>>>>>>> he has one. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I don't want to believe there are people who'd shoot a dog >>>>>>>>>> with zero provocation, and I'm guessing a jury might not want >>>>>>>>>> to either. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Wow, pig.  So you've never been on a jury before, have you? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> No, I fail the voir dire.  But in this instance it's the word of >>>>>>>> the victim and only witness against the owners' speculative >>>>>>>> "certainty". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The guy doing the shooting is the one who needs to show his >>>>>>> reason for shooting in the first place. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You don't want to believe that people treat animals badly?  Do >>>>>>> you live under a rock? >>>>>> >>>>>> I couldn't convict the guy based simply on my angry suspicions. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> What provocation justifies killing an animal?  Because unless there ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========