Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: FPP Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: InstaCart Delivery Guy Shoots and Kills One of Angie Harmon's Dogs Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 09:17:33 -0400 Organization: Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh Wgah'nagl Fhtagn. Lines: 200 Message-ID: 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> Reply-To: fredp1571@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:17:34 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="4769cffffa517bc3c96c716870b8763b"; logging-data="265985"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/eIzq5MI+bP+ZMWcl1gzIf" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.14; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.10.0 Cancel-Lock: sha1:sq3bU6IXPkp0ni1XcX4C3r8ZWJs= In-Reply-To: <17c37b9208850f61$4758$3037545$10d55a65@news.newsdemon.com> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 9808 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 ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========