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: Wed, 3 Apr 2024 05:59:11 -0400 Organization: Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh Wgah'nagl Fhtagn. Lines: 108 Message-ID: References: <1437748060.733782420.649436.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.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: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:59:14 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5ccd3ca40f145295fb2f48dc9543631c"; logging-data="4054745"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+dm866VlksznnHswBEnd5o" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.14; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.10.0 Cancel-Lock: sha1:UHSoxS5JZyrHreV+7qWQa2CwLko= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 6313 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. -- "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a man’s mind." - OC Bible 25B.G. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ek8kap93bmk0q5w/D%20U%20N%20E%20Part%20II.jpg?dl=0 Gracie, age 6. https://www.dropbox.com/s/0es3xolxka455iw/BetterThingsToDo.jpg?dl=0