Path: ...!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: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 20:06:42 -0400 Organization: Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh Wgah'nagl Fhtagn. Lines: 164 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> Reply-To: fredp1571@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:06:43 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="fff165c5883f8104731836352de0d048"; logging-data="1016192"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX189d/UgY6++EfcUM2jcmEcv" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.14; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.10.0 Cancel-Lock: sha1:0PwLcvZco0doLQzqs0jy/3PNy5o= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <17c31d7e35cbe777$33223$111488$4ed50460@news.newsdemon.com> Bytes: 7921 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? -- "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