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: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:38:58 -0400 Organization: Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh Wgah'nagl Fhtagn. Lines: 215 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> <17c4a6733c7c37db$1$3553870$c2d58868@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: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:38:59 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="f14c07bd1c043ae1205005d2e0a70171"; logging-data="1835192"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18g5EANLt/c9s5puBPCnqho" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.14; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.10.0 Cancel-Lock: sha1:mVUfEj0YVPmooCS6tmmt0qU1kPs= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <17c4a6733c7c37db$1$3553870$c2d58868@news.newsdemon.com> Bytes: 10698 On 4/9/24 11:32 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". ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========