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Subject: Re: InstaCart Delivery Guy Shoots and Kills One of Angie Harmon's
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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 18:09:01 -0700
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On 4/4/2024 8:28 AM, moviePig wrote:
> On 4/4/2024 6:08 AM, trotsky wrote:
>> On 4/3/24 1:22 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 <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> 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.
>>
>> You're confused.  Try "not enough provocation."  A dog growling isn't 
>> reason to execute it.
> 
> "Not enough" is much more subjective than "zero".
> 
I have the feeling the dog was walking up to the InstaCart person 
looking for a scritch or petting.


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