DigitalDrifter
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Bwahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa ! About time one of these little pricks got what was coming to him ! Too bad the intended victim didn't aim for his head.
'Point 'em out, knock 'em out': Brutal game ends when assault victim fires his concealed handgun
more : 'Point 'em out, knock 'em out': Brutal game ends when assault victim fires his concealed handgun | MLive.com
'Point 'em out, knock 'em out': Brutal game ends when assault victim fires his concealed handgun
The game was called "point 'em out, knock 'em out," and it was as random as it was brutal.
The object: Target an innocent victim for no other reason than they are there, then sucker punch him or her.
But on this day in Lansing, there would be no punch. The teen-age attacker had a stun gun. He did not know his would-be victim was carrying a legally concealed pistol.
The teen lost the game.
Last month, more than 400,000 adults could lawfully carry hidden handguns in Michigan. Thats one in 17 men and women 21 or older, more than since records have been kept.
An MLive Media Group investigation found that crime numbers continue to drop across Michigan, even as police ranks decline. Some see the seemingly contradictory trends as proof the proliferation of concealed weapons is deterring lawbreakers.
Marvell Jarome Weaver 1.jpgMarvell Weaver faces up to two years behind bars after attacking a random victim with a stun gun.
Evidence is largely anecdotal such as the Lansing case. The victim chose not to be interviewed until the case is resolved. He also fears a possible break-in from those who know he has a gun.
But 70 pages of police records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act shed light into the reasons some people carry, and what can happen.
I wasnt sure if it was a knife
The 17-year-old in gym shorts approached his target. The 28-year-old Lansing man was waiting for his daughter at her school-bus stop at REO Road and Ballard Street.
It was May 29, and a nice day. Temperatures would reach 79 degrees. It was partly cloudy, fairly gusty.
The teen had two friends nearby - dropped off by a third friend in a van after they scouted their target. They knew what Marvell Weaver was going to do. They had discussed it.
Weaver approached his victim from behind, a black KL-800 Type Stun Gun in his pocket. It is capable of generating 1.8 million volts.
more : 'Point 'em out, knock 'em out': Brutal game ends when assault victim fires his concealed handgun | MLive.com