Now if he Signed up his house for the parade of homes and was too drugged up to remember, that's one thing, but if those people just thought, "Here's a nice looking house, let's just trespass to get a closer look" he might be within his rights
You’re missing the point. Whether you agree with the law or not doesn’t really matter. He plead guilty. The court system threw out a felony drug charge against him and allowed him to set the terms of his own jail time. Do you think if you plead guilty to threatening a family with a rifle and possession of two pounds of weed, they would toss the drug charges and let you delay your jail time because you had an important project going on at work?
They would not have known one way or the other, unless there was a sign (or lack of one?) that would make it stand out as a home to not approach.
That said, just the act of approaching someone's front door in a suburb isn't really something that warrants being threatened with a deadly weapon over.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say a multi-million dollar NBA player doesn't just live "in the burbs" but has a multi million dollar mansion at the end of a private lane. To get to my house you have to take a half mile private road, so if you show up at my front door you'd better have a good reason. That said, I only chased someone off with a weapon at 0300.
You think if you got arrested for violent threats and possession of two pounds of weed, they’d drop the possession with intent charges and let you dictate the terms of your sentencing?
Your post is misleading. He didn't threaten to "murder a family". This is what I am talking about. The 2 pounds of weed is nothing as well. This is a hyped up charge as far as I am concerned.
What do you call it when you point a gun at someone posing no threat to you? Your opinion on drug laws is also beside the point. How many people do you know who get pulled over with two pounds of weed in their car and don’t get arrested? Assuming they don’t play in the NBA, the answer is zero.
They were on his Property which depending on which state he is in he can legally point a gun at someone who he thinks IS posing a threat to him and his Family.
He wasn't driving with 2 lbs of weed it was in his private residence. Depending on his State that could be illegal. Again, not my point. 2 lbs in the scheme of things now a days is nothing.
You can have up to 6 living plants in California on your Property. That is way more than 2 lbs. Also, Beasley doesn't need to sell weed. He is a multi millionaire.
Many states have Brandishing and Menacing laws, and I'm pretty sure that pointing a gun at someone (or in this case a family) qualifies as making a direct threat. The article says straight-up that he pointed a firearm at them, and if he pulled the trigger, he would be up for murder.
If he thought his family and his own life were in danger it should not be against the law. If the family moved off his property because of his warning than what is the problem?
Proving that an unarmed innocent family (guy+wife+at least one kid) was putting his life in danger would be a Houdini-level trick at best (if there is an actual and credible danger to self or family, the Castle Doctrine kicks in and he defends himself appropriately as long as the state he lives in does not prohibit that.)
Seriously, we both know that was not the case, and I sincerely doubt you could find a jury that would think that way either (which is exactly why he took the apparent plea deal.)
what is the problem?
Chasing off Jehovah's Witnesses, Girl Scout cookie-mongers, the odd innocent family walking to your door, and Mormon missionaries at gunpoint is not only very bad form, but also highly illegal to do in most cities.
You guys are totally missing the point. Remember the McCloskeys of St. Louis? They weren't showing their house on any parade of homes. Those rioters broke down a metal gate to gain access to their property and the McCloskeys were indicted for brandishing weapons.
Wait, were they on his property??
It was a parade of homes.
Downvoted for misleading.
Now if he Signed up his house for the parade of homes and was too drugged up to remember, that's one thing, but if those people just thought, "Here's a nice looking house, let's just trespass to get a closer look" he might be within his rights
You’re missing the point. Whether you agree with the law or not doesn’t really matter. He plead guilty. The court system threw out a felony drug charge against him and allowed him to set the terms of his own jail time. Do you think if you plead guilty to threatening a family with a rifle and possession of two pounds of weed, they would toss the drug charges and let you delay your jail time because you had an important project going on at work?
This is the two tier justice system at work.
They would not have known one way or the other, unless there was a sign (or lack of one?) that would make it stand out as a home to not approach.
That said, just the act of approaching someone's front door in a suburb isn't really something that warrants being threatened with a deadly weapon over.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say a multi-million dollar NBA player doesn't just live "in the burbs" but has a multi million dollar mansion at the end of a private lane. To get to my house you have to take a half mile private road, so if you show up at my front door you'd better have a good reason. That said, I only chased someone off with a weapon at 0300.
Yeh, this is a click bait headline.
How so?
You think if you got arrested for violent threats and possession of two pounds of weed, they’d drop the possession with intent charges and let you dictate the terms of your sentencing?
Your post is misleading. He didn't threaten to "murder a family". This is what I am talking about. The 2 pounds of weed is nothing as well. This is a hyped up charge as far as I am concerned.
What do you call it when you point a gun at someone posing no threat to you? Your opinion on drug laws is also beside the point. How many people do you know who get pulled over with two pounds of weed in their car and don’t get arrested? Assuming they don’t play in the NBA, the answer is zero.
They were on his Property which depending on which state he is in he can legally point a gun at someone who he thinks IS posing a threat to him and his Family.
He wasn't driving with 2 lbs of weed it was in his private residence. Depending on his State that could be illegal. Again, not my point. 2 lbs in the scheme of things now a days is nothing.
Care to test your assumptions? Get back with us after you try to sell 2 lbs of pot at your local PD.
You can have up to 6 living plants in California on your Property. That is way more than 2 lbs. Also, Beasley doesn't need to sell weed. He is a multi millionaire.
Oh, California... I should have guess.
Many states have Brandishing and Menacing laws, and I'm pretty sure that pointing a gun at someone (or in this case a family) qualifies as making a direct threat. The article says straight-up that he pointed a firearm at them, and if he pulled the trigger, he would be up for murder.
If he thought his family and his own life were in danger it should not be against the law. If the family moved off his property because of his warning than what is the problem?
Proving that an unarmed innocent family (guy+wife+at least one kid) was putting his life in danger would be a Houdini-level trick at best (if there is an actual and credible danger to self or family, the Castle Doctrine kicks in and he defends himself appropriately as long as the state he lives in does not prohibit that.)
Seriously, we both know that was not the case, and I sincerely doubt you could find a jury that would think that way either (which is exactly why he took the apparent plea deal.)
Chasing off Jehovah's Witnesses, Girl Scout cookie-mongers, the odd innocent family walking to your door, and Mormon missionaries at gunpoint is not only very bad form, but also highly illegal to do in most cities.
"Proving that an unarmed innocent family (guy+wife+at least one kid)" Where is that info in the post? How do you know it was an "innocent" family??
You guys are totally missing the point. Remember the McCloskeys of St. Louis? They weren't showing their house on any parade of homes. Those rioters broke down a metal gate to gain access to their property and the McCloskeys were indicted for brandishing weapons.
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