Former Saints DE Will Smith Shot and Killed
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65fastback2plus2
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this.
erod
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Happens all day every day in small pockets of the country. We just don't hear about it because it goes against the political machinations that rule the desired narrative.
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New Orleans has always had issues like this, especially after Katrina. Even when the crime numbers dropped slightly, it's still above national average. It's still a violent city far too often, which is sad, because there is some beautiful scenery there and amazing food with a lot of people who have their hearts set there.
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Hurting, yes. Spewing truth, hardly.
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...uld-make-things-worse-for-will-smiths-killer/
On the surface, the FOX 8 headline that a “new video shows possible hit and run before [Will Smith] is killed” may be interpreted by some (including Hayes’ lawyer, possibly) as a bizarre sort of justification for the decision of Cardell Hayes to chase down and shoot Will Smith. The reality is that the video doesn’t make the situation any better for Hayes; if anything, it makes things worse for the shooter.
Images obtained from surveillance cameras show what appears to be Hayes’ Hummer H2 being followed by Smith’s Mercedes SUV. At one point, the Hummer stops abruptly, resulting in contact from the Mercedes.
The Hummer then pulls to the side, the Mercedes speeds away, and the Hummer quickly gives chase. According to the video posted by FOX 8, the shooting happened roughly a block and a half away, in a spot where the Hummer reportedly rammed the Mercedes so hard that it was thrown into a car in front of the Mercedes.
The man representing Hayes seems to be trying to weave these facts into the apparent self-defense claim.
On the surface, the FOX 8 headline that a “new video shows possible hit and run before [Will Smith] is killed” may be interpreted by some (including Hayes’ lawyer, possibly) as a bizarre sort of justification for the decision of Cardell Hayes to chase down and shoot Will Smith. The reality is that the video doesn’t make the situation any better for Hayes; if anything, it makes things worse for the shooter.
Images obtained from surveillance cameras show what appears to be Hayes’ Hummer H2 being followed by Smith’s Mercedes SUV. At one point, the Hummer stops abruptly, resulting in contact from the Mercedes.
The Hummer then pulls to the side, the Mercedes speeds away, and the Hummer quickly gives chase. According to the video posted by FOX 8, the shooting happened roughly a block and a half away, in a spot where the Hummer reportedly rammed the Mercedes so hard that it was thrown into a car in front of the Mercedes.
The man representing Hayes seems to be trying to weave these facts into the apparent self-defense claim.
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And most of them have weapons, so its always good to have some yourself to protect yourself, your family, and your property (although I wouldn't just shoot a guy trying to steal a bicycle).
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I think the Hayes' attorney has his work cut out of him if the video is a big part of his defense. Smith's SUV barely touches Hayes' Hummer after Hayes jerked his vehicle to a stop. Then Hayes followed the Smiths so closely that he shouldn't have any trouble recording their license plate number for the police to deal with. Immediately afterwards, Hayes slammed his Hummer into the Smith's SUV. To me, motive seems very premeditated.
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No question Hayes' attorney has his hands full...
But Smith IMO purposely bumped Hayes' Hummer. That's no excuse to shoot the Smith, but in this day & age to purposely bump another vehicle (And obviously something premeditated the "bumping"), you're just playing with fire because you have no idea who has a firearm in their vehicle and is undisciplined enough to use it for something as minor as this.
As soon as I saw the "bump" I thought "Dude, why in the name of all things holy would you do something like that and escalate a bad situation?"
Very, very bad decision on Hayes' behalf.
But a bad decision on Smith's. That moment of "I'm not letting him get away with this" was costly.
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Heard Police are saying Smith had a loaded handgun in his SUV, but it was not fired and looked like Smith never attempted to.
LocimusPrime
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Witness heard Smith threatening Hayes. Stand your ground law in Louisiana, you not have to retreat. Stand your ground and negate the danger.
He will get off.
He will get off.
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He shot Will Smith 8 times, 7 in the back. He also shot Mrs Smith 2 times. The attorney for the Smiths' said that Mrs. Smith was shot first.
There's self defense and there's shooting someone 8 times.
http://www.theneworleansadvocate.co...oner-will-smith-received-eight-gunshot-wounds
This case is crazy. The damn conspiracy theories convinced me at first.
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No way he can claim self-defense after shooting Smith's wife first, then shooting Will 8 times. Self-defense my ***.