He shot someone after instigating a fight with them. Really hoping he gets buried under the prison and gets the book thrown at him. Guy is a legit degen and danger to society.

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    He then refused to pay for his meal costing $371.55

    Did this meal include multiple full bottles of alcohol?

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      There were 2 entrees, which he obviously had himself because nobody would be seen with this guy, and yes, alcohol. But that’s no excuse for this shitbag.

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    For people confused on why he’s going to get BTFO:

    Restrictions on Deadly Force: Deadly force is generally not justified if the defender was engaged in criminal activity, provoked the conflict, or if the aggressor had a legal right to be present. Historically, Tennessee did not permit deadly force solely to protect property.

    He provoked the conflict, then shot the guy.

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      I don’t see where it says he provoked it. The quote from Eatherly says the other guy swung first, and I don’t see anything contradicting that.

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        I think it pretty much did, though perhaps the article has been updated since you posted.

        Eatherly, 28, turned his body “in a bladed stance” toward Fox and reached for a firearm in his jacket pocket, after which a “physical altercation” happened, the warrant said. Eatherly fired his weapon and Fox was struck multiple times, according to the document.

        The physical altercation occurred after Eatherly settled into a fighting stance and grabbed the gun in his pocket. It seems like that was be the provocation for the physical fight. Even with it being Tennessee, and Fox being black, it seems unlikely that a jury will find that Fox provoked the altercation verbally and justified Eatherly using lethal force.

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      Nah, he’s gonna get the book thrown at him. He used a firearm in a fistfight after instigating it.

      He has a history of bucking up to people and trying to start fights to illicit a response. He’s screwed if he doesn’t take a plea deal.

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        That is all true.

        He also tweeted about his premeditated his desire to kill a black man and claim self-defense.

        But he’s also a white MAGA man in Tennessee, accused of trying to kill a black man, who did fight back.

        I would be very surprised if he gets the book thrown at him.

        You should expect him to eventually escape with few consequences, at least don’t be surprised if that’s what happens.

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          Or, he’s a dumbass and makes the other racists look bad, so they throw the book at him and claim they aren’t racists. Using this conviction as cover the next time they strip away rights from minorities.

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            Or they let him off, creating more case law to let themselves and their failsons off when they go and do a racial murder.

            They know the court of public opinion is separate from the actual power behind legal mechanisms. They don’t need to hide their racism, the stripping away rights of minorities is supported locally, by the state, and backed up by the federal government.

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              No, the clansmen in power use the cops for their enforcement, not randos who try to kill people in the street, outside the courthouse.

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              I’ve seen very similar scenarios play out.

              It’s a case of lawful evil vs chaotic evil, the lawful evil likes the motives of the chaotic, but cannot abide the chaos. Attempted murder, in broad daylight, in front of the courthouse, with a posted comment talking about his plans for murder. This guy is going to be made an example.

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                That’s a good take. Putting themselves in situations where they hope they can find an excuse for violence (Rittenhouse) or parading around in Nazi uniforms and body cams hoping to provoke a response so they can play victim/self-defense are two of their most popular tactics currently and have been tolerable to the system even if it’s obvious what they did. This one wasn’t smooth enough to play the game and isn’t enough of a somebody to get a pass.

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      Idk, shooting at a courthouse tends to bias the judges against you. I wouldn’t be shocked if you’re right, but I’d be at least a little surprised.