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riversedge

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Wed Apr 17, 2024, 07:07 AM Apr 17

Here we have a man who took the law into his own hands just like GOP Sen Tom Cotton said to do and a woman is DEAD! [View all]

The man was scared. yes!! But he took the law into his own hands. That was WRONG!
And of course he had a gun--ready to use in his hyped up, scared angry state of being!!! damn.




OMG!! This uber women driver lost her life. Was shot 3 times. Was she a mother? A sister? A friend. She looks like someone just trying to make a living--has a bad limp. The man should have called the police. He did wrong






This is the country Republicans want:

An 81-year-old Ohio man William Brock has been charged with murder after he took the law in his own hands and shot and killed an innocent Uber driver he thought was trying to scam him.

Turns out however, all was not how it seemed.

Brock says he had received a phone call earlier in the day from someone purporting to be the court seeking a bond for a family member who had been incarcerated.

The conversation became darker when the person on the phone switched their story and said the loved one was actually being held hostage and they demanded ransom.

That’s when the scammers allegedly called an Uber to pick up money.

That’s when 61-year-old Loletha Hall is arrived to pick up the package.

When Brock arrived to her home, unaware of the scammer plot, Brock shot and killed her.

Brock was indicted on 3 counts of murder, 1 count of felonious assault and one count of kidnapping.

What are your thoughts?

Why didn’t he call the police?

Why shoot her?





It doesn’t help when sitting US senators like Tom Cotton are telling folks to take the law into their own hands. 🤦?♀️



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