BAD FORM: Stolen Wallet Dropped After Victim Shoots Fleeing Robber

By John Falkenberg

BIBB COUNTY, AL — A man fired upon a robber while he was fleeing and had already dropped the wallet he had stolen, reports The Telegraph.

Macon resident Martin Tolbert was ambushed by a man who had a cloth covering his face and another covering his hand, saying “You know what this is.”

Tolbert was armed, but instead of drawing the weapon to confront the attacker, he just gave him his wallet.

Then he decided to pull his firearm.

The robber turned and ran, and Tolbert opened fire on him as he was running away.

The robber had thrown the wallet down about 100 feet from where the robbery occurred, and it does not appear that any of the four rounds connected, according to reports.

Folks — you cannot, cannot, cannot do this. Ever. At all.

The robber is no longer a threat once he turns and runs — unless he is threatening to shoot on the fly, which is not unheard of.

If you shoot and take the life of a man running away and no longer presenting a threat, it is very possible that when you get pulled into court — and you will very likely get pulled into court — when …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation