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General Topics => Legal and Activism => Topic started by: wolfwood on December 15, 2018, 06:17:21 AM
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It took JIm 15 years but today the Court ruled in his favor.
https://www.scribd.com/document/395741986/Maloney-v-Rice-Decesion (https://www.scribd.com/document/395741986/Maloney-v-Rice-Decesion)
This is Jim and I after his last court hearing. I am going to take care of the appeal if the State of NY decides to appeal.
https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/48079471_10216234280002511_5358196938434936832_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&oh=e5887af7dc8388eb322a77d72bb7eac4&oe=5CA79589
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I never knew about this case.
You have to wonder how much time and money was expended to figure out that it's ok to own wooden sticks.
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Decades ago, in NC, one of my mother's friends and co-workers was leaving a concert at the Charlotte Coliseum. She'd spent time talking to friends she'd run into after the concert, and the parking lot was pretty empty when she walked to her car.
On the way, she noticed footsteps behind her. Since hers was the only car parked in that direction, her internal alarms started going off.
As she started walking faster, the footsteps behind her also became faster. Running to her car, she quickly unlicked the door, reached into the front seat, and grabbed a pair of Nunchucks.
As she turned, she saw two young-ish males coming toward her. She yelled, "You better stop where you are!" as she raised the Nunchucks. One guy said to the other, "She's got a gun!" and took off running. The other waited a few seconds to better make out what she had and said, "Aw, she's just got a couple of sticks."
She warned him again to leave her alone, but he continued to approach. Luckily, the other guy was too busy running to hear she didn't have a gun.
As soon as he was within arm's reach, she flicked the Nunchucks, hitting him square in the forehead. He went down hard.
She then got in her car, drove to the police station and brought them back to the scene. The guy was still lying on his face unconscious.
The defense attorney argued in court that the woman was trained in the use of that "weapon" and was required to be registered. He was hoping he could leverage a deal to drop/lessen his client's charges by threatening to file for assault with a deadly weapon against my mom's friend.
The prosecutor handed the court a certified copy of a registration form from New York where she did her training, which satisfied the registration requirement for trained martial artists in NC.
The judge looked at the defendant and said, "You're lucky she didn't kill you!" He found him guilty and passed sentence.
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