An eviction-turned-armed confrontation led to the death of a landlady in the Providence neighborhood of Olneyville on Monday, police say.

Landlord thought they could pull a kickdoor and discovered there were consequences. Hope Watson gets off with the most lenient punishment but I doubt RI will let that happen.

  • robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Watson is charged with possession of a firearm after being convicted of a crime of violence, two counts of possession of a magazine that can hold more than 10 rounds, possession of a ghost gun and possession of a rifle barrel of less than 16 inches.

    first one is maybe :yikes: rest of those are fake crimes although he's pretty fucked if that last one is an NFA violation

    • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      i got slapped with violent crime for beating the shit out of someone who called me a slur to my face :shrug-outta-hecks:

    • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      'crime of violence' could just be the bogus crime of resisting arrest that cops like to stack, but yeah

    • SerLava [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Afaik they sometimes count just having a gun in a city as being a "crime of violence" even if no violence ever occurs- it's how liberals say they're stopping violent crime when they stop and frisk black men. Could be anything.

      Even if he hurt someone in the past, he still has the right to defend himself against his armed landlord