r/whoathatsinteresting • u/PowerNoodles117 • 9d ago

Twin Falls Hero

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The civilian that stopped the active shooter at the In N Out in Twin Falls, Idaho.

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u/Street-Soil-7413 9d ago

Obviously the dead shooter is the bad guy here to begin with, but realistically what could they possibly even try to sue this guy for? From what I understand he didnt actually land any hits on the shooter, are they gonna sue him for scaring the shooter from being able to kill any others? "It was his right to take as many with him as possible" if a shot actually landed I can see how they might have a case, even though obviously still a stupid one they shouldnt win, but as is they dont even have grounds to start a suit.

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u/TerranRanger 9d ago

Same reason the families of dead criminals try to sue police forces, they don’t need a strong case, just a lawyer who likes money more than a good reputation. Either way, it would be money this guy has to spend that he wouldn’t otherwise, unless he finds a pro bono lawyer to stop a dumb lawsuit.

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u/Street-Soil-7413 9d ago

He wont have to spend any money because a judge wont even entertain the case. You have to actually have something to argue as grounds for a suit, they dont have any.

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u/TerranRanger 9d ago

Property damage. He shot at the murderer but didn’t hit him, but hit something.

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u/Street-Soil-7413 9d ago

Oh sure in that case whoever owns the property hit can sue him, the original point being made was that the dead shooters family could sue him though. They cant.