How do you prove it ? If there's cctv of you flashing your gun and having the guy give over "his" phone, you're in s***. Good luck finding the proof of purchase while you sit in a cell.
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What benefit does the guy in the car have of putting a case against you for pointing a firearm?
Absolutely fokkol
264WinMag I think you did the right thing.
Sorry about all the real sissy replays you got. Seems like a lot of guys will just roll over and play dead. Most of our police members are not so stupid.
Good outcome.
I think you will find that technically 264 had something stolen from him and the perp was then robbed.
Is it like the 10 second rule with food, if you can recover it quickly enough then no questions asked and no harm done?
Law is bizarre, because in a just world the perp would sommer have collected a lekker PK for his effort too.
The thief will most probably want his name to fly around police dockets, even as an accuser.
I would have done exactly the same.
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The guy could say that there was plenty of time between when the incident occurred and when the police arrested him and took the phone and that during that time he put his own sim card in and transferred his files to the phone he stole. It's better to not escalate the situation.
Remember this thread : http://www.gunsite.co.za/forums/show...-total-success!
It's about the guy who drew his firearm and had it on his lap after a car made him and his learner driver stop and he felt threatened.
Even with credible witnesses corroborating his story, he was still put in the cells, and luckily he was a GOSA diamond member with legal support and they got him bail.
Imagine if you had no legal support, and imagine if it was not a clear-cut case ? Maybe it's just me, but I'll not go rambo and start flashing my gun for a cellphone.