2013 Free Agents

[Evilgrin]

Originally Posted by Bubba305-ST21-

Chris Rainey waived today. Shanby was said to love him at the senior bowl, scoop him!speedy back would compete with helu

Wow surprising,
Chris Rainey of Pittsburgh Steelers waived after arrest for battery in Florida - ESPN

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Evilgrin

Wow surprising,
Chris Rainey of Pittsburgh Steelers waived after arrest for battery in Florida - ESPN

Let me start out by saying that domestic violence is deplorable and thats what actually happened here. Chris Reiney deserves whatever punishment he gets. I'm guessing she probably took his cell phone so she could go through it because she had suspicions he was cheating or something. She was being "crazy" and he responded like a true scumbag.

But I started thinking about this from a "layman legal" perspective. She stole his cell phone. He used physical force in an effort to get reclaim his illegally stolen property during the theft.

If a random stranger stole your cell phone, wouldnt you be allowed to use some degree of physical force to retrieve your personal property? So why should you not be able to use physical force if someone you know steals your personal property during the theft. They werent married, so its not like it could be viewed as "shared property." Would it make a difference, from a legal perspective, whether you use force to PREVENT someone from taking something WHILE IN YOUR HOME vs. TAKING IT BACK WHILE LEAVING THE HOME. Would it make a difference if it was a brother or friend as opposed to a boyfriend/girlfriend?

Again, in no way am i trying to justify the actions of a repeat domestic abuser. As a practicical matter, the guys a scumbag and we all know it. But from a legal perspective, couldnt it be argued that he was within his rights to use force to reclaim the property as she was in the act of committing a crime?