Want fries with that?

[TUKIN18S]

Beef With Burger King Manager Gets Teen Shot

(CBS) NEW YORK A Burger King restaurant manager is being charged with shooting a teenage boy dead after the two argued and the boy spit in the manager's face.

Police say 16-year-old Shaka Walcott and 45-year-old Ronald Johannes had been arguing for more than a week. Police say the teenager returned to the Bronx Burger King Saturday night and was shot several times in the chest by the manager.

Witnesses say Johannes also was injured in the fight and he left the scene while the teen-ager writhed on the ground. Police say Walcott was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. They said Johannes was bleeding from gunshot wounds when he stumbled back to his home, where they arrested him.

Johannes is charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.

Customers at the Burger King, however, said Johannes was difficult to deal with and used to kick them out.

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_316183306.html

Wow, I might think twice about going to that Burger King.

 

[isasir]

Wasn't it BK as well that added pot to the burgers of the police officers?

 

[Brainonska511]

So the manager was also shot by the teenager?

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: isasir
Wasn't it BK as well that added pot to the burgers of the police officers?

Yup.

Johannes is charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.

And how the hell is this guy being charged with murder AND manslaughter? Shouldn't it be one or the other?

 

[jmcoreymv]

Is it normal to charge someone with both murder and manslaughter for the same death?

 

[TUKIN18S]

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
Is it normal to charge someone with both murder and manslaughter for the same death?

Wow, that is wierd come to think of it.

 

[jtvang125]

They said Johannes was bleeding from gunshot wounds when he stumbled back to his home, where they arrested him.

So did the manager shoot himself as well or was he shot by the teen?

 

[BooGiMaN]

arguing for moe than a week....there has to be a point where you just have to ask yourself is arguing over fast food for a week worth it?

 

[pontifex]

there's way too much info missing from that article

 

[Printer Bandit]

Were any of the two African-American?

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: pontifex
there's way too much info missing from that article

Agreed.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
And how the hell is this guy being charged with murder AND manslaughter? Shouldn't it be one or the other?

There is no reason for it to be one or the other. The guy shot and killed another person. A crime was committed. Let the grand jury choose which one.

 

[Nick5324]

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: pontifex
there's way too much info missing from that article

Agreed.

Agree also. The first question is how the manager was shot.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Printer Bandit
Were any of the two African-American?

the young guy's name was Shaka...what do you think?

 

[psydancerqt]

did you watch the video?

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: TUKIN18S

Beef With Burger King Manager Gets Teen Shot

(CBS) NEW YORK A Burger King restaurant manager is being charged with shooting a teenage boy dead after the two argued and the boy spit in the manager's face.

Police say 16-year-old Shaka Walcott and 45-year-old Ronald Johannes had been arguing for more than a week. Police say the teenager returned to the Bronx Burger King Saturday night and was shot several times in the chest by the manager.

Witnesses say Johannes also was injured in the fight and he left the scene while the teen-ager writhed on the ground. Police say Walcott was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. They said Johannes was bleeding from gunshot wounds when he stumbled back to his home, where they arrested him.

Johannes is charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.

Customers at the Burger King, however, said Johannes was difficult to deal with and used to kick them out.

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_316183306.html

Wow, I might think twice about going to that Burger King.

arguing for a week over food?

darwin award?

and why was the mgr charged? couldnt it have been self defense since he was shot too?

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
And how the hell is this guy being charged with murder AND manslaughter? Shouldn't it be one or the other?

There is no reason for it to be one or the other. The guy shot and killed another person. A crime was committed. Let the grand jury choose which one.

Ummm....you obviously read too fast or don't have very good reading comprehension. Why would this guy be charged twice for the same crime? The crime he committed was either murder OR manslaughter.

 

[BobDaMenkey]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze

Originally posted by: isasir
Wasn't it BK as well that added pot to the burgers of the police officers?

Yup.

Johannes is charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.

And how the hell is this guy being charged with murder AND manslaughter? Shouldn't it be one or the other?

I'm glad I'm not the only what who did a WTF on reading that.

This article is missing alot of important stuff, like what the manager is actually charged with. You can't be tried for the same crime twice, even if you're calling it different things.

 

[SpecialEd]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
And how the hell is this guy being charged with murder AND manslaughter? Shouldn't it be one or the other?

There is no reason for it to be one or the other. The guy shot and killed another person. A crime was committed. Let the grand jury choose which one.

Ummm....you obviously read too fast or don't have very good reading comprehension. Why would this guy be charged twice for the same crime? The crime he committed was either murder OR manslaughter.

The guy will obiviously not be convicted of both murder and manslaughter. However when the crime falls along grey lines, you want to leave room for choice.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
Is it normal to charge someone with both murder and manslaughter for the same death?

I think the murder charge is for shooting him, and the manslaughter for leaving him to die. I'm not a lawyer, of course.