Families of Dead People Don't Like Self-defense

And just because you are or were once an "educator" doesn't give you a free pass for consequences for your actions. Family of former Atlanta assistant principal Abnerd Joseph demands justice

His family, and apparently a lot of people in Atlanta, want "Justice" for Abnerd Joseph. What they mean by that is they want his shooter in jail, despite the fact that in the People's Republic of Chicago, where the shooting happened, it was ruled to be justified self-defense. But don't clutter the issue with facts.

“He was an educator, he was an assistant principal, and he was murdered by a resident in his own condo,” Joseph’s sister said to rolling out. “We’re just trying to get justice for him. It’s been four months since his passing. There’s been no convictions or anything. We’re just trying to spread awareness for him.”

Also, he was NOT in "his own condo." He was in the hallway outside his condo, assaulting his neighbors.

Chicago police said that Joseph was shot multiple times in the chest, abdomen, flank, armpit and ring finger at his downtown high rise after a dispute with another tenant. Joseph later died from his injuries. The tenant wasn’t charged and had a concealed carry license.

Here is what I had to say, back in September of 2023 when the shooting took place. "Role Model" Shot in Justifiable Homicide.

The guy who did the shooting was briefly taken into custody, and then released, because even in Chicago, self-defense is becoming a real thing. (HeyJackass! has the current stats for self-defense in the windy city as 2 killed, 12 shot and wounded, and 2 dogs shot; I don't remember if the dogs survived. I also don't know if the stats have been updated to include this incident yet.)

The bulk of the article really is, "He was a great brother," and "He was a role model to the students."

I searched, but I could not find a follow-up article that discussed anything along the lines of toxicology. He was "yelling incoherently" just before he was shot.

Self-defense is a human-right, even if relatives don't like that fact.

And you can find the stats I mentioned at HeyJackass! As I type this, the year-end stats for 2023 are still up. I imagine that will change to 2024 soon. If you want to see the 2023 stats after the site updates, there is a link at the top of the page for "Past Years" that will get you the historical info.