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Racist yells slurs and punches a FedEx driver. Dies when punched back.

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NoName999

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Timothy Warren was driving his FedEx truck through a verdant neighborhood in Portland, Ore., when the man he would soon kill screamed that Warren was going too fast.

Warren stopped his truck. He was exhausted, he tried to explain to Joseph Magnuson that day in late September, and just wanted to get done with his work.

Magnuson was unrelenting and hurled numerous aggressive insults and racist slurs at him.

That was something Warren, who is black, could not abide.

He stepped out of the truck, and both men yelled at each other.

Magnuson took a swing. Warren swung back, connecting a single blow above Magnuson's left eye that sent him tumbling to the ground.

Magnuson, 55, briefly lost consciousness, then died later that evening.

Prosecutors, however, have decided not to charge Warren, 41, with a crime. He did not intend to kill Magnuson and acted in self-defense during the Sept. 26 incident, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said in a memo released Monday.

Magnuson's death from the fall was precipitated by "extremely poor health," a medical examiner concluded, and the punch itself was not fatal, Senior Deputy District Attorney Adam Gibbs wrote.

Warren was within his legal right to challenge Magnuson's "racist vitriol," Gibbs noted, and said that Warren's decision to confront Magnuson — rather than ignore him — was not legally significant.
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Oh no, what a tragedy.. This isn't the way... something... kinda.. don't really care.... anyone want nachos?

Actually stand your ground if old
 
Slime

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Maybe things are finally starting to turn around

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ILikeFeet

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Manu

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Prosecutors, however, have decided not to charge Warren, 41, with a crime. He did not intend to kill Magnuson and acted in self-defense during the Sept. 26 incident, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said in a memo released Monday.
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Good. Dude should probably go into hiding or something though. Some very fine people won't be happy about this.
 
Prolepro

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I expect this thread to not last long.

Youre not gonna hear anything out of me.
 
Powdered Egg

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Don't start none, won't be none (!). Between this and the missionary story there's some cosmic karma running about. Colonizers and racists, mind ya'll business.

In before "This will only make his mourning children hate Black people!"
 

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Fair enough. This has even less violent intent according to the law and how we classify police shootings as self defense. It was an accident but far from murder.
 
Loxley

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Good on the driver for confronting that asshole and defending himself, and good on the courts for clearing him of any wrong-doing.
 
Skunk

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So the headline should've been:

Sickly weak racist idiot provokes and attacks dude who professionally lifts heavy shit for a living. Outcome as expected.
 
Sho_Nuff82

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Warren was within his legal right to challenge Magnuson's "racist vitriol," Gibbs noted, and said that Warren's decision to confront Magnuson — rather than ignore him — was not legally significant.
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Tried to tell ya'll that "fighting words" is a thing. Do NOT square up with someone and call them out of their name unless you're ready to throw hands.
 
Gundam

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Yeah. Don't be a racist fuck that thinks they can get away from punching somebody without consequence.
 

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The Fedex driver just wanted to be done, but then he delivered the most important package of all.

Glad the justice system stood with him.
 
Fat4all

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how long until the "all this joy over a human dying :((( for shame, era" posts come in
 
Truant

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A black man not prosecuted for defending himself? What universe is this and where do I sign up?
 
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