Store owner found not guilty of murder in 2023 killing of Black teen in South Carolina

[Eman623]

Too bad Chow isn't black. Then the black racists here wouldn't care.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

No, he needed them to supervise him and prevent him from illegally carrying a firearm.

We see many white kids die from drug overdose are you saying they were unsupervised.

When a white kid who comes from a 2 parent home goes into a school and kills folks, does it mean they were unsupervised?

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Too bad Chow isn't black. Then the black racists here wouldn't care.

Neither would you white racist, you would still love it that a black kid is dead.

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

Yep, white jury, black kid.

I see no info about jury composition. What is your source? Post it.

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

I gave the OP a laugh emoji because he doesn’t appear to know many facts of the case. He also posted an irrelevant article that did not discuss case basics.

He appears to be lazy and a zealous racist.

 

[Hafar1014]

“He didn’t have a gun when he was shot and running away.” At a certain point, he had a gun. Which Law in the South Carolina statute are you referring that applies to this case?

As for “Laws do have meaning and you can’t just ignore them”, you might want to apply that to Federal Immigration Law.

Try and stay on topic.

The threat must be imminent. That means going to happen right now. No gun in his possession when shot and running away. In store video shows the gin never presented.

Stand your ground there must be no means of escape. You dont escape when one is running away from you.
Proportionality.

If the gun was presented inside the store castle doctrine would allow use of deadly force.

1. Key Legal Principles

• Reasonable Fear: The threat must be imminent, and your belief that you are in danger of death or serious bodily injury must be both subjectively honest and objectively reasonable (i.e., an ordinary person in the same situation would react the same way). [1, 2]
• Stand Your Ground: You have no legal duty to retreat from an attacker, provided you are in a place where you have a legal right to be. [1, 2]
• Proportionality: You generally cannot use deadly force to protect mere property unless there is an imminent threat of death or great bodily harm to you or another person. [1]

2. The "Castle Doctrine"
Under South Carolina law, your "castle" extends beyond your home to include your vehicle and your place of business. If someone is in the process of unlawfully and forcibly entering (or has entered) your dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle, the law presumes you have a reasonable fear of imminent danger. This entitles you to use deadly force against the intruder. [1, 2, 3]

 

[Eman623]

Neither would you white racist, you would still love it that a black kid is dead.

Hate is a drug. Get your daily fix today?

 

[Carl in Michigan]

The only underage kids who can carry a gun are white kids

He was carrying an illegal gun. Hes black. Not white

 

[JWBooth]

Life is hard on thugs. Not many survive the training.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

I gave the OP a laugh emoji because he doesn’t appear to know many facts of the case. He also posted an irrelevant article that did not discuss case basics.

He appears to be lazy and a zealous racist.

Funny how clowns like you just make assumptions about what happened, bring some facts since you claim I haven't.

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

Funny how clowns like you just make assumptions about what happened, bring some facts since you claim I haven't.

LOL. You claimed a white jury as fact. I asked you to back it up. Post your source.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

He was carrying an illegal gun. Hes black. Not white

So carrying a weapon justifys you being ran down and murdered.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

LOL. You claimed a white jury as fact. I asked you to back it up. Post your source.

I didn't claim it as anything, my opinion is it probably was a white jury. Now what?

 

[Hafar1014]

I didn't claim it as anything, my opinion is it probably was a white jury. Now what?

It was case of jury nullification. Chow was clearly guilty

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

I didn't claim it as anything, my opinion is it probably was a white jury. Now what?

Yes, you did claim a white jury. Your post # 137 reads, “Yep, white jury, black kid.”

Man up, boy.

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

So carrying a weapon justifys you being ran down and murdered.

Yes, being shot is justified when you point it at someone.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Chikei Rick Chow maintained he shot 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back because he was trying to defend his son.

The jury returned the verdict for Chikei Rick Chow. Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back after chasing him from his convenience store in Columbia. He maintained he acted to defend his son.

Defense lawyer Jack Swerling said they’re very pleased with the verdict but also feel for Carmack-Belton’s family.
“My heart goes out to them, but 14-year-old kid should not be roaming the streets of Columbia or South Carolina with semiautomatic pistol loaded and ready to fire,” he said.

Prosecutors and a defense lawyer in closing arguments painted different pictures of the 2023 shooting. Prosecutors said Chow acted in anger because he wrongly thought the teen had stolen four bottles of water from the store. A defense lawyer said Chow fired to defend his son only after the teen pointed a gun at him.

Prosecutors acknowledged Carmack-Belton had a semiautomatic pistol, but they say it fell on the ground during the chase and he never threatened anyone with it. Prosecutors said Chow chased the teen more than 130 yards from the store.

Gipson told jurors that Chow “chased a kid down, shot him in the back.”

During closing arguments, Gipson placed a bottle of water before jurors. Gipson said that Chow “at the end of the day, believed that a human is not more than that.”

Gipson said multiple witnesses testified that they didn’t see anything in Carmack-Belton’s hands and didn’t see him point a gun as he ran from the store.

“Nobody testified that happened that doesn’t have the last name Chow,” Gipson said.

Store owner found not guilty of murder in 2023 killing of Black teen in South Carolina

Chikei Rick Chow maintained he shot 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back because he was trying to defend his son.

www.nbcnews.com

Here we go again, a grown man runs a child down and shoots him in the back over 4 bottles of water they claimed he stole and yet he didn't have any water on him, then he claims the kid pointed a gun at him and threatened his son, but the he never fired a gun and no one saw him threaten to shoot anyone.

I would love to know the makeup of this jury.

I would hope there will be an appeal.

This does not sound right.

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

So the deceased’s death all started when he decided to stick water bottles in his pocket.

Moral of the story: Don’t stick water bottles in your pocket.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Yes, you did claim a white jury. Your post # 137 reads, “Yep, white jury, black kid.”

Man up, boy.

Fk boy, I believe it was a white jury, my opinion.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Yes, being shot is justified when you point it at someone.

How do you know he pointed it at him, no surveillance footage shows that.