the local prosecutor wanted the death penalty for thompson but knew it would be an uphill battle because thompson was never convicted of a violent crime. that was about to change. on december 28th, 1984, 19-year-old jay lagarde, his sister mimi, 16, and younger brother, 12, went to super dome for a college basketball tournament. after the game, as they were getting in the car, an african-american man jumped into the backseat, pulled out a .357 magnum and said, i m taking your wallet, i want your value abouts. he was instructed to drive away but instead did something brave or stupid and deliberately caused a car accident. the carjacker then leapt forward with the gun and jay turned
the local prosecutor wanted the death penalty for thompson but knew it would be an uphill battle because thompson had never been convicted of a violent crime. that was about to change. on december 28, 1984, 19 year old jay la guard, his sister mimi who was 16 and their younger brother who was 12, went to the superdome. after the game, as they were getting in the car, an african-american man jumped into the back seat, pulled out a .357 magnum, said i m taking your car, i want your wallet and your valuables. jay was ginstructed to drive awy from the superdome, rather than do that, he did something brave or stupid and deliberately caused an accident.
the local prosecutor wanted the death penalty for thompson, but knew it would be an uphill battle because thompson had never been convicted of a violent crime. that was about to change. on december 28, 1984, 19-year-old jay lagard, and his sister who was 16, and their younger brother, who was 12, went to the super dome for a college basketball tournament. after the game as they were getting in the car, an african-american man jumped into the backseat, pulled out a .357 magnum and said i m taking your car, i want all your valuables. jay deliberately caused a car accident. the carjacker then leapt forward with the gun and jay turned around and met him, and they had
and thompson with murder. the local prosecutor wanted the death penalty for thompson, but knew it would be an uphill battle because thompson had never been convicted of a violent crime. that was about to change. on december 28, 1984, 19-year-old jay lagard, and his sister who was 12 and his brother went to the super dome for a college basketball tournament. after the game as they were getting in the car, an african-american man jumped into the backseat, pulled out a .357 magnum and said i m taking your car, i want all your valuables. jay deliberately caused a car accident. the carjacker then leapt forward with the gun and jay turned
and that s what s critical to me. i shoot all the time, and i m always trying to shoot better than i did last week. it s relaxing. you re out with friends. it s fun. there s a dark little genie in all of us, i think, that wants to pick up a gun, point it at something, and blast away. this is a new springfield arm 9-millimeter with a 19-round clip. you know the reasons i like guns. i don t own a gun, but i like holding them. i like shooting them. a glock .22. it s chambered in a .40-caliber. there is something compel, an eerie rush, an unholy sense of empowerment feeling the warm glow of these heavy iconic shapes in your hands. get off my lawn, you kids. that s a .357 magnum. it s an eight-shot revolver. bigger kick on this guy. a little bit. you just can t help silently mouthing make my day or feeling lucky, punk.