Lawyer Reacts to Panama Protest Incident

[@JamesReeves]

As a reply to the people saying “what about the fact that they are blocking the road? What if an ambulance/pregnant woman is in that traffic jam?” in this instance, this would not likely be a viable defense. What many of you are appealing to, whether you know it or not, is referred to as the doctrine of necessity. However, the doctrine of necessity applies to the individual perpetrator, not a “what if” person. In other words, you can’t just shoot someone in the road because there might hypothetically be someone in danger as a result of the road being blocked, there must be an actual danger that you are aware of in order for that to apply. I know that people blocking the road makes you angry, it makes me angry, too, but at the end of the day, engaging in mental gymnastics to justify shooting people we don’t like is counterproductive. As far as the elements of the doctrine of necessity: “The defendant must reasonably have believed that there was an actual and specific threat that required immediate action. The defendant must have had no realistic alternative to completing the criminal act. The harm caused by the criminal act must not be greater than the harm avoided.” To oversimplify, if this guy had three people in the back of his truck who were going to die if he didn’t get through the roadblock, then he could justify shooting two or three of the people blocking the road, but only if there was no other alternative. I don’t think that this man met the standard to raise the defense, but I suppose we will see when all the facts come out.

[@randomdude4505]

Also, by shooting someone, John Hammond further delayed traffic.

[@treytison1444]

How bout the necessity of "I would like to get where I'm going"

[@Grooove_e]

@@treytison1444 by saying "I would like" you nullified the "necessity"

[@Adones09]

I agree, with almost everything you said and I'm not trying to argue, but how is shooting a protestor standing in the road justify "saving someone"? A life for a life? This is like that question of standing at the Railroad switch, with a baby on 1 track and a man on the other track.

[@JamesReeves]

@@Adones09 but what if one of those people got on the railroad track voluntarily and was breaking the law in doing so, versus the other person being on the other railroad track because they fell and broke their leg? The point is, if you’re in a situation where one person or another has to die, I’m willing to bet that a jury is going to buy a necessity defense if the blameless person had to choose between himself and someone who voluntarily put themselves in such a predicament. Again, doesn’t apply here regardless, but there’s a clear answer to your question.

[@thebeez9487]

It never ceases to amaze me that when someone produces a gun everyone else just stands around like no big deal.

[@mongol33t]

its fake...

[@westcoastplinkin6559]

It's Panama bro, they see much worse down there lol

[@thomasbeirne8213]

No, they don't. I'm actually surprised he had a firearm, gun laws in Panama are worse than New Jersey 🤑. If he's an ex-pat, and not a Panamanian citizen, he be screwed on that alone.@@westcoastplinkin6559

[@pauljenkins6877]

I live in Panama about 20km from where this happened. (I am not a Panamanian.) I was stunned by the lack of reaction by the protesters/victims. Guns are quite uncommon here, which I would have thought would cause more people to be shocked by the appearance of a weapon.

[@AFNBarbosa]

not only that, people actually dare the person with the gun to shoot, its mind boggling

[@leagueofotters2774]

It stuns me at how people feel so safe arguing with some guy waiving a gun around.

[@rainman2222]

Edit: Nobody believes me something I find hilarious. Believe what you want 🤡🤡🤡 Fun story when I was volunteering in Ukraine (completely non-military I should add) some Ukrainian soldier pointed his AK at me and started yelling at me in Ukrainian. Freaked out everybody I was with, one girl started crying however it didn’t phase me whatsoever because I was so comfortable/complacent around guns. I would’ve yelled back at that guy if I spoke his language, despite common sense guns don’t intimidate everybody

[@wouterx333]

@@rainman2222 Ok, but surely after he caps a guy right next to you, you started backing away with your hands up...

[@wouterx333]

@@rainman2222 "You can tell when someone is going to shoot you." I'm sure there's 2 dead guys in Panama who had that exact thought.

[@Gas-Stn-Sushi]

@@rainman2222I’ll take “shit that never happened” for 500, Alex.

[@JRock3091]

Commies aren't known to be brilliant.

[@petertimmins6657]

I have lived in Panama, this time, since June 2010 (I was here from Dec 92-Jan 99 as a US Army Service Member). This guy is not an American. He is a dual citizen by birth because he was born in the Canal Zone, but he has always lived here in Panama. His actions have shocked this entire Nation. It is all people talk about. EVERYONE is in complete shock at what he did and how he comported himself while doing it and immediately afterwards. This is so far beyond the types of things normally seen here that no one can even get close to understanding what he did. He appears to also be politically connected here, so people are already preparing themselves for him to get, at most, a slap on the wrist. There is already talk here about giving him home arrest, which is legally allowed for age of illness, but not guaranteed. There are also reports that he is/was one of the attorneys for the mining company these protests are about. Whether or not that is true I don’t know, but I wouldn’t be surprised. It will be interesting to see what happens in this case.

[@flaco5581]

I was in Panama in the 70s it certainly seems to have become civilized since I was there.

[@MickeyD2012]

You REALLY can't understand why this guy did what he did? It seems pretty obvious to me. Not saying it's good, but I get it.

[@Drengr-Wulf]

If none of yall can get close to understanding then yall are so detached from reality u might as well call urself insane

[@shoot-n-scoot3539]

Many South of the Border have a "manyana" attitude. If it's unpleasant or difficult, it will be done tomorrow. Everyone is shocked at this man taking care of the problem "right now".

[@veganvvarrior]

@@MickeyD2012 how do you get it? Someone blocks the road to protest global destruction of the environment, so you start blasting because it is mildly inconvenient?

[@rafaelz1580]

Panamanian here: 1. Owning and carrying guns is legal in Panama 2. Protests are wide spread in the country against both climate impact from a huge mining operation and the corrupt government ways that sold land to a private company so those were not only “climate protestors” but also against the government. 3. Protests had now impacted from hospitals to water supply and food 4. Laws in Panama state that there should be similar forces involved in self defense, so using a gun against an unarmed non threatening person is definetly a big no no. 5. Most panamanians aren’t used to seeing or interacting with guns, it is usually a peaceful country so my best guess is that the people there didn’t believe that it either was a real gun or that he was going to use it, still pretty dumb to risk it but i want to give a bit of context. Just my 2 cents

[@christopherbrice5473]

The right wingers and boomers in this comment section are bloodthirsty and foaming at the mouth. They don't care what the victims stood for.

[@ivanmonahhov2314]

6. This guy was once prosecuted for illegal firearm possetion

[@Herb-o]

I hate that this people are labeled as "climate protestor" because they are not just that. Plus I have seen a lot of ignorants comparing them to the crazy climate activists in other parts of the world.

[@ColinTherac117]

@@Herb-o They should not be considered protestors. They are terrorists holding people hostage via roadblocks without detours.

[@randolphvictorconstantine7765]

I see... So your country has no laws against alarm and scandal, harassment, arbitrary detention and illegal protests?? Guess now we know why he shot them... Your country needs to make better laws so shit like this don't happen to people.

[@Dragonwolf920]

Given his age and what he said to the people in his car i dont think he really cares if he goes to jail or not, he lived a full life

[@The_Novu]

He got house arrest. Too old to put in prison.

[@greenman360]

@@The_Novu that's actually amazing. I see that as an absolute win, then.

[@Foche_T._Schitt]

​@@The_Novu You normally go to jail, then prison. He hasn't gone to trial yet.

[@Rob_F8F]

​@@greenman360It just happened. House arrest is a possibility but that case has not be resolved yet.

[@BW-zb2pd]

Certainly sent a message….and not just how he feels about these clowns

[@bertroost1675]

This man doesn't give a crap. He's ready for the consequences.

[@kyleg8928]

I thought of the movie “Falling Down” circa 1993

[@OntarioBearHunter]

yeah these ecotards are getting away with what you and I wouldn't.. this guy was not giving any fuqs.

[@fleatactical7390]

Saying from a T-shirt: "The older I get, the less 'life in prison' means to me."

[@DavidNefelimSlayer]

Yep. All out of give a damns, give a sh1ts, and give a fux. The man needs to be on a T Shirt.

[@Rob_F8F]

He throws away being rich and retired in Panama to clear a traffic blockage? Check out the big brain on this guy.

[@m444ss]

notwithstanding actual crimes committed, arguing with a guy that just pulled a gun is pretty stupid

[@Stand_watie]

Ken is my hero

[@fleatactical7390]

These protesters are not the best and brightest. Look at the idiots who epoxied their hands to the roads in Europe - they're facing possible hand amputations now. Or these clowns in this video who were likely being paid to protest. If any of them had two brain cells to rub together, they would have cleared the road, let him and a few others pass and then blocked the road again later. Instead, they kept flapping their lips... it looks like the first person shot was the woman who was trying to get past the guy in the red shirt to confront Ken. Not the sharpest knife in the kitchen.

[@Rob_F8F]

What's stupid is throwing away being rich and retired in Panama because you couldn't keep your temper.

[@sharpe52312]

I pointed that out and someone said I was a coward. This is why these people keep getting shot at protests. They think they are larping in an action movie.

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

What's even stupider is playing in traffic to begin with. FAFO.

[@Mikeycambovideos]

when you carry a glock in your pocket, and not a holster, it already means you dont give a flick anymore about consequences

[@JohnKlopp]

So he didn't have a pocket holster?

[@MaddieLivingston42069]

@@JohnKloppfuck no

[@jason200912]

@@JohnKlopp that would require two hands to draw.

[@yongyea4147]

@@jason200912 no it doesn't. I pocket carry and I quickly draw with one hand. You wouldn't know because you don't pocket carry daily. Educate yourself before you try to educate others.

[@jason200912]

@@yongyea4147 then say the brand of pocket holster you use

[@GetToDaChoppa50]

"your honor, my client says he did it and pleads 'who cares'. we move to dismiss all charges"

[@traumajock]

you get my vote for top comment

[@kittydaddy2023]

Nice.

[@MSaleh-vy8rr]

John Hammond was just struggling to get to Jurassic Park. My man has to deal with his dinosaurs breaking loose and facing protesters blocking his way to work.

[@dobridjordje]

Lmao

[@jelanitarik7423]

😂😂😂 IKR

[@frankbutta9344]

“Tax lawyer move.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@thomasbeirne8213]

I had a buddy who was a tax lawyer in NYC, 30 some years ago. Former SDNY prosecutor. I can totally see Lenny doing something like this. R.I.P. buddy😆

[@ryanwilson6036]

"High billables, low chillables." got me 😂

[@Matrixghost1286]

His favorite film must be Falling Down - “CLEAR A PATH, YOU MOTHERF*$&! CLEAR A PATH! I’M GOING HOME!”

[@IsaacLarrier]

In the videos available, he says in Spanish to one of the victims: "¿Tú quieres ser el primero?" ("Do you wanna be the first one?"), which shows some recklesness when producing the gun. Other thing: He was already convicted in 2007 for illegal posession of arms. Seems that, actually, he had this Glock under an expired permit.

[@gorkyd7912]

Backed himself into a psychological corner in which he had to prove that he would indeed shoot someone by doing just that. Probably justified in his own mind by the fact that doing so may put more respect in the minds of protestors for the people they are antagonizing.

[@MarvinCZ]

Recklessness? That to me shows clear intent, premeditation.

[@turnermd1302]

I do not support or condone what he did but that picture of him shooting the gun with the shell case flying is the hardest pic of all time

[@scaleworksRC]

'GTA 6 load screen' hard

[@MarkSmith-xp4nh]

Damn, he looks like he has remorse, but then you can see a little "you son of a bit#@" in it.

[@PierreMontgomery]

Its up there

[@ryanpenrod1859]

Yeah an old fat man who lost his temper is the "hardest picture of all time" You're a silly little person.

[@intorsusvolo7834]

Time magazine worthy

[@JamesReeves]

POLL: Was this self-defense? (You will be able to see the results after completing the poll) www.surveymonkey.com/r/8XGN553

[@ryanthomas2374]

Not guilty by jury nullification

[@gruntymunky4082]

ALAKA-BLAM. FAFO.

[@nfaisnfgay]

@@ryanthomas2374the term prosecutors have nightmares about

[@ryanthomas2374]

@@nfaisnfgay I AM THE LAW! That is what i scream in court.. ya they dont let me on juries for a reason.

[@jake9705]

I've only watched your video about this incident, James, and have not read anything else about the incident. Going off this one, soundless video and your analysis, the shooter: 1) clearly is the aggressor, 2) clearly committed murder twice, 3) clearly acted irrationally and disproportionately, and 4) should have known better as a lawyer. Audio from the incident, with faithful translations, could change my opinion IF someone other than the shooter makes a serious threat. Until then: I'm voting guilty A.F.

[@peterfuentes5893]

My pops always said don't argue or fight with elderly men because they lived their lives and at that point, they don't care about consequences. So I don't argue with old men, especially the ones that point guns at people.

[@jason200912]

In other words. Put all your faith into congressmen to tell you how to live your life. Theyre as old as it gets

[@peterfuentes5893]

@@jason200912 I’m not a faith type of guy.

[@billeastwood597]

nah@@peterfuentes5893

[@joejones9520]

it' best and normal to never argue with anybody; we pay police so we dont have to argue with anyone.

[@jason200912]

@@joejones9520 what if a cop wants to argue

[@maddog7012]

"CALL AN AMBULANCE!!, But not for me.."

[@dsxz]

literally that guy lmao

[@carlosnievas1220]

Make reservations at the morgue! But not for me!

[@fleatactical7390]

Hahahaha! I remember that!

[@Grooove_e]

Winnie the bish!

[@shanekhiu9884]

*Call the Funeral Service 😂

[@pauljenkins6877]

I am a non-Panamanian living in Panama, about 20km from where the shooting happened. This was clearly a homicide, since there was no indication whatsoever that the shooter was in imminent fear for his life. That said, tempers are running very short after nearly three weeks of blockades by people protesting a Canadian copper/gold mine. In the western part of the country, food, fuel and medicines are running short. Critical items like chemicals for water purification plants are being flown in on an emergency basis to avoid the loss of potable water in places. Things where I am are generally ok, although I spent three hours last week driving from Chame, where the incident happened, back to my home 20 km away. The response by the government has been generally weak. Last year, they caved in after a couple months to similar tactics protesting the high cost of living, so the protesters assume they will ultimately get their way.

[@pauljenkins6877]

@@Scyldcynn My understanding, having seen the relevant law in Spanish, is that for convicted people over 70, the judge has the option of ordering house arrest rather than prison. Whether that is likely in this case I have no idea.

[@KwarterCraft]

Though I completely sympathize with his frustration, this is open and shut murder. Carrying a firearm means taking every possible attempt to de-escalate and remove yourself from conflict. He did the opposite.

[@EWTHeckman]

He did not create the conflict, the environmental cultists did. The conflict they created was one he could almost certainly not remove himself from unless he could somehow turn his car around, which does not seem likely. That said, they did not create a deadly level of conflict requiring the use of lethal force. He escalated the level of conflict to deadly, which means he should expect to face charges. On the third hand, when people create a public conflict like these cultists are doing, law enforcement has a duty to end that conflict by removing the illegal traffic blockades. The use of force to do so is entirely legitimate, even up to the use of deadly force if the level of resistance makes it necessary. The refusal of the police to carry out their duties made an event like this inevitable. It can be argued that the police get their authority to act from We the People, and if they refuse to exercise that authority in the face of criminal behavior then it becomes necessary for average citizens to take back the authority normally delegated to the police to end that criminal behavior.

[@DannyGruesome]

@@EWTHeckman no no matter what mental gymnastics you do you cant just come up to an already tense situation with a BRANDISHED FIREARM and say you are deescalating anything. Thats not how the truth works my friend.

[@The_Raven_1025]

@@EWTHeckman, there was no threat to his life. Use of lethal force was excessive. It's murder. Try and justify it all you want but you sound like someone that just wants an excuse to end another human

[@MorningGI0ry]

@@EWTHeckman”environmental cultism” is when someone doesn’t want a mineral company stripping natural resources for minimal compensation

[@euanmorrison11]

@@EWTHeckman Why do Americans view the rest of the world as some sort of domain of the 2nd Amendment. It is a different, sovereign nation, with a different legal structure and values. The imposition of American values on a decidedly different legal structure is absolutely mental and arrogance of the highest degree.

[@seth-fw9hf]

The question we all want the answer to is....did the road open after?

[@Rob_F8F]

Ken left two dead bodies in the street, so I would say....No.

[@crockagaterx5996]

At least there was a good reason for the delay afterwards.

[@Elversonfox]

@@crockagaterx5996lmao 😂 fowl 😂

[@Elversonfox]

@@rmk_1amen!

[@89laxbro]

@@rmk_1bro

[@exodus1977]

I don't even see a basis under US law for him to assert self-defense. Brandishing for minutes on end doesn't lend itself to an "imminent" fear defense.

[@chubbyboo2218]

they held him against his will ... thats kidnapping ... there were more of them than him ... its not murder since they initiate the kidnapping

[@Stand_watie]

They were committing multiple manslaughter by Panama sun.

[@adamschrader328]

He is too old to fight.

[@st3vorocks290]

@@chubbyboo2218 I don't see anyone stopping him from going back to his car and turning around and going the other direction. If he wants to argue that being stuck in traffic constitutes kidnapping or unlawful detention, we will see how that one plays out in court.

[@mgreenesco9955]

​@@st3vorocks290not traffic, they are unlawfully stopping his free movement.

[@jeboccuzzi10]

Brandishing or threatening someone with a firearm is never a good idea. It comes out of a holster for immediate use to stop a deadly encounter.

[@adamschrader328]

Well, He survived.

[@st3vorocks290]

@@adamschrader328 objective #1: Don't get killed Objective #2: Don't go to prison. If you fail Objective #2, 99.999% of the time it is your fault and you belong in prison.

[@glasstactical3566]

Drawing a firearm doesn’t mean you have to use it, the poster above is a moron.

[@ranndomundead9112]

at 77 i dont think he really cares about good ideas.

[@Rob_F8F]

Honestly, he may be demented. It was a whole series of poor choices that he made which ended in shooting two people.

[@mrytber8899]

the time wasted of those people in traffic that they can never take back what he did may not be right and legal but is very much understandable.

[@grassman8770]

imagine arguing with a pissed off guy with a gun in his hand

[@sullathehutt7720]

That's how you know greenies are robots and not people.

[@TheTuttle99]

The number of people with complete lack of self preservation is astounding.

[@singular9]

Imagine 3 big guys walking up with sticks to argue with a guy with a gun and try to call a bluff that it's a fake gun

[@morticiaheisenberg9679]

Yep. If they don't even care about their own lives, why should we?

[@tuomasholo]

This confirms my hypothesis the cameraman never dies.

[@kendellholloway7661]

Im loving the new content but, WE WANT MAILROOM!!!

[@AndyCigars]

Hear! Hear! I have a fever...and the prescription is TFBTV MAILROOM. ...or at least so says my physician, Dr. H.O. Person

[@MrErichonda30]

Yes

[@Hotlog69]

I'm sure it's coming. Just needs to clear through quarantine and police dog.

[@DannyGraves1775]

From what I remember of Panamanian Self Defense laws... Our Pistolero here is up shit creek, without a paddle. [edit after reading the news articles] Old geezer is 77, and unlikely to ever see the inside of a prison; according to Panamanian Newspapers, they'll probably place him under house arrest.

[@adamschrader328]

Yeah, but it sux worse for the other guy.

[@kirkbradford5765]

Mayb if law enforcement were actually doin their jobs things of this nature would not happen! Sometimes it takes balls & a stomach to do the things that actually need to be done & sometimes stupid people learn the hard way!!

[@The_Novu]

Yeah they said the same thing and he got house arrest. He's not a threat or anything he's an old guy who is fed up with these stupid climate hippies getting in the way of normal people's lives.

[@fleatactical7390]

@@Jason-fm4my But as the OP states, he probably won't. Will you have to talk to your therapist about that?

[@suspectxxxl2980]

Yeah but logically, being a threat shouldn't be paired against actually receiving consequences for shooting someone unlawfully. These climate activists were going about it the wrong way, sure i agree with that, but you can't just shoot people you don't like, or who annoy you. By giving him some actual punishment, it would've atleast set the precedence that 'no, you can't go shooting people who tick you off.' Just my two cents.@@The_Novu

[@kenmarchlenski4477]

This is another Failure of the Police to do their Job! The Police are supposed to be the ones to "interfere" with such junk as Stopping traffic but since they were not to be found (again), Mr. Crazy Civilian felt he had to DO it himself and that's where "Crazy meets Crazy!"

[@bdof1]

Easiest open and shut case of all time. You CANNOT make the choice to escalate the situation if you’re a CCW owner. Even if they did end up attacking him to the point where he felt his life was in danger, he would still get charged because he created a hostile situation. And no, this obviously isn’t the same as the Rittenhouse case, lol. I don’t even want to hear that comparison.

[@darksideblues135]

State failed to remove the protesters and as such created the situation. This is open and shut. The state caused the issue and because the state failed to uphold the social contract, these kind of things will happen. I don't see Ken just shooting random people. I bet if that road wasn't blocked, he wouldn't have killed anyone that day.

[@mikew3194]

Now that you say that, what made the rittenhouse case different? He intentionally went armed to a protest he was opposed to. This guy was just exercising a right to travel on public roads, I assume.

[@J_Un1t]

@@mikew3194the difference is you can legally carry a rifle openly, and rittenhouse did not point or brandish that firearm until he was in fear for his life by aggressors. This person entered a situation without inherent danger to himself and then pulled a firearm out and pointed it at them. They difference in those two scenarios is quite large. Again, this is all assuming we are talking the US and state law matters as well. But if you listen to the qualifications given In this exact video, you should be able to line up the ways they are different

[@MJKeenan30]

Open and shut until the jury gets to vote. The jurors use the roads too. I would not be surprised at all if he gets off.

[@h1tsc4n40]

​@@mikew3194rittenhouse was in a state where open carrying a rifle is legal, and did not brandish it until he feared for his life, and also tried to escape before using the weapon, thus showing an attempt to deescalate.

[@waspahh33]

I get the impression this isn’t the first time he’s shot someone

[@A13U53D]

blocking the road like that should be a crime as they are unlawfully detaining at the very least and at most holding everyone in their vehicles hostage

[@thomasbeirne8213]

They are bringing attention to the fact that the Panamanian government, without public input, allowed the expansion of a Canadian copper mine into virgin jungle. It's their country, they're pissed. And here, here is the attention. So he's helped their cause, cuz I certainly agree with them. And I'm a lifetime Republican, gun owner and veteran. (to stop the snowflake attack) 😆

[@ScottyBennitone]

@@thomasbeirne8213 they shouldnt be blocking highways there partner. Since there is never any ramifications for their actions, blocking busy highways, which put thousands of lives at danger , maybe if more highway things like this happen, more less likely it will happen int he future. See what Im saying.

[@thomasbeirne8213]

What would you do for what you believe in? Nothing? Research why they were protesting.@@ScottyBennitone

[@ScottyBennitone]

@@thomasbeirne8213 protest, but not in the mddle of a gd public road.

[@robgrey6183]

@@thomasbeirne8213 Says the guy who doesn't have to get to work.

[@CalebH-u1u]

I'm guessing 2nd degree murder charges against old Ken

[@starkparker16]

Plus negligent use of a firearm. He didn't try to use the sights at all.

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

@@starkparker16in his defense, they weren’t needed judging by the shot placement

[@CaptRR]

Yeah, he is pretty much screwed. Also looks like he is "gringo" in Panama, so its going to be even worse, you will not get any sympathy from a Panamanian jury.

[@YeeLeeHaw]

The fact that the had his booger finger on the trigger throughout the entire thing is 100% proof he's a tax lawyer. He should be charged for that one alone.

[@snackette]

Hes definitely the aggressor. Even if you make the argument that the protestors initially started the "altercation", he did not meet their aggression with an appropriately equal or reasonable aggression.

[@damiangrouse4564]

"equal" like what? set up a barricade going the opposite way...BTW, theres no "reasonable aggression", by the time you get to aggression a lot of switches have been flipped.

[@TheKlamminator]

"So I started blasting"

[@Roadiedave]

Props to whoever took that pic. Got the brass in the air and everything.

[@ytmndan]

2:30 - That seems to me to be a dangerous double standard. If you have a lower burden of proof if you kill someone than you do if they survive, then that would discourage people from stopping once the threat is neutralized and encourage them to continue shooting until the threat is dead. That ain't right.

[@Albus_Rex]

Your Honor, My client says he did it and pleads "Who cares?" We move to dismiss all charges.

[@sawyer4981]

The amount of times he points the gun at his own foot with his finger on the trigger lets you know he really just doesn't give AF 🤣

[@jelanitarik7423]

😂😂😂

[@BruceWayneOfOz]

He was Reasonably Pissed, but Unreasonably Reacted to the situation.

[@ShelliG]

What would’ve been a reasonable reaction that would’ve resolved in his favor?

[@becketw7867]

Not killing two people and then likely spending the rest of his life in prison?

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

@@ShelliG This is the thing no one is willing to answer for a reason. If the law stops being enforced, why is anyone so surprised or upset that an otherwise law abiding citizen chooses to break the law?

[@mattcavanaugh6082]

I'm stunned everyone was so nonchalant about a guy waving a gun around with his finger on the trigger. Not even much of a reaction after he pops someone. Just another day in Panama?

[@sullathehutt7720]

Because greenies are robots. Not people.

[@jeepguitargod]

Its Panama....

[@Fgway]

The real world outside the bubble, there life is still cheap

[@CosmicFisherman]

That’s what government control and a lack of inalienable liberty does to a society. It turns people into mindless sheep that need to be herded by the state or they just stand around staring into space.

[@singular9]

Guns are illegal in Panama and they thought it was fake. 3 big dudes surrounded him with sticks and he shot one to prove a point.

[@SKIPWOOD-UA777CAPT]

with a firearm... why is HE moving anything??? they put it down... they pick it up and stop blocking the road

[@EsteVatoLoco]

Since he brandished a weapon without evidence of threat, the protesters would been to defend themselves using a firearm or by whatever means necessary. I think if they had offered him a donut or a pastry he would have calmed down.

[@liamroarke7991]

One reason I don't think a jury would buy his self-defense claim: Yes, he was outnumbered, I don't think we ever see exactly how many people are there, but if he was in genuine fear, he'd have been postured up in a shooting stance from the get-go.

[@CaptRR]

He also wasn't backing up, and trying to get out of the situation, he was just arguing, pulled the gun and shot them. Add to that he is a "gringo" in Panama so he is pretty much screwed legally. that being said the protestors are scum as well, screwing other people for their own cause, so no sympathy their when someone snaps.

[@ColinTherac117]

Fear should have zero bearing on the matter. He and all the other motorists were being held hostage on the road by eco terrorists. He had every right to use escalating use of force, including deadly force after other means had failed.

[@jimmyhvy2277]

A Man with nothing to lose .

[@CaptainKedah]

so if he had nothing to loose, where was he trying to go that he had to kill someone for ??? as we know ,he left in the back of the Police Car, Remember he is going in a Foreign Prison were "Real Nothing to Loose Local Thugs Prisoners " are. You gonna hear that he was Raped by 10 Prisoners and the Guards didn't do anything.

[@townsville69]

By Body language alone - Victim 1 - I'm not moving you'll have to shoot me. Ken - fine, ok (BANG !) Victim 2 - You'll have to shoot me too. Ken - Ok, here you go (BANG !)

[@jacksonnra1856]

"I can do this all day guys..well between 9 and 16 more times depending on which mag I grabbed this am."

[@MrLeoAtrox]

I'm not a lawyer and I don't know what the laws are in that place; but I consider forcibly blocking a highway to be a "violent act." It's a use of force to stop and, in some cases, illegally detain others. Since I consider that the first violent act, that would make the protestors the "aggressors," if that's applicable. They have the right to protest; but they do not have the right to use force to obstruct, intimidate, or detain others. All that said, without the context of what was said to the man, I don't know if brandishing his firearm would be "reasonable," regardless of who is technically the "aggressor." There didn't seem to be any risk of personal injury to the man, or to another; but we don't have any audio clues as to what was being said. Certainly, the shooting itself seems to be unjustified. There does not appear to be anything which would cause him to have "reasonable fear ..." there. (Edited for spelling and to address the shooting itself.)

[@wesd3370]

This guy should very likely go to jail for a long time… but this also points out one of the reasons that the police shouldn’t put up with protests that block roads.

[@rmax2]

Lesson here is you really don't want to piss off old guys, he's 77 and doesn't give a damn about prison, he'll get food and health care.

[@the_bane_of_all_anti_furry]

he probably wont eat bettwe then in an retirement house same for medicament. only good thing is that the shower soap people will just discard him. nobody likes rotten meat except a carrion....

[@paulryan7745]

He would definitely have legal problems based on US law. What's more noticeable to me is that all these protesters continued to obstruct the guy after he brandished his gun, then I didn't see much running or moving away from him after he shot somebody. I can't understand the mindset of that, I would think the protester would at least think to themselves to maybe let that guy be and bother someone else who seemed less dangerous.

[@thomasbeirne8213]

Perhaps they believed in what they were protesting. The expansion, without public input, of a Canadian copper mine into virgin jungle.

[@AlexDenton0451]

I think they had balls to not budge. To be honest, if you're protesting something, never giving an inch is a move that shows you're dead serious about it.

[@thomasbeirne8213]

Never served, huh?@@vancewalton6438

[@joelmclamore1898]

So folks are slow to recognize danger.

[@joelmclamore1898]

​@@AlexDenton0451dead being the word

[@Elversonfox]

Carbon isn’t going to reduce itself

[@waltersobchak6546]

Thank you, James.

[@mitchculpepper738]

I guess he could be charged with littering if he didn’t pick up his brass but anyone dumb enough to argue with an old guy holding a gun is obviously insane! After 77 years of seeing what the world has come to, he decided to tip the scales in the other direction. Took out two morons and retires to club fed! Win, win situation!

[@ecoop20]

Based on the video I've seen, I don't think this would qualify as a justified shooting. There may be circumstances that are not contained on film that we are unaware of, but strictly going off of the footage it appears he is in the wrong. He does, however, have a great one liner. He's reported as saying before the shooting, " this ends here. "

[@jake9705]

"This ends here." He was referring to his own freedom.

[@CtrlAltRetreat]

He had some great lines. Joker described it best though. "That is a man with no f-s left to give and someone to whom a life sentence is largely meaningless."

[@adamschrader328]

He probably meant paying for his health care and his taxes.

[@cryingdemocrats1460]

Oh well don't play in the streets. Now he has helped stop this foolishness from happening again for the rest of Panama.

[@Rob_F8F]

​@@cryingdemocrats1460He has stopped the proteats for a week in exchange for his rich retirement in Panama. I salute him for jumping on the grenade and keeping the streets free of protests for a couple of days.

[@derekneu6524]

Bravo James for the level headed synopsis of this. There is a lot we don't know. What was the actual protest about? Was this mining company going to level a neighborhood to mine there by bribing the local government with no compensation to the people who live there, or was it a single tree that they wanted to save? Either way, use of deadly force was obviously not warranted.

[@hypsyzygy506]

It was a protest about a Canadian company being given a 20-year licence to develop an open cast copper mine in a rainforest.

[@wotanjugend974]

Crazy how the consensus in the comments is that its the darn commies protesting to take away our freedoms as if not wanting to destroy every last but of wild nature makes you a commie

[@quinn3334]

Canadian mining company trying to start a huge operation

[@ColinTherac117]

When someone is holding you hostage, it is absolutely correct to use escalating force to free yourself. The eco terrorists were holding dozens of people hostage on the road with their actions.

[@strictlyformyninja]

As a self defender, gun enthusiast, and 2A advocate, I see my firearms as a shield 🛡 not a sword.

[@torg2126]

If you think there's a substantial diffrence between the two, you have never been asked "how does the grass taste, little man?"

[@aledrpepg]

@@torg2126 I feel like you're speaking from experience. Takes one to learn from eating grass Takes another to see someone eat grass and not eat it themselves.

[@mikewallace8087]

What you see and what the jailers see makes your vision unimportant sfn .

[@aledrpepg]

@@mikewallace8087 I'm implying, you're seeing someone's ass get kicked. You then proceed to not repeat what the ass whoopin was for. Where the hell does jail come in to play.

[@UncleFjester]

Hey Masked lil Ninga, what is a self defender? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinbrown9831]

The poor guy, cruising along listening to Van Halen then gets stopped by this riff raff. All he wanted was dos cervezas por favor.

[@kevinmacan2262]

He presented the fire so he would not be assaulted!!!

[@danlauer9676]

How long will it be before someone puts this to Van Halen's "Panama"? I'd watch it.

[@KSH243]

I remember when Reginald Denny stopped for protestors too.

[@sevensixtwobyfiftyon]

Ray Charles could see this coming.

[@scotsasnett]

Life in prison at 77 doesn't seem that bad

[@Rob_F8F]

Life in prison at 77 might not seem that bad if you are poor and living in a place that is already like a prison (nursing home). This guy was a US lawyer who retired to Panama. He was with his girlfriend when this happened. Life is prison for him is going to be a horrible twist on what he thought his last years would be like.

[@Americandog83]

He made his choice and I’m sure he is still happy with it. News flash don’t block the fucking road if you want to live.

[@Rob_F8F]

@@Americandog83 You really think he's happy with his choice? Did he give up his comfortable life for something he believed in or did he give up his comfortable life because he lost his temper. He might think he's happy so the choice he made isn't the tragic, stupid decision that it clearly is. He wasn't some anti-climate warrior carrying out his chosen mission, he was a retiree who was stopped and thought his gun would clear the way.

[@MrChriiss..]

What a way to find out😥

[@DbBoomstick]

How do you still just walk around slowly after your buddy just got shot next to you?? Braindead

[@andystampfli9127]

If an unlawful detainment is kidnapping why isn't this self defense? He wasn't free to travel so hes being held against his will. You can stop kidnappers at all costs if you're the one being kidnapped. And you only have to convince 1 of 12 of that

[@AndyCigars]

Old dudes are dangerous cause they've lived their life and got not much left to lose. Tread lightly.

[@awesomeopossum4632]

It seems more likely to be the exposure to leaded gasoline and lead paint, he definitely had that near geriatric lead stare

[@Robert.Smith6969]

@@awesomeopossum4632 They had lead and now we have fluoride, the cycle continues

[@Rob_F8F]

This guy is a US lawyer retired to Panama. He has a lot of lose.

[@StagFabulous]

Whoever was taking the photographs was on point. The pictures of this guy were kino as shit.

[@fleatactical7390]

There will be a movie about this guy in a few years I bet

[@Shadow__133]

There is one already: Falling Down.

[@draghicistefan1984]

Well, the crazy grandpa is going to spend the rest of his retirement in prison. Congrads, gramps, you are a real f-ing genius.

[@michaelsanchez8457]

"The power of Glock compels you!"

[@kuatojones6950]

Id imagine a place like panama has really bad prisons but they also take bribes and hes a lawyer so maybe it works out for him.

[@thndr_5468]

Legally hes gonna go to jail. But at the same time blocking roads should have consequences

[@jimv8957]

not death for protesting, get real

[@mitchellskaterjanes808]

Who's stupid enough to approach somebody with a gun after he told you to get away from him and clean up your mess

[@matrix3509]

People who are confident that daddy government is sanctioning their actions.

[@roblegeny9511]

He is wrong anyone who thinks anything but is wrong. He forced the situation he should not have left his car.

[@mb19842002]

Does he just randomly shoot someone walking by in the background or did they point a gun at him?

[@PaintsvilleLL]

LOVE THIS VIDEO! MORE OF THESE PLEASE JAMES

[@Inspectechhomeinspections]

I think in cases like this, la policia should be charged with criminally negligent homicide for not clearing the road when people are obviously disturbing the peace and committing potentially multiple other crimes. Lack of willingness to enforce laws on the part of the police is leading to acts of vigilante-ism, which should never have been necessary in the first place.

[@nvfacc3569]

You should see the streets. The police aren't clearing these out. It's thousands of protesters across the entire country. This is a little different than the environmental idiots in europe/us.

[@yndsu]

So you are saying that people do not have the right to protest? So based on your logic, should the cops have arrested everyone at the Capitol on the 6th?

[@Inspectechhomeinspections]

@yndsu Washington DC mall area is regularly the site of protests, speeches Etc. On January 6th they were given the proper permits and therefore were not illegally blocking traffic or anything. Blocking a random highway or roadway (1) does absolutely nothing for your cause it just pisses people off that may have otherwise than sympathetic and (2) is illegal under numerous different laws and statutes depending on the location.

[@yndsu]

@@Inspectechhomeinspections are you saying that their permits included invading the Capitol building? Should they all been shot then for numerous illegal things they did, under the numerous different laws and statutes they broke?

[@Inspectechhomeinspections]

@yndsu I never said that the shooting was justified in this case, just that the act of vigilantism legal or not could have been entirely avoided if the police had done their job. I'm not sure how January 6th pertains to this case at all but since you're hung up on it I believe the pertinent issue there is that there have been multiple demonstrations protest whatever you want to call it in the past where people have occupied the Senate Office Building, the Capitol Building just this week they stormed and vandalized the White House grounds and in none of these cases has nor will any prosecutions been pursued because of the ideology of those involved. There are people that committed crimes on January 6th that I believe should be prosecuted for those crimes where they were involved in vandalism or assaults but the vast majority of the people there, peacefully protesting being led into the building and walking around escorted by security, many within the guide ropes taking pictures etc. Prosecuting people that did that or those that simply were there outside protesting on the lawn is just absolutely ridiculous.

[@MetalActual]

I spy with my little eye a WD ACE CARD, where’d the milk carton drop? I demand answers Mr. Reeves 😂

[@marks6072]

People will argue with a guy waiving a gun but they usually back down with a Taser.. Its crazy

[@karlq7798]

If a woman was in a room, the door is blocked by three men. The men will not move to let the woman out. When will it be okay for the woman to do something violent to get her out of the situation?

[@kalasmournrex1470]

The people blocking the road are the aggressor.

[@matteoorlandi856]

What really Surprise me Is that when the Glock came out of the Pocket, the Activist failed to realize that shit was hitting the fan and that the danger was real and It was time to run But they didn't. WTF

[@lordofflys7017]

Never ever mess with an old man he's already lived his life and he doesn't care to end yours

[@C18H19NaO5S]

Juror me : it boils down to the fact that a man chose to have an unnecessary confrontation, which lead to him shooting unarmed people. Clear cut first degree murder. You can’t murder people because they inconvenienced you. Personal note: if you give a shit about the second amendment, you should also appreciate the 1st. If what the protesters are doing is illegal in Panama it is up to the police to take action.

[@Mr.Rebel1776]

As nonchalantly as he dropped those guys, i’d be willing to wager this wasn’t Ken’s first time.

[@BigChiefWiggles]

The lesson here is: dont play stupid games in the middle of a road, you never know who is in the cars you are stopping.

[@lookarabbit2888]

Self defense or not, its reasonable because the roadblock endangers every one on the road, my dude here tried to clear the road block, and made it very clear they shouldnt try anything. Especially in panama which has a high rate of crime, a road block prolly means your about to get robbed or worse.

[@JordoValentino]

I've heard rumors of criminals organizing/paying roadblock protesters through fake non-profits, but I feel like the criminals would just wait for the circumstances to naturally occur.

[@westcoastplinkin6559]

What's worse is where he is heading. One of the worst Panamanian prisons that houses the absolute worst of the worst criminals.

[@weduhpeople8504]

Hey James since finding out you are an actual practicing attorney in Louisiana could you review some ccw legal defense companies and plans? I’m considering switching from CCW SAFE to AOR(Attorneys On Retainer) legal defense.

[@misanthropic4ever]

I assume anyone blocking the road like this means to do me harm.

[@maddog46]

"Hey man nice shot." --- FILTER

[@CGR89]

The older you get, the less of a threat "life in prison" is.

[@scottrousseau297]

All the legal mumbo jumbo aside, the Panamanian wildcard is in play here. They didn't even put cuffs on the dude. He's out in two weeks on a "Aggravated Shenanigans" charge. Disclaimer : I'm am not an attorney.

[@kittydaddy2023]

If the protest was against the government Ken might get a slap on the wrist. Disclaimer: I'm not the Panamanian government.

[@vortexecho72]

Just like my parents used to tell me "keep it in your pants"

[@jamesa3818]

Protestors playing stupid games and winning stupid prizes.

[@jonnyboy9927]

James, maybe it would be a good idea to make a video highlighting the gun rights in Panama and how they compare to the US. Maybe the Philippines as well as those two countries I believe are the closets to the US in gun rights.

[@ytmndan]

Noted for my future retirement.

[@morganstridsberg6723]

You can't murder bots.

[@joshuamasterson7677]

It seems as though the "I'm a big guy what are you going to do old man?" question was definitely answered.

[@MAKiNPLAYZ]

Love this page man- this channel was a good move. Thank you, appreciatecha

[@donsal.t.1765]

They didn't even cuff the guy😂. The lady cop was like oh yeah I prolly should've cuffed him, where are my cuff lenme feel for em.

[@weirdshort_YT]

He's lucky that someone else wasn't carrying. IMH(not a lawyer)Opinion if someone else would have laid him out as soon as he brandished they would have probably been in the right.

[@humorss]

You sure man? I wouldn't. This old gent is making all the sense. I also wouldn't want the trouble. He is not insane and have self control, look at how the police treat him, not even cuffed. Climate activists are so brain washed anti gun they would never carry, if they do, self defense is probably justified.

[@AJohnSmith]

This happened in Panama, go look it up and get back to us on the laws.

[@christopherperrote7780]

It would have been God's justice, that's for sure

[@Velkin999]

Hard agree.

[@gentrydebbie1040]

If This crap happens very often and Police will not clear the highway he might have just had enough ,So are we Going to sit all Day and wait on Socialist Protesters ,You have at it ,I would Come through and Kept Going ,Maby the other Social Justice Warriors will take The Hint .

[@randlecarr3257]

We have a “brandishing” law in WA. This fits.

[@UncleFjester]

You also have car jacking and armed robbery laws in WA too 🤣🤣🤣🤣