Geez, did you even bother to do any research before you posted this?
The red-shirts didn't know about the victim's criminal past when they chased him.
Do you really, honestly think anybody who runs out of a store deserves to die???
Again, nobody's 'defending a thief' - only saying Crappy Tire was out of line killing the guy. That's obvious to normal people - but not to Crappy People.
And why didn't you even bother to read you own story on the Chen case? The issue was the passage of time between when Bennet committed a proven theft, and his return. You seem to have missed the key point entirely.
Besides, read the last line: "The Crown said the decision would not set a precedent, and that it could continue to prosecute such charges against shopkeepers on a case-by-case basis"
You really should do a little reading, before twisting things to suit you purposes.
Nice try, though.
I suppose in Crappy Tire's view, Chen's only mistake was accidentally lettting Bennet live ...