Exercising the Right
Hawaiian Nightmare
A wild story out of Waianae, Hawaii, reminds us all how dangerous people can be and why it’s always good to be armed to protect yourself. Honolulu Civil Beat reported on September 4 that the deadly incident occurred when 58-year-old Hiram Silva, who was involved in a dispute with his neighbor, 42-year-old Rishard Keamo Carnate, drove a large front-end loader into a structure on Carnate’s property and then went on a shooting rampage in which he killed three of Carnate’s extended family members. Civil Beat interviewed a resident in the community, who told the news organization that she knew the families of both men involved and that “it’s just insanity at its peak…. Our community is hurting.”
The dispute arose over a graduation party being hosted on Silva’s property at a tubular prefabricated structure he referred to as the “Silva Dome,” which he rented out to people for parties. The parties would routinely get out of control, leading to complaints from neighbors. Silva would get enraged about such complaints because he saw it as an interference in his business practices. During the most recent party held at the Silva Dome, partygoers were racing up and down the street in their vehicles. Carnate, who was hosting a gathering of his own, went with some of his family members to complain to the partygoers and tell them to stop the dangerous activity. Silva, who owns a construction business, got into a front-end loader and pushed some cars in front of Carnate’s home into a covered carport on Carnate’s property. After damaging Carnate’s property, Silva exited the vehicle and began shooting at Carnate’s family members who were standing nearby, hitting five people and mortally wounding three of them. Carnate was armed, and he pulled out a handgun and shot Silva, mortally wounding him.
Police soon arrived on the scene, and Carnate was arrested. Carnate’s attorney, Michael Green, is adamant that his client acted in accordance with the law and that the shooting of Silva was a justifiable homicide. “This guy had to be stopped before he killed more people…. This could’ve been much worse,” Green said in statements reported by Civil Beat.
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