Two gas station owners feuding...one is killed

@estherlou (5015)
United States
November 18, 2007 11:12am CST
In Detroit, two rival gas stations owners have been fighting for about 8 years. One would lower the price, and the other would get mad. It came to blows and one brought a baseball bat with him to the fight. The other went in and got a gun and shot and killed the other man. How crazy is that? A feud ends in someone getting killed and the other will go to jail. What a waste. http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/14617174/detail.html
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10 responses
• United States
9 Dec 07
I wonder if they still care about the fuel prices now?
@healer (1779)
• India
19 Nov 07
The more we have the more we want is how the saying goes so rich people are never happy. Anyway this is also a very funny story to me as how come they have very big business but so narrow mind. I think they had some personal problems from before which led into such situation in the end. Anyway now both of them have a place where they suit, i feel pity for the one who got killed. We are living in a crazy world so lets also be careful and learns lessons from such fools.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
19 Nov 07
To bad that a fued had to end that way but they always do. what is bad it was over gas prices. its a wonder if there arent more fueding going on the way the prices keep going up on gas and I am like my sis in law how are people on fixed incomes going to keep warm this winter the way they price of fuel has gone up and seems to keep going up let alone gas for our cars. I have an SUV and it is needed most of the time for shopping so we can go once a week and do all our shopping at once. then the only time the other cars are moved is to go to work.
@slickcut (8140)
• United States
19 Nov 07
This is like another Hatfields & McCoys situation sounds like.I do not understand how two grownups could act so childish.Its a known fact that if the gas price would have been the same at each station , each one would have had about as many customers as the other..People do not care, they just want a cheaper price, if both had been the same it probably wouldn't have mattered which station that they stopped at..If i see 2 service stations , same price, i just pull into either one..The owners could have showed a little bit more personality toward their customers to become more popular..The way it turned out they were both losers..When will people learn..?
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
19 Nov 07
Hi estherlou! That is terrible, both has just ruined their lives. As you have just said, one was killed and one will spent probably a lifetime in jail. Why can't people just talk and try to compromise? Why do we have to outdo one another when it will be better if we just give one another a helping hand. I guess, greed and pride sometimes eats you up and wouldn't let you think straight. Take care and have a nice day. :)
• China
19 Nov 07
That's a pity. Why do those people not love the peace? For your life, others are chickenshit but only your life.
• United States
19 Nov 07
That's absolutely terrible but feuding is quite an ancient thing in our country..I wonder what that fellow think he accomplished by shooting the other guy ..Now neither of them need worry about whose price is lower..IT's a sad story!
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
18 Nov 07
That is sad but it really does not surprise me. People can be very violent when it comes to money and gas definately falls into the "money catagory" Have you heard the saying "Where your heart is, there your money will be also" I guess this just proves it
@blackbriar (9075)
• United States
18 Nov 07
Will be 2 less gas stations price-gouging now. The 4 stations here in my town just do the usual price-war thing. One will raise- price-gouge -in hopes the others will follow suit. Unfortunately for the leader, he's the one that ends up bringing the price back down cause he loses customers fast when they all wait in line for the cheaper gas right down the street.
• China
19 Nov 07
it is so bad to hear this news. I think that money is the most killer in this world. it also refelect the gravity of the humanity. Why the people can't treat each other friendly. What cause such problem, is it our society? I am not sure of it.