If he's not able to use lethal force to prevent it, that only leaves him the choice of handing Arbery the shotgun, i.e., handing a shotgun to someone fitting the description of a local felon? Setting aside the lunacy of handing a shotgun to a suspected felon in the midst of a confrontation with him, is it even legal to arm a suspected felon in Georgia?
No, you are leaving out the third choice. Don't put yourself in that situation in the first place.
At the point we're discussing, that's already history. Now take it from there.
Retreat. When you retreat, you are no longer an imminent thread of death or serious bodily injury to the other party, so they can't legally use deadly force against you. If that's not an acceptable option for you, then boo hoo. You shouldn't have committed a felony that put you in that situation.
