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I’ve been away for a couple of days and see that some counterpoints have been made.



You appear to be skeptical that people can analyze a situation in real time the same as 20/20 hindsight. There are thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people who do it every day in this country.

My biggest problem with the video is not that the good guy was not perfect, but that a self-professed expert proclaimed the performance to be perfect. Some people who don’t know better rely on that kind of stuff. There is a huge difference between being perfect and getting a “win” (which this was) because you managed to survive through some combination of skill and luck.



I haven’t seen anyone arguing that point. I’ve seen what .380s do and would never say that. In fact, if I am pulling a pistol out of my front pocket, it is a .380. I do know how to use it.



The ability to draw logical inferences from other people’s actions is a good skill to have, especially considering that criminals may lie when questioned about their intentions. When someone is rummaging around in your vehicle as you approach, one might be able to infer at level much higher than reasonable suspicion standard used by police that something criminal is afoot. Of course, other factors that we do not know may have been considered by the good guy and affected his analysis. Were the doors locked? (Locked points toward forcible entry with a tool of some sort.) Was there a deadly weapon or expensive valuables in the vehicle? Is entering a vehicle in that locale a misdemeanor or felony? What are self-defense and citizen’s arrest laws in that locale?

I also do not recall anyone saying that our good guy should have pulled his pistol and made threats just because the person was in the vehicle. One must try to not let being “upset” cloud one’s judgment. That is a heavy lift for some, not for others.



I agree. We all can learn something new every day. It doesn’t have to be self-defense oriented; it could be that tricky situation on the Interstate that we managed to survive. If we fail to analyze, we cannot move forward, and we may not survive the next time. At times there are the things that we totally missed that could have killed us without some luck; better put that in the memory bank for next time. There is always room for improvement. In my own case, I beat myself more than anyone else will.

Y’all take care.

Was the pistol cartridge ever mentioned?

No, but my sense is it was a pipsqueak, .380 at most.

No, but my sense is it was a pipsqueak, .380 at most.

Just because someone survives an encounter, doesn't mean they handled it 'perfectly'.

It's like people who drive and use their smartphone at the same time. They made it to their destination alive...this time...but that doesn't mean they did a great job of driving.

When the show Live PD was on, I was a fan. Many times I would see officers approach a car, house, etc, with their flashlight in their gun hand.
That always bothered me. Well, they made it through their encounters, but sometimes it can be a small but deadly mistake.

If you cannot look at an encounter with a critical eye, you have stopped growing/learning/improving.

None of us are perfect, but that doesn't mean we should stop trying to learn. Even the top tier people constantly seek to improve their craft through training and critical review after every serious response.

If you cannot look at an encounter with a critical eye, you have stopped growing/learning/improving.

None of us are perfect, but that doesn't mean we should stop trying to learn. Even the top tier people constantly seek to improve their craft through training and critical review after every serious response.

What I find interesting is that people actually consider this butterball narrator some sort of subject matter expert on this stuff. The dude speaks like he is an authority on self defense and critiques these videos as if he has years of experiences working the streets. Just another nobody with a camera who surfs the web, reposting videos and then Monday morning critiquing events as if he has years of experience pointing guns at people.

The dude has never done anything more dangerous than slip in the shower or choke on his third helping at the Golden Corral buffet.

And people eat it up.

PT Barnum was right.

This is pure speculation, which people have picked up as fact. Could have just as easily been a J frame Smith with 38 Specials +P, or one of the new micro guns in 9mm. Your speculation contributed nothing, but to egg on the big talkers that talk big about shooting someone, but probably would have done the same thing. Obviously the GG made the right choices and didn't have to kill anyone. I certainly don't want to kill anyone. Anyone that was proponents of the GG killing the BG, could have their advice taken as premeditation murder, if they ever get in the same situation. They are basically saying they think the BG should have been killed pre-emptively. Hence they would go into this situation looking for an opportunity to kill someone.