There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps
A clear case of felony stupidity. On the part of the screaming little biotch.
Last edited by kaywoodie; 06/19/22.
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Shooter pointed straight at his head, then dropped to center mass and pulled the trigger.
How do you think that will play out in the civil suit (you know there will be one)? Will the argument be that he didn’t shoot him in the head so he wasn’t trying to kill him, or will the argument be that if he had time to change his point of aim he wasn’t in real danger?
Definitely good shoot. You are not obliged to engage in a fist fight with someone because he has decided he's determined to fight you. If you are not interested in fighting, you are permitted the use of deadly force as a last resort to preventing said determined attack. Any attack with fists/feet, etc., can result in serious bodily injury or death, and may be responded to with deadly force. In some states, you'd have to convince a jury that escape wasn't possible (too old, sick, crippled, etc., to be sure you can escape without being attacked from behind as you tried), but in stand your ground states, you are not obliged to convince of jury, or anyone else, of your inability to escape.
This guy should be fine in either paradigm, though, because turning and running would have only exposed him to an attack from the rear. It's great that there are states that don't require you to even consider such a cowardly way of dealing with a determined attacker.
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.”
Shooter pointed straight at his head, then dropped to center mass and pulled the trigger.
How do you think that will play out in the civil suit (you know there will be one)? Will the argument be that he didn’t shoot him in the head so he wasn’t trying to kill him, or will the argument be that if he had time to change his point of aim he wasn’t in real danger?
I noticed that, too. I think he knew that a chest or head shot would be lethal, and a belly shot would be less so, and intentionally opted for the less lethal stopping shot. Most people are uncomfortable with ending someone's life, even that of a determined attacker. The chest would have been the smarter target, though, since it's the best chance at stopping a determined attack.
Certainly fine video evidence there. My inclination would have been a swift kick when he was pulling the shirt over his eyes. With no knowledge of details, will be interesting to see how it plays out.
I bet he thinks twice about going after a person with a gun after this nice experience
Don't think so, he be deat...
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Shooter pointed straight at his head, then dropped to center mass and pulled the trigger.
How do you think that will play out in the civil suit (you know there will be one)? Will the argument be that he didn’t shoot him in the head so he wasn’t trying to kill him, or will the argument be that if he had time to change his point of aim he wasn’t in real danger?
Almost sounds like a “click” when he first points to his head. Then he drops to center mass. Or maybe I’m hearing it wrong.
