Just from the way the Cicciaro family reacted, you can understand why their son turned out to be a punk. That kid actually went out of his way to get himself killed.
Good point.
If someone killed your son or daughter, I think you would have the right to say just about anything you want.
This is a time the shooter would have benefited from living in Texas rather than New York. It looks like he ran afoul of a “duty to retreat” law instead of benefiting from “castle doctrine.”
The way I see it the kid made a move to disarm him. If he hadn’t shot him the kid had proved that the shotgun was an empty threat and he and his friends conceivably could have disarmed the man. Then the shooter had a problem.
The other thing that would bother me is if he hadn’t confronted them then he becomes a prisoner in his own house with who knows how much intimidation to follow.
If he hadn’t confronted them then he might as well have packed up and moved to a “safe” neighborhood. I think this was a bad decision. The paternalistic state promises to protect and leaves you out there on your own only to show up and arrest you when you do protect yourself.
This was a bad call. I’d like to see this guy get off but chances are he is going to have a lot of time to think about it.
i have the same reaction.
if these guys were coming after a family member, i would take it very seriously.
he went outside to protect his family from a drunken mob.