Yeah, and the other part about him being in fear for his life...
Marine...Fear...
They just don’t go together...Doesn’t compute...
Marine...Fear...
They just don’t go together...Doesn’t compute...
Everybody experiences fear from time to time in one's life.
It's how a person reacts to the fear that defines him/her.
This man reacted like a true Marine. Heroically.
I’ve asked this question before and have been chastised for it. What if, instead of saying “I was afraid for my life” he said “I honestly and sincerely believed my life was in danger”? It removes the “fear” part but (I think) still leaves in the necessary elements for self-defense (?)
Believe it or not, handing over the money was an important act in establishing that the shooting was justified. Since Lowell had cooperated with the robber's demands and handed over his cash, he had nothing more of value to surrender to them. When they ordered him into the bathroom, he had reason to fear (suspect) that they intended to do him harm. That's the fear being referred to here; not "mind-killing," paralyzing fear.
But he also had previously decided on a plan and provided himself with the means to implement it...
The rest is history.