Posted on 08/13/2018 12:33:43 PM PDT by servo1969
If that had been me on the ground I would have been in fear for my life.
One would hope that you would not have escalated a parking argument to a life and death situation as this guy did.
Here we go again.
Perfect “shot” there for this situation. Shows how black guy was standing up and turned slightly away when the gun was about to go off.
This could be a hard case to figure. Would have to hear more evidence to fee, absolutely sure this was necessary. My gut is was it was “overkill”.
Florida.....
It will be important to impress upon the jury the concept that human beings are not machines. We don’t make mechanical decisions like, “Danger thread is now increasing distance. Do not take action.” showing up on our imaginary heads up display. Emotions are high and adrenelyn is high.
That’s why, in those old WWII pacific theater movies, you see bullets continuing to hit the water after a flaming enemy plane nosedives into the ocean.
I think it’s overkill, but I understand it. You don’t just change mental modes at the flip of a switch. We are not machines.
An armed society is a polite society. Things like this demonstrate why. i.e. I wonder how it would have gone down if the dead guy knew, from the git-go, that the shooter was armed.
He was out looking for a fight. Lot’s of evidence supporting that. He started THAT particular fight. He got shoved down as he deserved.
Ok, he draws, no issue. But unless the guy attacks, you cannot shoot.
Anyway, I suspect more than a few people here would respond with a shove if you came out of a store and found some guy bullying your wife.
The damned coward made himself the self appointed parking space police. In my experience, that crowd is only slightly less obnoxious than bicycle riders.
So serious question here: does everyone get one free sucker shove to the ground?
“One would hope that you would not have escalated a parking argument to a life and death situation as this guy did.”
I keep hearing this angle. This argument could have been over a piece of gum, or the Yankee game, it doesn’t matter an assault is an assault. I’m not arguing the charges brought upon this guy but I don’t think bringing up a parking space is relevant to anything.
Let’s have a fair trial, hear all the facts, and hope for a fair and impartial verdict.
Or those that won’t get out of the left lane!
“An armed society is a polite society.”
Yeah, except for the guy starting an argument with a woman sitting in a car when her husband walks inside. That wasn’t polite. Part of that polite society quote involves armed people avoiding bickering, arguing, etc.
So true. Left lane slow movers annoy and mystify me.
This clown was certainly no George Zimmerman, but he was still wrongfully attacked. I believe it is 50/50 that he beats the rap.
Not necessarily.
But if you saw some guy screaming wildly at your wife while she sits defenseless in your parked car, you might also be prone to defending her first and then sort out the issues after.
I do. If you're gonna start a fracas that ends in pushing and shoving, you ought to be man enough to respond in kind; not with a gun.
The key part is that you know they are armed.
An armed society may be a polite society, but when politeness doesn’t happen, it gets resolved pretty quickly, and pretty finally.
No, but neither do you get one free shot at the guy who sucker shoved you then backed away.
Watch the entire video, not just a still image. When the gun was pulled, the man had a legitimate fear for his life. But when the trigger was pulled, he did not have that same fear of imminent bodily harm.
The one who started the fight should not be able to claim self defense.
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