scaatylobo
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What stands out to me from the beginning...is yet another case of using a "hammer" when another tool is a lot better. This fascination with guns as these magical self-defense tools to the exclusion of all else drives me bonkers.
He was already in the car, how about this genius, instead of taking 5 seconds to get your magic gun...why not just shut & lock the door, start the car and slam it in reverse? Aaaand before someone says he was blocked in, nope, he could have backed out easy, he'd hit the car behind him yes, but he could have reversed out to screen left and out of the immediate area. Now he's surrounded by steel and glass in a running vehicle vs. stick-boy and not facing a murder charge.
There was an incident posted on another forum where some nut, out of nowhere, jumps on a car hood, then runs away. Predictably, members staring talking about guns. Sheesh! Just back away! Guess what Option A always was in Executive Protection training (and in practice in Baghdad for my team), turn around, drive away. We had FA weapons, we still drove away instead of fighting.
Almost agree.
After the initial attack,the stick attacker did manage to strike [ and break ] the windshield.
I am not about to second guess the shooter,as I WAS NOT BEING ATTACKED = and I might be in a more comfortable zone with an attack than he.
AND ,they had history which just "MIGHT" have had to do with the attacker being the one with the upper hand in the past.
SO = is it just conceavable that the shooter was injured or hospitalized in the past [ unkowns are not to be judged by me ].
The shooter might also have continued to shoot from TOTAL FEAR, not reasonable to us.
BUT to him it might have to do with the past ----- again.
I am not judging him wrong,but if it were me,I am sure I could have done something else.
BUT --------- it was not me,or you !!.