Yoda
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Before the moderators shut this down, saying, "Just because it involves a shooting does not mean it's TR material," please read on.
There are two points in this article relevant to THR members.
First, the good Samaritan went to his car and retrieved a gun to intervene in a robbery, where customers were being held at gunpoint. After shooting both bad guys, the good guy fled the scene. (He later returned.) Although there has been a lot of advice offered on THR about what to do after a shooting, running away before the police show up has never been one of the suggestions.
Second, there may be a sea change that is now reaching even into California. The good guy was described as a "good Samaritan" in the local media. Given the way things go in California, I would have expected the news to label him a "vigilante," especially after he fled the scene.
Here's the link.
http://www.kionrightnow.com/story/19744662/suspected-robber-dead-shot-by-good-samaritan
Let's talk about the wisdom of running off after saving the day, and the wonderment of the good guy being described in complimentary terms. Heck, we could even talk about how much more effectively the good guy could have responded if he was carrying, but maybe not. He did, after all, win the fight.
- - - Yoda
There are two points in this article relevant to THR members.
First, the good Samaritan went to his car and retrieved a gun to intervene in a robbery, where customers were being held at gunpoint. After shooting both bad guys, the good guy fled the scene. (He later returned.) Although there has been a lot of advice offered on THR about what to do after a shooting, running away before the police show up has never been one of the suggestions.
Second, there may be a sea change that is now reaching even into California. The good guy was described as a "good Samaritan" in the local media. Given the way things go in California, I would have expected the news to label him a "vigilante," especially after he fled the scene.
Here's the link.
http://www.kionrightnow.com/story/19744662/suspected-robber-dead-shot-by-good-samaritan
Let's talk about the wisdom of running off after saving the day, and the wonderment of the good guy being described in complimentary terms. Heck, we could even talk about how much more effectively the good guy could have responded if he was carrying, but maybe not. He did, after all, win the fight.
- - - Yoda