Double Maduro
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Master Blaster,
I went back and re-read your post.
Yes, you were putting forth hipotheticals.
Here is another one.
The intended victim puts the car in drive and runs over the youth with the gun. He stops and a crowd gathers. The crowd applauds him for removing a predator from their midst. He lived only a couple blocks away and this would have been prime territory for him to hunt.
Some evidence of the emotions of any crowd that may have gathered is the fact that the intended victim after shooting the bg, stayed at the scene until the police arrived and didn't find it necessary to defend himself from the gathering crowd.
Another scenario.
He put the car in drive and left the area. When he got to a safe place he called the police and gave them a description of the bgs. They knew from previous contact who they were. When they confronted him, the bg, he put down his unloaded weapon and surrendered.
The possibilities are endless and since none of us were there and only have a news report to go on, we will never know what the "BEST" response was. In this case the intended victim did what he thought he had to in order to protect his life. You can't fault him for that, and I certainly don't. However, the way the story is reported, it appears he may have had an opportunity to leave, maybe, maybe not. But again, we weren't there and will never know.
As with all of these reports, there are so many variables and conflicting stories that we, sitting in the safety of our own homes, cannot make a truly informed decision as to the rightness or wrongness of the intended victims actions. We can, however, make an informed decision about the rightness or wrongness of the bgs actions. Not only were they wrong in their actions but fatally stupid too boot.
DM
I went back and re-read your post.
Yes, you were putting forth hipotheticals.
Here is another one.
The intended victim puts the car in drive and runs over the youth with the gun. He stops and a crowd gathers. The crowd applauds him for removing a predator from their midst. He lived only a couple blocks away and this would have been prime territory for him to hunt.
Some evidence of the emotions of any crowd that may have gathered is the fact that the intended victim after shooting the bg, stayed at the scene until the police arrived and didn't find it necessary to defend himself from the gathering crowd.
Another scenario.
He put the car in drive and left the area. When he got to a safe place he called the police and gave them a description of the bgs. They knew from previous contact who they were. When they confronted him, the bg, he put down his unloaded weapon and surrendered.
The possibilities are endless and since none of us were there and only have a news report to go on, we will never know what the "BEST" response was. In this case the intended victim did what he thought he had to in order to protect his life. You can't fault him for that, and I certainly don't. However, the way the story is reported, it appears he may have had an opportunity to leave, maybe, maybe not. But again, we weren't there and will never know.
As with all of these reports, there are so many variables and conflicting stories that we, sitting in the safety of our own homes, cannot make a truly informed decision as to the rightness or wrongness of the intended victims actions. We can, however, make an informed decision about the rightness or wrongness of the bgs actions. Not only were they wrong in their actions but fatally stupid too boot.
DM
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