Motorist shot and killed in road rage incident

[The_Antibubba]

A better headline

"Off-duty corrections officer makes first hole-in-one!!"

 

[Ryder]

It's not hard to see why he didn't drive away. Fear can easily paralyze you. To me this just supports the probability that he really did shoot in fear as he is required to do. Fear hits kind of sudden... Like a golf club.

Three attackers armed with deadly weapons? Lucky guy.

 

[Mannlicher]

The shooter might be faced with civil action at the least. This does not look like a 'good shooting' to me. The guy in the pick up had way too many chances to just drive away, and I don't think being attacked by a guy with a golf club rises to the level of putting someone in fear for their life.

 

[PromptCritical]

My $.02

While I am all for only shooting as an absolute last resort, I also believe in an armed society being a polite society. An attacker should not be entirely surprised when his full house is trumped by the victims royal flush. When you do things you shouldn't do in a civilized world, you should expect the possibility of paying the price.

 

[Bruce H]

I would say that the corrections officer was remarkably calm in this case. He shot and killed the most serious threat but didn't kill either of the two women beating on his vehicle. Based on the news report I see nothing wrong with how it went down. Andersons fuse was way too short. At least he was dispatched without injury to innocents.

 

[Wayne D]

and I don't think being attacked by a guy with a golf club rises to the level of putting someone in fear for their life.

You don't think a golf club can kill someone?

 

[BluesBear]

and I don't think being attacked by a guy with a golf club rises to the level of putting someone in fear for their life.

and I don't think you know much about golf clubs.