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How about the part at the end of the video where he is still shooting as they are running out the door and down the sidewalk?I think the old man should be charged.
Using too small a caliber and /or to few rounds.
what baffles me is you click on the link and it emphasizes that he prob wont be charged, Seriously what dumb*** would even consider that. What Lawyer would even think they had a shot of convicting this person.
I dunno, ask George Zimmerman.what baffles me is you click on the link and it emphasizes that he prob wont be charged, Seriously what dumb*** would even consider that. What Lawyer would even think they had a shot of convicting this person.
I dunno, ask George Zimmerman.
Seriously though, the guy kept firing after the BGs were out the door and running away. That doesn't pass my test for stopping an imminent threat.
I dunno, ask George Zimmerman.
Seriously though, the guy kept firing after the BGs were out the door and running away. That doesn't pass my test for stopping an imminent threat.
I dunno, ask George Zimmerman.
Seriously though, the guy kept firing after the BGs were out the door and running away. That doesn't pass my test for stopping an imminent threat.
I dunno, ask George Zimmerman.
Seriously though, the guy kept firing after the BGs were out the door and running away. That doesn't pass my test for stopping an imminent threat.
that is the reason i carry 45ACP or at least S&W40 so BG would not be running away and i would not have to shoot them in the backSeriously though, the guy kept firing after the BGs were out the door and running away. That doesn't pass my test for stopping an imminent threat.
How about the part at the end of the video where he is still shooting as they are running out the door and down the sidewalk?
I dunno, ask George Zimmerman.
Seriously though, the guy kept firing after the BGs were out the door and running away. That doesn't pass my test for stopping an imminent threat.
I had that same thought. What if he HAD shot one of them (e.g. in the back of the head while they were running away). This story would be much different, and the old dude would be up for murder. At least, if it happened in MA...
This was what I was responding to:How does Zimmerman relate to this, according to the evidence in his trial he shot Martin as he was on top of him pounding his head off the ground.
And also how did he know the threat was over? One guy had a gun, what was to stop the guy from stopping outside the door and then coming back in shooting?
I think the same thing about them trying to convict Zimmerman.What Lawyer would even think they had a shot of convicting this person.
This was what I was responding to:
I think the same thing about them trying to convict Zimmerman.
I was all good with the guy's actions while the BGs were inside and waving guns and baseball bats around. But as soon as the attacker breaks off and runs, the defense shooting stops.
I was always taught that for self defense, you would only shoot if you perceive an imminent threat of great bodily harm to yourself or others nearby. I can't see how someone running like hell the other way out the door could ever be called an imminent threat to you. Maybe they were taking aim on some random people on the sidewalk while they were running, but I don't think it's likely.
It would be a tough time convincing a jury you were shooting in self defense when the video shows the BGs running the other way.
[STRIKE=line]How dare he bring scary guns around innocent citizens! WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN!?!?
The only ones who know for sure are the people that were there. There's always doubt when looking at videos, and sometimes they don't prove what you think they do. I don't have the link handy, but there was a video used for police training that showed a LE shooting a BG. In the first dashcam view, it looks like the BG was running away. But the second angle showed him just turning from shooting at another officer.i gotcha about the zimmerman thing. As far as them fleeing, ya i guess if they were running away the threat is prob gone, but i look at it like this, how did the old man know that, you can prob youtube shootouts and see men running back what looks like fleeing and instead they are just running for better cover. I have no doubt the guy with the bat was running for his life, but as far as the guy with the gun who knows what was going through his head. I think its safe to assume he was running for his life but he was still in the building with a gun and at any moment he could of turned around and fired a shot. I dont think he fired at them once they had actually cleared the building. I could be wrong