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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore
That's an excellent point and...just made me think of something.
I wonder how those defending the instigator that was pushed down, would feel if the lady in the car...drew a gun and killed the dude looking for a fight (verbal)?
After all, HE was the one that initiated the confrontation, she was a much smaller female and if she felt threatened or that her life was in danger...would it have been OK for her to shoot him?
Why do I get the feeling that the ones now patting the hero-wannabe on the back...would have a whole different perspective in that scenario?  |
A verbal attack in and of itself does not warrant a shooting self defense claim. In your scenario, the woman would be charged with murder, justifiably so in this limited example of her being verbally abused in the parking lot with her boyfriend standing nearby. "What ifs" are scenarios for training on the appropriate use of firearms for defending yourself, and understanding how the law applies in those scenarios, rather than to be used in an attempt to further demonize the original victim.
If the shooter was wrong, he will be prosecuted and if ALL OF THE FACTS that the police have accumulated and the prosecutor has reviewed indicate that the shooting was justified, then the case is closed.