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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
There is no evidence that shows the victim at Applebee's was a bad man.
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Think you missed my point. Those saying the shooter/killer probably saved lives seem to me to think with the details that seem to show violent activity of some kind, gun shots, angry and aggressive and threatening behavior the shooter made the right decision based upon what he was facing at that moment.
Those saying that the shooter acted without cause seem to think it would have been a simple thing to take control of the angry man until police arrived. Like Roy shooting guns out of people's waving hands. Simple. Easy peasy.
In some cases, the old adage "he who hesitates is lost/last" applies. In other cases, the old saying "look before you leap" applies. You can't do both, and you have a terrifying and wild situation and you must choose NOW!
When we try to play armchair judge we do not generally do any damage either way. But when you think you have fallen into a life or death situation and things are happing very fast, you don't the luxury of time to play "what if".
I don't know enough to know what I think should have been the best course of action. I only know what I did in a similar situation long, long ago.