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Originally Posted by njbchbum
thanx, ijusluvit. cleared it up...and now i am sure that i don't agree entirely. i will never give up the opinion that it is okay to use deadly force when confronted with the threat of death and a pound and ground beating. i wonder what that juror thinks would have been a 'more responsible way' - just sit there yelling for help while being beaten and maybe killed? hmmm...
as far as responsibility for securing a gun when not in use - yes - responsibility there is a must. my sisters always asked parents if there were guns in their house before allowing a play date - and now their children do the same with their children! but that is a different situation than having your life threatened and being beaten. responsibility there boils down to survival and self-defense to achieve same.
anyone who kills with a gun never forgets it - ask any vet.
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The 'more responsible way' was simply not to have put himself into the deadly force situation. The juror asserts that GZ had the opportunity to do that and chose not to. Again, I'm focusing on what happened BEFORE the deadly incident, just as my example of not securing a gun which may come well before a tragedy.