Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa (Post 814305)

I think the point you make is valid and could be generalized as "never get into a confrontation over a petty issue."

The actions of the victim do not justify the shooting, but it demonstrates the folly of verbal conflicts with strangers. The danger is that the other person may be irrational or hot tempered and armed with a deadly weapon.

In my own experience I saw an argument over an electric fan escalate to a conflict that resulted in the wounding of one man, the death of a deputy sheriff, the maiming of another deputy, and the death of the man who shot the deputies.

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Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 814317)

To understand where I'm coming from: I'm trying to look at the situation objectively rather than subjectively loaded-down with emotion. Emotion tends to obscure rather than claify.