We always play the "if game". Especially if we pull our guns and contemplate shooting. "is there an innocent bystander that might get hit?" etc. This case turned out OK for the good samaritan shooter and I am glad it did. The difference between you, an experienced driver and your kids driving the first time is that you play the "if game" and they haven't learned it yet. "What if that car in front stops fast?" We all play the "if game" but not always well, like the two robbers in this case. What "if we get caught" but that couldn't happen.jmra wrote: Now to the rest of your post. I don't play the "if" game. If I did I would never leave the house. What happened is what happened. No ifs about it. True probabilities of an "if" can be found in historical fact. If it is likely to happen it already has happened frequently. The "ifs" you propose are historically a statistical non-event as they simply aren't prevalent in Texas CHL history. If we only focus on the possible negative ramifications of our actions how can we ever achieve anything positive?
This is an interesting discussion, who knows but I might act differently with an adrenaline rush in the real situation. I have been in situations before where I put my life in danger pulling an unconscious man out of a truck leaking fuel everywhere. My wife nearly killed me doing that. But if I had time to think about what I would do I would be looking out for me and mine.