I don't see any old men in the article, just two young men.Middle Age Russ wrote:IF the report represents the true facts of the situation, I definitely agree that the agressor got what was coming to him. Hopefully, he'll pull through with a lesson learned the hard way. I have heard it said, "Don't mess with an old man (alas 42 isn't old to me anymore), he'll just shoot you". Guile, training -- Practice, Practice, and Practice some more -- and superior firepower ARE sometimes an ample substitute for youth and fitness, and some young bucks regrettably have to learn that the hard way.
Seriously, I think had they still been at the scene and the guy shot him with OC, then there may have been a question about whether he felt in fear for his life. But, if we have all of the facts from the story, with the YOUNGER of the two chasing him down, THEN spraying him, I feel this was a justified self defense situation.