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Here's a new version of what Mr. Horn said prompted him to shoot. I would like to point out that remembering things differently some time after a deadly force encounter is all too common and not necessarily an indication someone is lying. It also points out another risk in talking too much, whether to a dispatcher or anyone else. (Note, I'm not saying you should remain mute to the first responding officer, but that's been covered extensively in other threads.)

Chas.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hea ... 30708.html

Whether to use deadly force to defend a 3rd party is a purely personal decision. I'll not give my opinion because what I would or would not do should not have any impact on another's decision. I would suggest that you will have only slightly more time to make that decision than you would if it was your life placed in jeopardy, so perhaps you should decide now.

Also, the difference between a robbery and a murder is measured in split-seconds and somewhere between 3 and 9 pounds of pull on the trigger, so don't expect to be able to intervene somewhere between the robbery and and murder phase.

Chas.

Like Stephan, txinvestigator and Kevin have said, I think he has a valid defense. I also think this is a textbook example of what I teach in my classes and seminars -- "don't let your mouth turn a righteous shooting bad!"

Chas.