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Keith B wrote:

barstoolguru wrote:

Salty1 wrote:"To me the DA should arrest the old guy for assault with a deadly weapon. From the video he obviously fired at least two shots after he was no longer in fear for his life. The last shot he fired as the man was scrambling away on the ground was clearly illegal."

I am sure happy that your not a DA determining exactly when a persons life is no longer in danger. At what point during their attempted escape did you determine that they would not turn around and return fire with absolute certainty that the situation is over? I watched the video many times and am unable to come up with the same conclusion as you have.

I am curious how can you tell the was not in fear for his life? can you say for sure the would not go outside and comeback in? What statue of FL law says you CAN"T shoot a fleeing felon? Sorry just because someone leaves does not mean the fight is over, too many times they go out and regroup and come back in.

I can tell you this FL is a lot like Texas; He or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony

First off, Salty1 didn't write the whole post, the first paragraph was written by phillip964. Secondly, phillip964 was not serious and was being facetious.

Yes I used the smilie which was not reposted in the comments.

What I was most impressed with was how he charged the BG's firing the whole time and apparently connecting with his shots. Closing the distance, he improved his accuracy, but of course putting him at risk of being shot. This guy must have been at D-Day for his heroics.

While I was joking about the first part, the part about California, I was not. I have many friends even here in Texas that seeing that video would say he was attempting to murder them. Some people just think differently. They do not think citizens should have guns and assume when you are put in a dangerous position you did not initiate, you have the ability to perform without fault. If you don't, your as guilty as the person who initiated the crime.

To me the DA should arrest the old guy for assault with a deadly weapon. From the video he obviously fired at least two shots after he was no longer in fear for his life. The last shot he fired as the man was scrambling away on the ground was clearly illegal. Thank goodness for video, without it we would have thought that this guy was a hero.

Any jury in California would find him guilty without question.