But she DID shoot though a door (closed/locked), which I had always heard was a no-no, regardless if deadly force was justified or not...txinvestigator wrote:So you advised this lady? [Edited]Paladin wrote:Who knows if the lady could get to a phone, had the alarm system monitored, or if there's just a really slow response time in this case?
But we do know that my advise didn't land her in jail.
And if you want to get technical, she did not use deadly force against him. She did NOT shoot the intruder.
Whether she shot somebody at that point is moot...
"txinvestigator"...
If you were put in a similar position, with no apparent means to communicate with the outside world, and barricaded in your bedroom, with only a seldom used pistol as a defensive weapon, what would you do???
Based upon what we have been told in this report...And removing your experience and knowledge...Would you think that you or I or the others here would have done differently???
Hindsight is 20/20 I always say...Thats why I think most who comment here already know where our threasholds are, based upon our skills and knowledge of the law...
In my opinion self defence is a split-second decision, based upon years of training and talking shop, about "what would you do if"...Not based upon "I wouldn't hesitate shooting someone in this case" type mentality...
I certainly don't wake up in the morning thinking, "I wonder if I am going to shoot someone today."
If I did, I would immediately sell my wares, and trust in someone else for my protection out in the world...And knit quilts, till I am older and grayer...