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stroo wrote:Several have suggested that they would have punch the accelerator and drove away. On that section of Mockingbird, he may not have had that option. It is very easy to get boxed in on that road.

No kidding! I think they managed to squeeze four lanes out of two!

This has impacted the image that I've had in my head of the altercation from the get go. In that area, the car doors could have been impossible to open and the car boxed in regardless of how well he attempted to plan.

He was there, it was his decision to make and he got to go home without any physical harm.

As for the shoot, don't shoot discussion - we don't have all the facts, many of which would be difficult to explain. We all assess a person's body language everyday in order to determine threat level, mood, health, confidence, etc. I would guess that your friend's initial assessment of his body language played a major role in his decision not to fire at that time.

The guy pulling the gun to scare him out of the truck, then putting it down by his leg to hide the gun, is entirely different than the gun being held on him with his finger on the trigger.

Being able to shoot and needing to shoot are two separate issues. I give him an A+ for handling himself so well under such a high level of duress.