texanjoker wrote:
I realize it was at night. When I took the TX chl that guy said you can pretty much shoot anybody at night in TX and used graffiti as an example. We debated that heavily because I disagree with that type of statement as it could get somebody into legal trouble. I stand by my statement above. W/O being in that position, and not knowing what your feelings are at that exact moment in time, you do not know whether you would be fearing for your safety, perceive that as a gun, ect. Nobody knows if they can even use deadly force until faced with it the first time as well. Just because you can possibly shoot somebody, you have to live with it. I am not going to knowingly shoot somebody with a paint ball because I personally do not consider that a lethal threat. If I had shot every person that I could have in police work over the past 20 years I'd be a mass murderer. I pray to God I, nor any of my partners or anybody in here is ever in that position as described in this case.
Purplehood wrote:The CHL made the right choice for himself. Fortunately it did not turn out any worse than it did.
I am glad that he chose discretion. It proves to the members of the CHL-choir that not all of us are madmen/women looking for an opportunity to shoot.