Don't want to worry about that silly wording of the actual law now, do we?Flatland2D wrote:Where do people get the "fear of your life" stuff? Straight from the DA of course.txinvestigator, in Man killed after bumping Metro bus passenger wrote:Where do some of ya'll get that "fear of your life" stuff?
District Attorney Matt Powell wrote:District Attorney Matt Powell said Monday that "the law allows a person to use deadly force if they fear injury or death."
Of course, it's always sad when a confrontation comes down to taking a human life, but what else would you have the true victim (the shooter just so we're clear) do? Pending verification of his story, giving multiple verbal warnings along with a warning shot is far more courtesy than many people would extend someone in the same situation."I understand where the other person was coming from, being scared, but at the same time I can't believe he shot my friend and killed him."
The fact is, your choices do have real consequences. Are those consequences often tragic, sad, heartbreaking? Yes - of course they are. But they're still the result of your choices, not the fault of the true victim.