The TV News video attached to this version of story makes the racial difference obvious. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/marine- ... ide-movie/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;cbunt1 wrote:I don't recall anything about race in the story...Beiruty wrote: I feel this issue escalaed due a racial slur.
A "Mob of menacing teenagers" certainly qualifies as a "disparity of force," especially if the numbers quoted are accurate...
The thug said he was going to knock the wife out, and then he punched her in the face and she was knocked out. I've experienced seeing a sibling with a traumatic brain injury, and believe me, that qualifies as "serious bodily injury". I'd have no hesitation about opening fire. My only concern would be that I only carry 43 rounds of .45 ACP (14+1 plus 2 spare mags). Maybe I need more reloads!
I feel especially bad for the husband. Seems pitiful that here is a Marine on leave for the holidays from Afghanistan, and home is actually more dangerous that being over there. He also ended up on the ground being kicked and pummeled, and was hospitalized.