Police: Arizona Walmart shooting was self-defense

Yahoo News ^ | February 17, 2014 | Associated Press

[USS Alaska]

How is it possible to fear for your life in a public place -- a service desk at a Walmart

Axe mr. chee.

[machogirl]

Mark Twain might have something to say.

A few files down the street from my hallway. Middle class part of town, although there is a gang presence in neighboring apartments. This was the first Walmart around here. (20+ years ago). They redid it a few years ago. Nice inside.

[Uncle Chip]

Gotcha —

Just short AP articles or all AP articles???

[TurboZamboni]

How is it possible to fear for your life in a public place ?

Delivering newspapers. I've done that.

[SVTCobra03]

So if you are a 90-pound woman who is armed and a 6 foot 8, 300 pound man threatens to beat you to death and comes at you, you cannot shoot him?

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Walmart is the worst possible place to commit a criminal act, because every square inch is monitored by surveillance cameras, which Walmart has to do because of continuous efforts by scoundrels to fake “slip and fall” accidents, then sue.

And Walmart is more than happy to share those video recordings with the police, which is likely why no charges have been filed at the shooter. A video and a few witnesses just sealed that door shut.

[crz]

Threats to do bodily harm or death is a crime. He can make a threat, but if he comes at you, then it is assault. That is a crime. You can respond by lethal force.
You simply CAN NOT get into a bar room brawl after an arguement and pull a gun. You are equally responsible for the fight.

[SgtHooper]

Those threats have to be immediate, and not in the future.

[marktwain]

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2014/02/words-make-difference-in-description-of.html

[marktwain]

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2014/02/words-make-difference-in-description-of.html

[marktwain]

Here is the related article link on freerepublic:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3124349/posts

[HiJinx]

Maybe it’s my point of view and personal experience; but, anything in the Valley of the Sun is urban to me. That includes Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Avondale, Peoria, Litchfield Park, Sun City, Apache Junction, San Tan Valley, and Ahwatukee.

Jeff, am I too rural down here?

[Jeff Chandler]

am I too rural down here?

LOL, if you think Chandler is an urban area, then yes.

[no-s]

No, Queen Creek, Gilbert, San Tan Valley is where the rural is now. Chandler is definitely suburb-to-exurb. It creeps up at ya, you think "naw, it's rural because Chandler still has farms and people keeping cattle & horses on their property". But the stables and pastures are surrounded by condos.

[Jeff Chandler]

30 years ago there were sheep across the street and hot air balloons launched from a block from here.

There are older areas but Chandler will never be urban.

[HiJinx]

Have to admit Jeff is right about one thing - living in Sierra Vista does give me a rural outlook.

I used to live at 39th Ave and Dunlap, graduated from Cortez HS in ‘72. I considered that urban.

At the time, we did our target shooting north of North Mountain Park. I think there’s a golf course there, now.

[crz]

Correct. I mean, WTH? They want to make this state into a free for all? Pull a gun on someone in this state and you better have a very very good reason for it.

I have been told, by a state troop, that if you shoot someone running away from you after he has busted into your house, you can be charged. Never shoot anyone in the back..that was his advice.

[Admin Moderator]

All AP articles and everything on the list at the link below.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1111944/posts

Short articles excerpt by at at least 1/2 of the number of words.

Longer articles no more than 300 words.

[DoodleDawg]

There are few men of character roaming the land anymore.

Why take the chance of one or the other party shooting you?

[DoodleDawg]

So if you are a 90-pound woman who is armed and a 6 foot 8, 300 pound man threatens to beat you to death and comes at you, you cannot shoot him?

I'm beginning to think that if the 6 foor 8, 300 pound man shot the woman and claimed he feared for his life then there aren't a whole lot of places where he'd be convicted.