"I would rather get killed defending my family than letting them meet harm because I was a coward."
Ah, so now you know this guy is a coward? Does the fact that he didn't kill both guys or get killed himself make him a coward in your eyes? Should he have attacked the guys and gotten killed even if he wasn't armed (it sounds like he wasn't)? Would that have made him a hero? How about if he attacked them and they killed the whole family? Would that REALLY make him a hero?
Of course it's not all right that one child is dead. But unless you were there...
It is quite obvious that I was refering to myself.
But unless you were there...
Five little words that cowards always hide behind.
Here is the post# 40 where a question was posed.
For you Texans out there, what would have been the charges if the father had pulled out his .38 cal and drilled both of they?
I answered the question to the best of my ability based upon my training. The situation would have been vastly different if it had been my family rather than his.
1) I would have been armed and ready because I always am.
2) Only a damn fool would have been doing anything in that part of Houston unarmed.
3) Having a CHL and training I sure as hell would not give up my vehicle containing my family to two or ten of these thugs.
I didn't "need to be there" to know how I would react. Believe it or not but some of us take our responsibility to our family seriously.
The guy made bad mistakes.
I know that part of town, I know that particular car wash and the convenience store adjacent.
It is poorly-to-non lit and covered with gang grafitti, an ambush waiting to happen.
Awareness of one's surroundings is key, preparedness no less so.
I also happen to know Eaker pretty well and I can say with a quite
high degree of certainty he would not have been in that position in
the first place but had he been, the outcome would have been quite different.