[jdm]

If some teenager egged your car would you chase him down into an ally and shoot him the chest?

Who knows what someone's fight-flight-freeze survival mechanism is going to lead to, short-term, once triggered -- that's why it's best not to mess with strangers.

Besides that, we don't know if the shooter realized the threatening event had completely passed. For instance, how many folks have come back from wars and upon hearing the sound of a car backfiring, they're immediately startled, and feel like they're in battle all over again, even if they haven't been in battle for 10, 20, 30 years or more?

[marsh_of_mists]

Who knows what someone's fight-flight-freeze survival mechanism is going to lead to, short-term, once triggered -- that's why it's best not to mess with strangers. Besides that, we don't know if the shooter realized the threatening event had completely passed. For instance, how many folks have come back from wars and upon hearing the sound of a car backfiring, they're immediately startled, and feel like they're in battle all over again, even if they haven't been in battle for 10, 20, 30 years or more?

You're right. We don't know the shooter's life circumstances. Sounds like he needs some positive reinforcement and couseling! (per post 158)