It amazes me how people just read a headline and believe it. What is this, salon.com? Didn’t the election teach you anything? How would you react if it read, “Joe McKnight Killed By Road-Rage Victim Defending Himself”? The news media is clearly favoring the ballplayer here. Another article said, “McKnight was standing outside of his car when shot.” Standing. That’s a pretty passive verb to put on it when, by the admission of the cops, they don’t yet know what happened. This guy is in the middle of a road-rage incident but he’s just standing there chillin’. RRrriiiggghhhttt. This article says that a 54 year old guy (who looks to weight about 160) pulled this NFL behemoth out of his car. Of course the guy’s friends are going to say that to put him in the best light possible. Nobody is thinking to question this?
I’m not necessarily saying that the surviving half of this altercation is in the right. I’m just pointing out how easy it is for the news media to form your opinion for you if you let them.
Maybe, but self defense is tough to explain when you shoot someone, stand over the him and shout “I told you not to F with me,” just before firing another shot into the body.”
You’re right.