[from occupied ga]

"I'm sure he was concerned for his friend's safety...," Goodman said. "The use of a weapon to stop a confrontation is not the right way. He would have been better off calling 911."

Typical law enforcement attitude toward citizen self defense. After all, if people were allowed to protect themselves there wouldn't be as many taxpayer funded jobs for them.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Er, Sheriff Badman, this was a BIT more than a "confrontation" -- it was a battery risking serious injury or loss of life of a bystander. In some states (dunno about FLduh) that would be sufficient justification.