“I would lean toward a sympathetic response to just about anything a man did on his property that could be interpreted as protecting himself or his family against a superior number of drunk, angry, and rowdy teenagers. The details matter, but they had no business on his property and such a situation could easily cross the line beyond which armed self-defense was a reasonable response.”
I agree. On this thread, the undisputed facts are: (1) Four angry young men; (2) Drunk; (3) Confronting one old guy; on (4) The old guy’s property; and (5) One young man was three inches from the gun when it went off.
If I’m on my property pointing a gun at four angry drunk teens, one should not get within three inches of my gun. That is a threat to my person if you disarm me, which at that range and given the strength and speed difference due to age is reasonably likely.
There’s probably more to the story. But I’d have to see quite a bit more before I would condemn the old guy for this. The young lady who lied about the rape should go to jail and should be on her knees there begging forgiveness of everyone involved.
What a sad thing for the kid’s parents and family. And, for the shooter and his family. Ninety percent of the really stupid, sad things on the news involve young men and drugs or alcohol.
What a lousy, messed up world. I am so ready for the Lord to come again and put things right.
This is not an undisputed fact.