So if someone sprays you with a chemical and says they have more for you, are you cornered? At that point if all you have is lethal force to call upon, you’ll use lethal force. That’s why these 6 cops gunned down 1 man carrying a 3 inch knife who was turning away. If only one of them had a taser, the guy’s far more likely to be alive.
WATCH: Police gun down Michigan man with 46 shots in 5 seconds
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2920241/posts
Perhaps strapping on a firearm makes some people fantasize that they are the law, but they aren't, and if anyone thinks it's okay with the law to kill somebody because of an argument, he should think again. Ask any attorney. Ask any firearms instructor.
So if someone sprays you with a chemical and says they have more for you, are you cornered?
Nowhere in the article does it say the man was cornered. They say he was in an argument with another man and the argument escalated. The other guy decided to escalate to pepper spray and this guy drew his gun in retaliation. If he drew first, he's probably going to prison.
As for his claim that he saw the other guy going for his gun, apparently out-drawing the guy, that is the stuff of Hollywood, not real life. By the time a human being sees another go for his gun, it's too late. The human system cannot react quickly enough to out-draw the other at that point--it's not humanly possible.
Of course, witnesses and video may tell a different story, but based upon this article, if the guy in jail drew first, he's guilty.