I spent 7 years in the Infantry teaching close quarters combat and have taught SRT teams at prisons. I have personally witnessed how dangerous a person can be at less than 20 feet, even without a weapon. I have witnessed broken jaws, shattered orbital sockets, broken ribs, stitches and concussions requiring emergency room visits etc.
What you are missing is that the law hinges on ability and intent. The “victim” demonstrated both by committing felony assault and battery. The intent is not the “off that dude” but to prevent serious bodily injury to the shooter. All it takes is one kick to send the shooter to the hospital with permanent and potential life threatening injuries. The victim knocked the shooter down, squared up to look like a follow on attack, and only turned away at the moment the gun came out. In less than two eye blinks, the shooter was on the ground, drew and fired.
When evaluating video play it back at normal speed and follow the two blinks rule, in that it normally takes the human brain two blinks to register a change in the environment. I submit that the victim was shot before the shooter even noticed the half step turn away on behalf of the victim.
I would further point out that your idea of a remedy is deprivation of rights and felony assault and battery. That is a very liberal / Democrat view and the exact opposite of what the 2nd amendment was put in place to protect. If the rule of keeping your hands to your self had been followed, there would not be a shooting.
good assessment. there are more libs here at FR than you can even imagine. almost all of them completely ignore what mcglockton did and only focus on the victim’s ALLEGED actions.
I can tell you *without any doubt*, that if I would have wasted some local ON THE JOB in an identical situation, I would have been, fired then sued, then jailed... and you know it.
Read up on the shooter and you'll quit defending this POS. You and your "two blinks" nonsense.