[Arkie2]

I'm sure you noted that Strickland was shot first?

[umgud]

I have no problem that he shot them as they were running away. They did rob and shoot him. But....... technically, he was no longer protecting himself.

[Henrietta]

Yes, I realize that he was shot first. But once your life is no longer in danger, you don't get to shoot the perp.

Look, I agree that society is better off because these scumbags are off of the street. The point of my post is that if an ex-cop can do this, why can't the ordinary Joe? If this guy were not an ex-cop, you can bet that the D.A. would be looking very hard at criminal charges for the victim for shooting his attackers in the back while they were fleeing (which is basically revenge, not self-defense).

Why do cops and ex-cops have more rights than the rest of us?