Well reasoned post. The fact of the matter is this: when confronted with violence, you are ALL ALONE. What you do cannot be second-guessed by monday morning quarterbacks. You do what you do at the time, and if someone doesn’t like it, Oh Effin Well.
I think the point that a lot of less eloquent posters have tried to make here is this: Its really hard to judge what you will do when confronted as she was.
The girl had a piece. She chose to present that piece and blow off a few caps, and that ended the confrontation. Yea, a whole lot of lead went flying about. No one got hurt. Good deal. Perps learned a lesson.
Could an innocent bystander have been hurt? Could a crane fall from the skyscraper being built? Could a sink hole open and swallow a car with babies inside?
You betcha.
Could you win the lottery?
Point is this: living your life based on what BAD COULD HAVE HAPPENED will paralyze you into inactivity.
The girl made a CHOICE. She took action. She probably saved her own life. She certainly sent shivers down the spines of the bad guys. NO ONE ELSE GOT HURT.
And at the “end of the day,” it was a really good day.
If you live in fear of what “could have happened”, you live in fear forever. Not a place I want to be.
Have a good evening.
And don’t think for a minute that word doesn’t get out on the streets. Thugs know, “that store is the one that shot at some robbers”.
Only the new robber in town would ever go there again.
They also know the easy marks.
Amen Brother.