In the words of that Western ‘philosopher’, Tuco, “If you need to shoot, shoot, don’t talk.”
I remember an old comic strip named “Dondi”. It was about an Italian war orphan. I had no idea it was a real name.
Oh, HELL No!
There is NO excuse for wasting valuable shooting time.
One and done. Empty clip, rinse, repeat.
1. NE Philly is one of the few "white" area left in Philly
2. Even though Philly is a socialist cesspool that keeps trying to ban guns - Pennsylvania is very pro gun (shall issue, castle doctrine, more NRA members than Texas, etc.)
3. Notice the police did not arrest the shooter (compare/contrast is this happened in NYC, Chicago, Trenton or LA)
DeCosta was taken into police custody as soon as officers arrived and was taken to Aria Health's Torresdale hospital to be treated for his injuries. He remained there Monday in critical condition, police said. The man, who has 21 prior arrests on charges including assault and theft, was expected to be charged with aggravated assault and related offenses for threatening Lawler and his girlfriend.
I love a Philly story with a happy ending.
I suspect Dondi will be back, as soon as he gets out of the hospital, then out of prison. They never learn.
Talk about restraint. We would have shown the weapon and then when the guy advanced anyway he would have gotten shot multiple times.
I give Lawler full credit. This should eliminate any doubt that he was defending himself and his girlfriend.
As for the perp, hopefully he’ll get a long sentence. “The man, who has 21 prior arrests on charges including assault and theft, was expected to be charged with aggravated assault and related offenses for threatening Lawler and his girlfriend.”
This did not have a happy ending just like the mess in OKC didn’t. The perp lived. Now he is free to sue, we are paying his medical bills and we will pay to house and feed him. Lawler should have killed DeCosta.
What is wrong with people? Why can’t they shoot to kill these animals?
“Lawler leveled the Glock and fired once, hitting DeCosta in the groin.
“My intent was to stop him, not kill him,” Lawler said Monday. “I hope he’s OK, and hopefully he will be prosecuted.”
DeCosta was taken into police custody as soon as officers arrived and was taken to Aria Health’s Torresdale hospital to be treated for his injuries. He remained there Monday in critical condition, police said. The man, who has 21 prior arrests on charges including assault and theft, was expected to be charged with aggravated assault and related offenses for threatening Lawler and his girlfriend.”
For a second there I thought his name was “Dodo HeShotyou”...
“He looked odd from the beginning,” Lawler said of DeCosta.
Prolly looks even odder with a bullet hole in him...
Dealing with someone who is mentally out of it is different, if you haven’t done it before. You really, truly want to “communicate” with them, but it’s not happening, which is peculiarly frustrating.
You don’t know if they’re even aware of you, or if they think you’re a Lizard Man from Mars. And oddly enough, it feels *less* threatening than when someone is all there.
Deciding to shoot them you hold back, because you have a lot less mental certainty. Your judgment is unclear.