Why do you assume there was no proper investigation? There is a video of the incident and it shows no such cellphone assault, only the popcorn.
Angry, like drunk, is not a good mental state in which to make a shoot-don’t shoot decision.
“Why do you assume there was no proper investigation? There is a video of the incident and it shows no such cellphone assault, only the popcorn.”
I don’t assume there was no proper investigation. I observe that opinions differ on what the video shows and that the results of a proper investigation could cast more light on what happened, but the story doesn’t directly mention that.The story does say that “...defendant’s testimony was significantly at odds with the physical evidence...” but I’d be happier if it said if and where the investigation found the phone.
“Angry, like drunk, is not a good mental state in which to make a shoot-don’t shoot decision.”
I agree that it’s not a good mental state in which to make such decisions and note that it would simplify things if everyone waited till they were calm and sober to decide whether to shoot or not when they believe someone is trying to kill them.