[NorthMountain]

Freeper men apparently don’t fight...they shoot

You've been blowing pretty hard on this topic since it came up. Apparently, you're in the "fighting for entertainment" segment of the population. A lot of us are not. We're in the "leave me the hell alone" segment of the population.

Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'. If you don't want to get shot, don't go around punching and shoving people. This isn't the '70s, nor are we in some Turd World hellhole, where jerks can go around causing trouble with impunity.

This is not, BTW, a defense of the shooter in this particular case. He started the confrontation and was arguably committing an assault against the female occupant of the car when he was shoved. Sometimes, there are no 'good guys'.

In any case, I see no need for an honest citizen to engage in fisticuffs when attacked by some jerk. Jerks should become familiar with the fact that their lives are at stake when they attack, and find more productive ways to entertain themselves.

[libstripper]

"In any case, I see no need for an honest citizen to engage in fisticuffs when attacked by some jerk. Jerks should become familiar with the fact that their lives are at stake when they attack, and find more productive ways to entertain themselves." My concern here is neither with the shooter pulling his gun nor with the decedent being "unarmed." Indeed, being violently knocked to the ground with a probable follow-on stomping is more than enough to create a legitimate fear of death or great bodily harm, fully justifying pulling the weapon. The shooter's problem is the decedent didn't commence a follow-on battery. Instead the decedent backed off on seeing the gun, ending the shooter's right to use deadly force. That's why this looks to me like voluntary manslaughter.

[wardaddy]

No I just think many freepers here must be soft to kill people who hit them

Sorry

I don’t kill folks who push me down.

People here sell a lot of wolf tickets so who knows if all you are so quick with your guns when you feel threatened

[fortes fortuna juvat]

>> In any case, I see no need for an honest citizen to engage in fisticuffs when attacked by some jerk. Jerks should become familiar with the fact that their lives are at stake when they attack, and find more productive ways to entertain themselves.<<

Excellent post from start to finish.