[wardaddy]

Any who think he may have had a valid reason for shooting the cop should at least give some thought to where and when it makes sense to stand your ground

I sure wouldn't argue with that. In the event a time comes to stand my ground one day....I hope it will be of my choosing.

[HairOfTheDog]

Placemarker

[decimon]

In the event a time comes to stand my ground one day....I hope it will be of my choosing.

I think there are a good many people who dream of having their moment of glory in some confrontation. The dream may involve violence or it may involve some courtroom drama where they smite the bad guys with their brilliance and Constitutional knowledge or whatever. But that's not, IMO, smart because they're fighting on the other guy's turf and under his rules.