Just the other day I walked onto a lot to check out the view of a home that is under construction. Should I have been shot?? That’s sheer idiocy that this was even a thing. The homeowner said that the guy did nothing wrong (and now he’s getting threats made against him....)
I already said no he shouldn't have been shot, the shooter and his son were stupid, and yes it is sheer idiocy that this confrontation even happened.
So please tell us... what did he do wrong that would lead to needing to be shot? Let’s not bring up the high school stupidity. No one deserves to be shot because they did bad things as a teenager. And try not to say stupid things like “he has a criminal history”. He was caught for shoplifting as a teen. And if a murderer says he investigated him years ago for something more serious, you may want to back it up with something other than the murderer’s say-so.
I never said he needed to be shot. That's a strawman. What i'm saying is there are some bad decisions made here that led to him being shot. The worst decision by far was private citizens confronting him with guns. Another bad decision was the victim charging the guy with the gun, even after shooter allegedly said "stop". This wasn't a cold-blooded murder, it was a few very bad decisions with guns involved leading to a homicide. Obviously the guys with the guns are much more to blame here.
They chased him down in a truck with their guns out. Should he not try and fight back if thinks he has a chance to live?
Get on your knees and beg? Maybe he saw the chance to actually live if he fought back.
He probably had a gun pointed right at him. He didn't know these guys, he didn't know that guy was an ex-cop. He made a split-second decision. It was the wrong decision. If he had just put his hands up he almost certainly wouldn't have been shot. Maybe you and I would have made the same decision he did.
I'm not saying he's at fault, i'm saying his actions contributed to his death. You have a right to defend yourself, yes. He had every right to charge the guy with the gun who was pointing it at him for apparently no good reason. On the other hand, the shooter did say "stop" when being charged (allegedly) and then shot him. So in a way he was defending himself too, especially after getting punched in the head by the victim. As I said, this isn't such a cut-and-dry case. The key is the confrontation shouldn't have happened in the first place.
You need to stop victim-blaming... and ask yourself why you’re doing that.
I'm not blaming the victim, I've said repeatedly that the shooters are certainly at the most at fault here. I'm trying to point out to you the other side of the story and what was likely going through the head of the guys with the guns. I don't think they're evil, I think they made some dumb and aggressive decisions. Pull a gun on a guy and don't be surprised if he charges you. Charge a guy with a gun, don't be surprised if he shoots you. The key again, don't make this a situation in the first place, that's on the shooter.