The law does not care one whit about if a homicide was or was not necessary. (It's an urban myth that Texas law recognized "He needed killing" as a legal defense.)
The law cares about if the homicide was justified or excusable.
Values and morals and ethics are all nice and I agree we should have some but all you are really saying is that your sensibilities (a big word for "feelings") were affronted (a big word for "hurt"). But what sort of values and morals and ethics would you be considering if you and your daughter happened to also be in that lobby? Remember that you are on record as being a "sheepdog".
stay safe.
It's not that my feelings are hurt, it's that this is senseless to me.
I understand the legalities of this act, but as I said, maybe we can think outside the box here and realize as people that just because it's legal doesn't make it the best option, IMO of course. You're telling me there aren't any type of gloves/sleeves on the market that at least protect from serious knife injury? Is this shooting OK simply because shooting the girl was the easiest thing to do? What ever happened to hand to hand combat training, Jiu Jitsu, Grappling, or any other type of self-defense measures? Too difficult and dangerous I guess.
As for being a "sheepdog," I'm pretty sure I'm on record denouncing the term, although I know what you're saying. In regards to that term or any meaning it may imply, the girl was in a Police station where I, the lowly citizen, am not allowed to carry a weapon. The cops would be on their own in this case. If I'm unarmed, which I would be due to venue, I would have no interest in disarming the girl or helping the cops especially if I had my little one with me. I'd be getting her the F outta there ASAP. If for some reason I were attacked by the girl, I'm fairly certain my fists and feet would suffice as a defense if absolutely necessary and high tailing it wasn't an option. I may get cut, but I highly doubt she would be conscious after one or two strong right hooks. It's not impossible to defend against a knife attack. Knife doesn't always win by default. A broken jaw or fractured orbital is a reasonable outcome.
In regards to your physical condition, I would have no qualms if you were to use lethal force against such an attacker. You are physically unable to flee in an effective manner.
In regards to the claim from Primus that I am appealing to gender or size, is it not relevant? Does a small sized female not have a disadvantage over a larger person?
Sorry, but it's not the most difficult task in the world to defend against or disarm a knife attacker without the use of lethal force in this specific instance, especially one who is half your size. At the point where she was shot, they had her cornered.
