Thundar
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Sa45auto wrote:
No, I can't swallow that. The vehicle is a tool. The driver is the threat. The shooter was not trying to stop the car. He was trying to shoot the driver. He did not try to shoot the tires or any other part of the vehicle to disable it. He shot into a passenger compartment and did not know what possible innocent person was in that passenger compartment. The shooter in firing into that passenger compartment wounded an innocent child. Was the shooter wrong?
I am not sure that the shooter was wrong. When in fear for your life what obligation do you have to see the threat before shooting? (I know the four rules. That is not what we are talking about.)
Sa45auto wrote:
Thundar wrote:In this case he could see the threat. It was a 4,000 lb car coming at him and his family.......Does the police officer in this case get a pass for shooting atpeople that he cannot see?.......
No, I can't swallow that. The vehicle is a tool. The driver is the threat. The shooter was not trying to stop the car. He was trying to shoot the driver. He did not try to shoot the tires or any other part of the vehicle to disable it. He shot into a passenger compartment and did not know what possible innocent person was in that passenger compartment. The shooter in firing into that passenger compartment wounded an innocent child. Was the shooter wrong?
I am not sure that the shooter was wrong. When in fear for your life what obligation do you have to see the threat before shooting? (I know the four rules. That is not what we are talking about.)