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Wrabbit2000
When he got into a vehicle...and a tow truck of all things for mental image of comparisons...he dramatically changed the balance of the situation in his own favor. I think that's where he could be said to have disengaged while the robber was off chasing what he came there for anyway. re-engaging is a fundamental no no.
12m8keall2c
Stoddard attempted to run away but tripped and fell. Crouch repeatedly struck him in the head with the gun according to the Washington Post. Finally, Stoddard flung his wallet towards a fence and Crouch ran after it. While Crouch was distracted, Stoddard climbed in to a tow truck and ran over his assailant. Crouch died from his injuries a few hours later.
dailycaller.com...
Once he went from being the victim to being the aggressor, he just lost any/all protections that the law may have otherwise afforded him/ his situation.
for those claiming they would have run him over again, or took the gun and shot him, you'd likely be facing Murder in the First Degree.
good luck with that 'defense'
Then again after someone has hit you in the head multiple times I would assume they were trying to kill me, in which case I would do what I could to kill them instead.
Don't go assaulting people with a gun and they won't kill you in self defense.
The kid brought this on himself.
To those of you who say I would do this or that; I'm not buying it. You don't know what you will do in any given situation until you are faced with it.
intrepid
MadHatter364
I can understand he was probably scared and MAYBE took it a little too far, but what was the alternative, let the criminal go?
So the citizenry are now to act as the police? What's next? Blowing a neighbor away if they are doing drugs? "Hell, cops never see it, can't let them get away with that."
Man, the court of public opinion is out of control.
tothetenthpower
reply to post by Asktheanimals
Then again after someone has hit you in the head multiple times I would assume they were trying to kill me, in which case I would do what I could to kill them instead.
Then the murder charge is legitimate, because you CHOSE to pursue the altercation and CHOSE to end the person's life.
That's the definition of premeditated.
The kid brought this on himself.
So did this guy.
Because he was assaulted, he had the right to take that man's life? With a ton or more of metal behind him?