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In reply to the discussion: Chicago would-be robber dies after woman stands her ground and shoots him [View all]Kaleva
(36,294 posts)81. I wondered why someone would draw there gun when a baddie had their gun aimed at them.
A sure fire way of getting shot I would think. I wouldn't attempt to do so until I first got behind cover.
I never considered the possibility that the woman was mistaken or lying when she said one of the gang aimed a gun at her. Until we learn more, there is the possibility that none of the gang had a gun.
If there was a gun, we don't know if the 13 y/o was the one aiming it at the woman. If he wasn't, that means the woman missed the guy who actually was threatening her life and killed someone who wasn't.
The point you are trying to make is a valid one which I agree with but it's only valid if it's shown beyond a reasonable doubt that at least one of the gang actually had a gun.
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MarineCombatEngineer
Aug 2022
OP
The rest of her life might have been measured in minutes with a violent rape.
alphafemale
Aug 2022
#48
I wondered why someone would draw there gun when a baddie had their gun aimed at them.
Kaleva
Aug 2022
#81
Seems it was the thieves who cared more about material possessions than human life
ripcord
Aug 2022
#70
I am sure she appreciates your deciding she did not have a right to defend herself.
alphafemale
Aug 2022
#13
Very true, some of the scariest people in Africa were the child soldiers in rebel groups
EX500rider
Aug 2022
#65
A gun in the hand of a 13 year old is just as deadly as in the hand of a 31 year old.
alphafemale
Aug 2022
#41
There was an 11 year old involved in a carjacking earlier this summer in Chicago.
Ace Rothstein
Aug 2022
#7
I support self defense also and her right to defend herself, I never said otherwise,
MarineCombatEngineer
Aug 2022
#35