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In reply to the discussion: Stand Your Ground? Texas man kills teacher over noise complaint [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)"-He might have been on the deceased's property. If so when told to leave, ..."
(1) No. He was 200 feet away from his neighbor's property (0.42)
(2) After he called the police, the police apparently called the neighbors who drove over to where he was near the road with their truck (1:04).
"They were drunk but did not seem very threatening."
(1) Whether they were threatening can be seen at 1.16 et seq. As they were coming towards him, the physical ed teacher was coming directly at him while his friends were spreading out to out-flank him. At 1.30, although the physical ed teacher has his hands raised at that point, he was still being confrontational and the front of his t-shirt shows that he may have had a weapon.
(2) At 2.28, the physical ed teacher is threatening to go into his house and get his gun while one of his friends is trying to restrain him somewhat.
(3) At 2.48, while he is on the phone with the police dispatcher, an event occurs which interrupts Rodriguez's conversation and a shot is heard. Since Rodriguez can be heard on the phone in a conversational voice, it wasn't him that caused the event.