Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Would-be robber shot and killed by intended victim in west Houston, police say [View all]PTWB
(4,131 posts)He was an innocent person going about his business withdrawing money from an ATM.
Did our victim choose to start this confrontation? No, the armed robber did.
Did our victim force the armed robber to pull out a gun and threaten the victims life? Of course not. That choice was made, again, by the armed robber.
The victim chose to defend his life with deadly force when the robber, not the victim, decided that the victims life and his own life were worth less than value of the ATM withdrawal.
Once again, there are countless examples readily available of compliant victims being beaten, brutalized, and murdered. Youre free to take your chances with compliance if youre ever the victim of a violent crime but youre not free to try to blame the victim for choosing to defend his life, not his property, when he was threatened with deadly force.
This victim blaming nonsense reeks of blaming sexual assault victims for their choice of attire, or not fighting back, or fighting back too much.
It is so transparent, too.