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In reply to the discussion: Man fatally shot in Walmart parking lot following dispute over parking space: Authorities [View all]
stopdiggin
(15,854 posts)30. nah. asshat really brought this on himself.
perhaps the man doesn't deserve to be dead ... But let's stop painting asshats as 'victims'. Yeah?
Plenty of real victims and real tragedies out there to shed tears ....
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Man fatally shot in Walmart parking lot following dispute over parking space: Authorities [View all]
groundloop
13 hrs ago
OP
Why didn't she get in her car or walk into the store? I don't accept killing a person when there were other solutions.
sinkingfeeling
7 hrs ago
#39
She initially got out of the car with a gun in her hand. That might be a problem for her.
Hassin Bin Sober
2 hrs ago
#94
From the video, she appears to be a Woman of Color, that wish is going to be hard to get in Fla
irisblue
10 hrs ago
#18
Yes, she warned him several times, backed away from him again and again, tried to put cars between them.
Midnight Writer
10 hrs ago
#22
100%. and Thank You! (for putting some realistic perspective on this incident)
stopdiggin
9 hrs ago
#29
A jury will have to consider what he said prior, if anything, to advancing toward her.
LudwigPastorius
6 hrs ago
#57
As a whole, we ARE a disappointing species. There good people among us but I fear we are in societal collapse.
OrlandoDem2
11 hrs ago
#11
It looks like he was stalking her but she should have retreated to her car and not brandished the gun.
Ritabert
11 hrs ago
#8
I'm Sorry, But She Had Ample Opportunities to Return to the Store, Drive Off, Whatever
DrFunkenstein
11 hrs ago
#12
If This Was a Black Man and a White Woman, Imagine the Fox News Coverage and Campaign Ads
DrFunkenstein
10 hrs ago
#17
Those are a lot of assumptions to justify shooting a man to death in a parking lot.
sop
7 hrs ago
#55
I certainly didn't see anything in the video that justified a shooting. NT
Midwestern Democrat
7 hrs ago
#48
Had he the brains to back up & call the police saying a woman was threatening him with a gun,
Wonder Why
8 hrs ago
#32
I'm Pretty Sure Everyone Here Was Operating From The Amygdala, Except One Had a Handgun
DrFunkenstein
7 hrs ago
#34
We have video; he was not in a position to physically threaten her
muriel_volestrangler
5 hrs ago
#61
I might put it as "the unarmed person didn't do anything wrong or threatening"
muriel_volestrangler
3 hrs ago
#76
"Victim blaming"? I'm not blaming the victim. The victim is the dead guy.
muriel_volestrangler
2 hrs ago
#91
As I said, I really don't understand where "centrists" come into this
muriel_volestrangler
2 hrs ago
#83
"That's an entitled man that was used to scaring other people into doing what he wanted."
MorbidButterflyTat
4 hrs ago
#68