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37. That isn't the whole story

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 01:24 PM

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And if you knew that much detail on how it started you know that

She repeatedly tried to create space between them. She repeatedly told him to back away.

He kept coming at her.

Women have the right to self defense.

She was also the one that called police and is fully cooperating with them.

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Man fatally shot in Walmart parking lot following dispute over parking space: Authorities [View all] groundloop Yesterday OP

Good news for her. Now, she'll have her own, permanent parking space. 3Hotdogs Yesterday #1

His parking spot will be in an urn over the fireplace wolfie001 Yesterday #16

Oofff Hassin Bin Sober 22 hrs ago #87

Ah, America. Where the answer to every problem is a gun. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #2

It was a middle aged Black woman angrychair Yesterday #35

it would SEEM you are correct but.... democratsruletheday Yesterday #38

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 Yesterday #39

What I saw was him closing the distance to her Kaleva Yesterday #42

She initially got out of the car with a gun in her hand. That might be a problem for her. Hassin Bin Sober 21 hrs ago #94

Time will tell Kaleva 19 hrs ago #107

She tried angrychair Yesterday #45

Retail stores have parking adequate for the holiday shopping season Blumancru Yesterday #3

There's more to the story than this. flvegan Yesterday #4

"Around the parking lot?" ... JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #5

Testosterone poisoning? Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #7

From the video, she appears to be a Woman of Color, that wish is going to be hard to get in Fla irisblue Yesterday #18

Yes, she warned him several times, backed away from him again and again, tried to put cars between them. Midnight Writer Yesterday #22

100%. and Thank You! (for putting some realistic perspective on this incident) stopdiggin Yesterday #29

Wow what a nasty take. Wiz Imp Yesterday #23

nah. asshat really brought this on himself. stopdiggin Yesterday #30

She did more than most would angrychair Yesterday #36

It looked like a clear case of self defense to me Kaleva Yesterday #43

Wow. Unbelievable. Wiz Imp Yesterday #44

If the guy was rational, he would have retreated the moment he saw the Gun Kaleva Yesterday #50

and called for cops to arrest her for threatening him muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #62

No one in their right mind would approach someone with a gun Kaleva 20 hrs ago #104

It's a stand your ground state. NutmegYankee Yesterday #54

SOmething was also seriously wrong with that woman. Wiz Imp Yesterday #56

A jury will have to consider what he said prior, if anything, to advancing toward her. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #57

100% agree bluestarone 22 hrs ago #74

As a whole, we ARE a disappointing species. There good people among us but I fear we are in societal collapse. OrlandoDem2 Yesterday #11

Listen to the news story. Wiz Imp Yesterday #26

That isn't the whole story angrychair Yesterday #37

stop making sense.... democratsruletheday Yesterday #40

People should be nicer to one another. twodogsbarking Yesterday #6

Don't wanna make it about me but as a 66 yo white male..... wolfie001 Yesterday #15

It looks like he was stalking her but she should have retreated to her car and not brandished the gun. Ritabert Yesterday #8

Stop shopping at Walmart. So many People of Walmart suck! OrlandoDem2 Yesterday #9

He seemed intent on a physical confrontation, despite her pointing a gun 70sEraVet Yesterday #10

+1. dalton99a Yesterday #19

maybe it's the "Exception that Proves the Rule" Hieronymus Phact Yesterday #28

Plus 2 bluestarone 22 hrs ago #75

I'm Sorry, But She Had Ample Opportunities to Return to the Store, Drive Off, Whatever DrFunkenstein Yesterday #12

She tried angrychair Yesterday #41

I didn't see in the video where he was preventing her from driving off MichMan Yesterday #46

In Florida that's legal angrychair Yesterday #51

I noticed MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #67

Old loser white guy kept on wolfie001 Yesterday #13

I am guessing that there is a backstory here, and not a pretty one. niyad Yesterday #14

If This Was a Black Man and a White Woman, Imagine the Fox News Coverage and Campaign Ads DrFunkenstein Yesterday #17

This could go either way NewEnglandAutumn Yesterday #20

It was an argument over a parking spot. sop Yesterday #21

If the guy was rational, he would have backed off as soon as he saw the gun Kaleva Yesterday #47

Those are a lot of assumptions to justify shooting a man to death in a parking lot. sop Yesterday #55

I certainly didn't see anything in the video that justified a shooting. NT Midwestern Democrat Yesterday #48

Floriduh. SergeStorms Yesterday #24

She didn't have to kill him, that's how the jury would see it FakeNoose Yesterday #25

People are touchy these days. ananda Yesterday #27

This is the Supreme Court's America J_William_Ryan Yesterday #31

Had he the brains to back up & call the police saying a woman was threatening him with a gun, Wonder Why Yesterday #32

I'm Pretty Sure Everyone Here Was Operating From The Amygdala, Except One Had a Handgun DrFunkenstein Yesterday #34

Clearly angrychair Yesterday #53

Why did she exit her car brandishing the gun instead of just driving away? MichMan Yesterday #33

By law, she isn't required to drive away Kaleva Yesterday #49

She isn't required to shoot and kill either MichMan Yesterday #60

larger male repeatedly physically advancing on female that is (repeatedly) stopdiggin 23 hrs ago #71

Based on what I saw, I'd say her actions were resonable Kaleva 20 hrs ago #105

Some of these responses are disturbing angrychair Yesterday #52

Why does race have to be a factor? MichMan Yesterday #58

Why does gender have to be a factor? MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #69

Why should race be ignored? Torchlight Yesterday #70

Because, it always about skin color angrychair 22 hrs ago #72

"People haven't even seen the video" MichMan 21 hrs ago #95

I'm not assuming anything angrychair 21 hrs ago #96

We have video; he was not in a position to physically threaten her muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #61

Interesting angrychair 22 hrs ago #73

I might put it as "the unarmed person didn't do anything wrong or threatening" muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #76

Then the unarmed man angrychair 22 hrs ago #79

I don't see "might is right" as a good guiding principle muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #81

No angrychair 22 hrs ago #86

'Malice'? No. Recklessness, yes. muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #88

We are done angrychair 21 hrs ago #90

"Victim blaming"? I'm not blaming the victim. The victim is the dead guy. muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #91

But his behavior was irrational Kaleva 11 hrs ago #111

Being irrational is not a reason to be shot. muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #113

Approaching someone armed with a gun is highly irrational behavior Kaleva 9 hrs ago #114

No: we must be absolutely clear: her behaviour was extremely irrational, and she killed him as a result muriel_volestrangler 8 hrs ago #115

sorry, I see her as a gun humper Skittles 20 hrs ago #102

Sorry angrychair 20 hrs ago #103

SHE could have driven away too Skittles 19 hrs ago #106

He was the aggressor angrychair 19 hrs ago #108

That's just stupid. I can't imagine shooting someone over a parking space. Vinca Yesterday #59

I am not to say this was justified or not, but I have a question sarisataka Yesterday #63

He should have MichMan Yesterday #64

So she is just supposed to stand there angrychair 22 hrs ago #77

You see an "attack"; I see an argument muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #78

I see centerists angrychair 22 hrs ago #82

As I said, I really don't understand where "centrists" come into this muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #83

No angrychair 21 hrs ago #89

Very few people deserve to be killed sarisataka 22 hrs ago #84

Another thing to keep in mind is that... LudwigPastorius 12 hrs ago #110

I agree Kaleva 11 hrs ago #112

Bottom line, stupidity got him killed. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #65

"That's an entitled man that was used to scaring other people into doing what he wanted." MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #68

Leave it to judge and jury. Sneederbunk Yesterday #66

Black woman, white older man csusan 22 hrs ago #80

Having been right is poor consolation when you're dead or in prison. RockRaven 22 hrs ago #85

In MN, she'd be incarcerated, whatever her story, because she didn't physically run away first. OC375 21 hrs ago #92

MN has castle doctrine sarisataka 21 hrs ago #93

Castle doctrine in name only. OC375 21 hrs ago #97

Can you provide a case sarisataka 21 hrs ago #98

State vs Blevins 2024 OC375 21 hrs ago #99

Not in the home sarisataka 21 hrs ago #100

We'll have to see... OC375 20 hrs ago #101

you have completely misrepresented almost the entirety of what the stopdiggin 13 hrs ago #109

We'll see OC375 8 hrs ago #116

But are you retreating if you get out of your car with a gun in your hand? Hassin Bin Sober 7 hrs ago #117

Unrelated sarisataka 2 hrs ago #118

The man was shouting; the woman was pointing a gun at him. muriel_volestrangler 1 hr ago #119

That is for a grand jury to decide sarisataka 1 hr ago #120

We do see her getting out of her car with the gun; at that time, he's out of the frame muriel_volestrangler 1 hr ago #121

Did he make any threats during their confrontation sarisataka 1 hr ago #122