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In reply to the discussion: Man fatally shot in Walmart parking lot following dispute over parking space: Authorities [View all]
Kaleva
(40,492 posts)43. It looked like a clear case of self defense to me
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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