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58. Why does race have to be a factor?

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

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

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

Oofff Hassin Bin Sober Friday #87

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

It was a middle aged Black woman angrychair Friday #35

it would SEEM you are correct but.... democratsruletheday Friday #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 Friday #39

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

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

Time will tell Kaleva Friday #107

She tried angrychair Friday #45

White Privilege Dlpger61 14 hrs ago #126

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

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

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

Testosterone poisoning? Miguelito Loveless Friday #7

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

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

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

Wow what a nasty take. Wiz Imp Friday #23

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

She did more than most would angrychair Friday #36

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

Wow. Unbelievable. Wiz Imp Friday #44

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

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

No one in their right mind would approach someone with a gun Kaleva Friday #104

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

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

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

100% agree bluestarone Friday #74

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

Listen to the news story. Wiz Imp Friday #26

That isn't the whole story angrychair Friday #37

stop making sense.... democratsruletheday Friday #40

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

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

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

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

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

+1. dalton99a Friday #19

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

Plus 2 bluestarone Friday #75

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

She tried angrychair Friday #41

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

In Florida that's legal angrychair Friday #51

I noticed MorbidButterflyTat Friday #67

Old loser white guy kept on wolfie001 Friday #13

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

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

This could go either way NewEnglandAutumn Friday #20

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

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

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

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

Floriduh. SergeStorms Friday #24

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

People are touchy these days. ananda Friday #27

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

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

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

Clearly angrychair Friday #53

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

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

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

larger male repeatedly physically advancing on female that is (repeatedly) stopdiggin Friday #71

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

Some of these responses are disturbing angrychair Friday #52

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

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

Why should race be ignored? Torchlight Friday #70

Because, it always about skin color angrychair Friday #72

"People haven't even seen the video" MichMan Friday #95

I'm not assuming anything angrychair Friday #96

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

Interesting angrychair Friday #73

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

Then the unarmed man angrychair Friday #79

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

No angrychair Friday #86

'Malice'? No. Recklessness, yes. muriel_volestrangler Friday #88

We are done angrychair Friday #90

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

But his behavior was irrational Kaleva Yesterday #111

Being irrational is not a reason to be shot. muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #113

Approaching someone armed with a gun is highly irrational behavior Kaleva Yesterday #114

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

sorry, I see her as a gun humper Skittles Friday #102

Sorry angrychair Friday #103

SHE could have driven away too Skittles Friday #106

He was the aggressor angrychair Friday #108

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

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

He should have MichMan Friday #64

So she is just supposed to stand there angrychair Friday #77

You see an "attack"; I see an argument muriel_volestrangler Friday #78

I see centerists angrychair Friday #82

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

No angrychair Friday #89

Very few people deserve to be killed sarisataka Friday #84

Another thing to keep in mind is that... LudwigPastorius Yesterday #110

I agree Kaleva Yesterday #112

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

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

Leave it to judge and jury. Sneederbunk Friday #66

Black woman, white older man csusan Friday #80

Did you pull out a gun and shoot your SIL brother? MichMan 17 hrs ago #123

No csusan 15 hrs ago #125

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

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

MN has castle doctrine sarisataka Friday #93

Castle doctrine in name only. OC375 Friday #97

Can you provide a case sarisataka Friday #98

State vs Blevins 2024 OC375 Friday #99

Not in the home sarisataka Friday #100

We'll have to see... OC375 Friday #101

you have completely misrepresented almost the entirety of what the stopdiggin Yesterday #109

We'll see OC375 Yesterday #116

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

Unrelated sarisataka Yesterday #118

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

That is for a grand jury to decide sarisataka Yesterday #120

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

Did he make any threats during their confrontation sarisataka 23 hrs ago #122

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan 16 hrs ago #124

Which one stood the ground best? OAITW r.2.0 14 hrs ago #127