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sarisataka

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63. I am not to say this was justified or not, but I have a question

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:27 PM

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To all who say the woman could have just walked away-

Why couldn't the man have walked away or stopped approaching?

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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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #94

Time will tell Kaleva 22 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 23 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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #71

Based on what I saw, I'd say her actions were resonable Kaleva 23 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 Yesterday #72

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

I'm not assuming anything angrychair Yesterday #96

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

Interesting angrychair Yesterday #73

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

Then the unarmed man angrychair Yesterday #79

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

No angrychair Yesterday #86

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

We are done angrychair Yesterday #90

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

But his behavior was irrational Kaleva 14 hrs ago #111

Being irrational is not a reason to be shot. muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #113

Approaching someone armed with a gun is highly irrational behavior Kaleva 12 hrs ago #114

No: we must be absolutely clear: her behaviour was extremely irrational, and she killed him as a result muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #115

sorry, I see her as a gun humper Skittles 23 hrs ago #102

Sorry angrychair 23 hrs ago #103

SHE could have driven away too Skittles 22 hrs ago #106

He was the aggressor angrychair 22 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 Yesterday #77

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

I see centerists angrychair Yesterday #82

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

No angrychair Yesterday #89

Very few people deserve to be killed sarisataka Yesterday #84

Another thing to keep in mind is that... LudwigPastorius 15 hrs ago #110

I agree Kaleva 14 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 Yesterday #80

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

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

MN has castle doctrine sarisataka Yesterday #93

Castle doctrine in name only. OC375 Yesterday #97

Can you provide a case sarisataka Yesterday #98

State vs Blevins 2024 OC375 Yesterday #99

Not in the home sarisataka Yesterday #100

We'll have to see... OC375 23 hrs ago #101

you have completely misrepresented almost the entirety of what the stopdiggin 16 hrs ago #109

We'll see OC375 11 hrs ago #116

But are you retreating if you get out of your car with a gun in your hand? Hassin Bin Sober 10 hrs ago #117

Unrelated sarisataka 5 hrs ago #118

The man was shouting; the woman was pointing a gun at him. muriel_volestrangler 4 hrs ago #119

That is for a grand jury to decide sarisataka 4 hrs 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 4 hrs ago #121

Did he make any threats during their confrontation sarisataka 4 hrs ago #122