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Originally Posted by kgoerz
Stand your ground law or not. Your life needs to be threatened in order to use deadly force. The Kid had a Soda Pop bottle, the other guy had a Gun.
It might answer a lot of questions knowing if it was a contact shot or not. Unless they were fighting for the gun. I can't see this as a good shoot.
Imagine if that were your kid that was shot by some over zealous neighborhood watch guy. He didn't stand his ground. He followed the kid after being told not to by the 911 dispatch.
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Chasing down the kid after being told to not pursue is the key here, IMHO. He was not in danger, he chose to hunt the kid down and escalate the situation. This is a tragic killing and the media is taking a sad situation and making it worse. The shooter does need to be arrested and given due process, but I don't see how he can be found innocent given the fact that he chased down a kid who was actively trying to avoid him.
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