70-Year-Old High School Coach Shoots Attackers, 1 Dies - Victory?

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12. I don't carry, but have to agree with you

If someone is trying to take something from you by force, you don't know 1.) at what point they will be content with what they have taken from you or 2.) whether they will run off when they are done with you or whether they are out for some fun beating the shit out of you or if they are not into leaving witnesses in perfect shape. I've lived in the American south, and I've lived in the northern Big City (Philadelphia, in my case), and even 16 year olds are sometimes out to do some serious violence just for kicks, especially if it's a senior they think they can get away with kicking half to death. It happened all the time in Philly when I was living there.

MAYBE these kids were just out for a gold chain. Maybe not. Was a gold chain worth the kid's life? Hardly. Could the guy have known he would have been left in peace if he had given them the chain? Hardly. I wasn't there, so I'm the last one to pass judgement. I will say that these days in America, with gun ownership so prevalent, a pair of kids would have to be pretty optimistic if they think every victim they decide to attack will be unarmed.