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In reply to the discussion: Stand Your Ground? Texas man kills teacher over noise complaint [View all]sarisataka
(18,483 posts)You go at him, you get shot.
Were this an active shooter situation the rules would be totally different.
Think of how police act in a similar situation, they neither shoot nor try to disarm. They will try to de-escalate the situation until it is possible to safely disarm the person.
I never said the men should be charged and if they were, yes clearly self defense. My point is they had no legal obligation to take action themselves, any more than R. had any right to take action himself to quiet their party.
I have no direct evidence that they rushed him but strong circumstantial evidence. There is the last three seconds prior to the shot being fired indicating something was happening. The men had been staying ~20' away yet everyone was suddenly in contact range...
And no it would not embolden him to return because there would have been a strong case for assault with a deadly weapon, a felony which would disqualify him from owning firearms.