(07-24-2018 06:02 AM)Machiavelli Wrote: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flo...er-n893646
This is an instance where the media is just going to laser focus on the shooting. When I watched the video I was also “incensed’ “made mad’ that the guy was shot in front of his kids. Other articles I have read said the white guy was looking for a fight.
This whole incident will be framed around who was the aggressor.
Now what if I told you the family was parked in a handicap spot? Does that change your viewpoint. As a one time father of a special needs kid I too get irate when I see someone parking in a handicap spot. That changes the argument. Debate the shooting all you want. Don’t say thee white guy was lookin for a fight. He wasn’t.. he was defending the handicap space.
First, I think it's horrible whenever a life is take. Thinking something is horrible does not mean that it is unjust.
Second, I'm not saying this particular instance was just or unjust. I don't know.
When things like this happen I wish we had more detail. I imagine audio would help greatly. Any pertinent back-stories would help as well.
The first time I saw this it looked like the guy was talking to the lady about being in a handicap spot. Was it any of his business? I don't know.
Then this guy comes out of the store and approaches the scene. Obviously some words were exchanged. One guy pushes the other to the ground.
Was pulling his gun and firing called for? I don't know. Was the physical instigator making verbal threats while the guy was on the ground?
I simply don't have enough details.
My wife apparently learned some of the back-story of the white guy. It seems he had a history of challenging people who wrongly parked in a handicap spot. I think she said he also had pulled a gun on someone during a road rage incident.
That doesn't necessarily matter if he felt in danger of his life at that moment he was pushed to the ground. Was they guy yelling threats at him?
I don't know.
What I do know is that I don't have all the facts and should not rush to judgement. I also know law enforcement is working the case and will have more facts than we do.