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OT Lawyers: "Stand Your Ground" question (situation inside)
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:05 am
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:05 am
I was driving into the garage of my apartment complex the other day in Dallas, while a Man (not saying race) was unloading groceries with his kids. I'm driving through the "roadway" and his kid, who wanted to cross perpendicular to me, stops walking to let me go through. I proceed to drive on through to find a parking spot.
As soon as I park, the father pulls up in his truck, yelling out the window that i was going too fast and almost hit his kid. I told him his kid stopped for me and that I was sorry if he felt i was going to fast; It wasn't my intention (His kid was about 25 ft to my left, not even close).
long story short, the man continues to argue and then steps out of his car and rushes at me. From my perspective, it looked like he had the intention of trying to fight me. He was definitely trying to an intimidate and I felt threatened. I was also scared for my fiancee who was still in the car.
I was unloading groceries in the back of my car (where i also keep my shotgun), when he started arguing. When he started getting out his vehicle, I quickly loaded two shells. Before he was in my face another bystander yelled at him, and he went back in his truck and drove off.
If the bystander had not been there, I had every intention of drawing my gun and shooting this man. Not to kill; I can actually aim so I was going for his legs.
Question: Would I have been legally "right" in doing so?
As soon as I park, the father pulls up in his truck, yelling out the window that i was going too fast and almost hit his kid. I told him his kid stopped for me and that I was sorry if he felt i was going to fast; It wasn't my intention (His kid was about 25 ft to my left, not even close).
long story short, the man continues to argue and then steps out of his car and rushes at me. From my perspective, it looked like he had the intention of trying to fight me. He was definitely trying to an intimidate and I felt threatened. I was also scared for my fiancee who was still in the car.
I was unloading groceries in the back of my car (where i also keep my shotgun), when he started arguing. When he started getting out his vehicle, I quickly loaded two shells. Before he was in my face another bystander yelled at him, and he went back in his truck and drove off.
If the bystander had not been there, I had every intention of drawing my gun and shooting this man. Not to kill; I can actually aim so I was going for his legs.
Question: Would I have been legally "right" in doing so?
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Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:06 am to steeltiger17
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If the bystander had not been there, I had every intention of drawing my gun and shooting this man. Not to kill; I can actually aim so I was going for his legs.
Better to kill him.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:07 am to heatom2
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Better to kill him.
Yup, then it is just your side of the story.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:07 am to steeltiger17
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Not to kill; I can actually aim so I was going for his legs.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:07 am to steeltiger17
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drawing my gun and shooting this man
quote:
Not to kill; I can actually aim so I was going for his legs.
You draw a gun to kill...
End of story
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:08 am to steeltiger17
Should've just told him to hold up for a minute, laid out some ground rules and fought him with your fists like a real man.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:08 am to steeltiger17
You should aim to kill. It's tough for a dead suspect to defend himself.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:08 am to steeltiger17
What was the mans race? That's important to a legal determination.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:09 am to steeltiger17
Why was your shotgun unloaded in the first place?
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:09 am to GrammarKnotsi
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You draw a gun to kill...
End of story
but when law enforcement does it the OT says they should have just shot to injure?
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:09 am to burdman
quote:Why? this isn't high school.
Should've just told him to hold up for a minute, laid out some ground rules and fought him with your fists like a real man
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:09 am to steeltiger17
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Not to kill; I can actually aim so I was going for his legs.
A shotgun to the legs would likely hit the femoral artery, which would almost certainly kill him.
This post was edited on 4/7/15 at 10:10 am
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:10 am to steeltiger17
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I had every intention of drawing my gun and shooting this man. Not to kill; I can actually aim so I was going for his legs.
bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa....
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:10 am to steeltiger17
If you shoot, shoot to kill
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:10 am to steeltiger17
I think if you would have just showed him your shotgun, he would have shut the frick up and went on with his day.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:11 am to steeltiger17
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If the bystander had not been there, I had every intention of drawing my gun and shooting this man. Not to kill; I can actually aim so I was going for his legs
A dead person can't sue you or press charges.
Any smart cop, DA, defense attorney, or judge will advise you to shoot to kill.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:11 am to steeltiger17
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Not to kill; I can actually aim so I was going for his legs.
Well he'd sue you to oblivion.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:11 am to steeltiger17
Stop driving like an a-hole.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:11 am to steeltiger17
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Why? this isn't high school.
Exactly. Loading up your shotgun is a high school move.
Grownups tell the on coming man to wait, explain the rules of engagement, then put their dukes up.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:11 am to cas4t
quote:well yea, but less chance of killing him if i had shot square in the chest or the face.
A shotgun to the legs would likely hit the femoral artery, which would almost certainly kill him
I played the odds
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