re: AL AG rules Hoover officer justified in deadly Thanksgiving night shooting at Galleria

He would be guilty of murder if he ran over to the guy and shot him after the fact. A CCW permit does not give you the right to play cops. It’s for self defense only. His only option was retreat or stand your ground. He was not defending himself, his child, or pregnant wife.

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Question: would EJB have been legally justified had he shot and killed the guy who had just shot his friend?

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No. Legally speaking, you can’t pursue and shoot an individual and claim self defense. By pursuing and then shooting the guy who killed his friend, he would have been guilty of murder. The officers in this situation had no choice but to shoot this guy, but what if they instead chose not to? What if they instead let him run into JC Penny’s armed and he began blasting away at the guy who shot his friend? What if he missed and killed bystanders?

Also, have you ever been into the JC Penny’s in that mall? It’s not easy to navigate, it’s close quarters and there are plenty of spots to take cover and ambush someone. That’s a much much different environment than the open area of the mall where he was shot. Shooting an armed man who was in pursuit of another armed man before he reached the interior of a large dept store was absolutely justified. Stop complaining about this idiots death and thank god dozens weren’t killed in a potential shootout

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Cops being able to legally kill you because they think you are going to commit a crime... is crazy

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How so? In a situation like the one that presented itself, it is totally understandable that it played out that way. You know if you have a gun in a crowded mall when it was a gun free zone and you are involved in a gunfight, even just somewhat involved, you're asking for trouble.

Just think of this like a late term abortion.

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Just think of this like a late term abortion

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But his mom wanted to keep him or she wouldn't be going nuts right now this is more like a government death panel

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Stand your ground laws only allow you to protect your wife while she is pregnant? News to me

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Stand your ground laws do not allow you to pursue and then shoot an individual. If someone is kicking in your door to rob you, you have a right to shoot them and defend yourself and those inside. You do not have the right to chase the same guy down the street and then kill him. Same applies in this situation. He had the right to defend himself when the first guy started shooting. Once he ran away into JC Penny’s he did not have the right to pursue and then shoot him. That’s why it’s knows as a “stand your ground” law and not an “armed pursuit” law.

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That’s why it’s knows as a “stand your ground” law and not an “armed pursuit” law.

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Dude, you just nailed it. Had this fiasco made it inside JCP, there are a million bad scenarios that could have happened to include a hostage situation. I clean, well placed shot prevented it!

These dumb frick parents/protesters just burned an American flag outside of Hoover City Hall and say they are going to protest anywhere in Hoover they want.

Hoover PD stacked