However, I recall a video, also from Texas, from a guy who murdered a kid's father from very short distance, and who got off scot-free.
That was disgusting, and another case of everyone being kind of retarded. People need to learn not to fuck with people waving guns around, even if those people are in the wrong. When someone has a gun and has shown willingness to use it, either try to deescalate and wait for police, or put the guy down. But don't bring knives, bats, or fists to a gunfight...it won't end well for you.
Especially if you're somewhere with very generous self defense laws, such as Texas. Because even if the other guy is an asshole, if you don't tread carefully he will be legally within his rights to shoot you dead if you do something stupid and aggressive.
Also, the women involved in that shooting both seemed like sociopaths.
According to the statutes I could find for Texas that shooting didn't qualify as self defense under the law. Did anything come of it yet?
Also the new wife just seemed to be in shock. The old wife seemed to have set the whole thing up because she's the one that called him there to pick up their kid even though the kid wasn't there.
No criminal charges were filed. A wrongful death claim has been filed though, and is pending, I believe.
Also the new wife just seemed to be in shock.
Fair enough, perhaps only one of the women was a sociopath. People react differently. It's still interesting, though, compare her reaction to the reaction from the camerawoman in the dumpster defender incident, who freaks the hell out when her man goes down. But, yeah, could just be shock.
The old wife seemed to have set the whole thing up because she's the one that called him there to pick up their kid even though the kid wasn't there.
Do you have a source for that? As I understood it, the father showed up unannounced after he couldn't pick up his son from another location (which is what makes this story so fucking sad.) The father had every right to be upset, as his ex and her new boyfriend had essentially kidnapped his son, and not for the first time. He had limited custody, and they weren't even honoring that. He still behaved idiotically, but I also completely understand the emotional response, and he was in a really shitty situation.
That was disgusting, and another case of everyone being kind of retarded. People need to learn not to fuck with people waving guns around, even if those people are in the wrong. When someone has a gun and has shown willingness to use it, either try to deescalate and wait for police, or put the guy down. But don't bring knives, bats, or fists to a gunfight...it won't end well for you.
Especially if you're somewhere with very generous self defense laws, such as Texas. Because even if the other guy is an asshole, if you don't tread carefully he will be legally within his rights to shoot you dead if you do something stupid and aggressive.
Also, the women involved in that shooting both seemed like sociopaths.
According to the statutes I could find for Texas that shooting didn't qualify as self defense under the law. Did anything come of it yet?
Also the new wife just seemed to be in shock. The old wife seemed to have set the whole thing up because she's the one that called him there to pick up their kid even though the kid wasn't there.
No criminal charges were filed. A wrongful death claim has been filed though, and is pending, I believe.
Fair enough, perhaps only one of the women was a sociopath. People react differently. It's still interesting, though, compare her reaction to the reaction from the camerawoman in the dumpster defender incident, who freaks the hell out when her man goes down. But, yeah, could just be shock.
Do you have a source for that? As I understood it, the father showed up unannounced after he couldn't pick up his son from another location (which is what makes this story so fucking sad.) The father had every right to be upset, as his ex and her new boyfriend had essentially kidnapped his son, and not for the first time. He had limited custody, and they weren't even honoring that. He still behaved idiotically, but I also completely understand the emotional response, and he was in a really shitty situation.