11-04-2021, 08:48 PM
(11-04-2021, 07:20 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: You can say I'm wrong all you want. Yet it's what has happened. So maybe that is why I am confused.
I think you're confused because you're conflating legal activities with illegal ones.
Quote:Let's pretend for a second. That the Marine who recently made headlines for disarming a guy in Arizona ended up shot and killed. Guy walking around in open carry Arizona with his weapon and the Marine grabs for his gun, guy shoots him dead. Self defense right? He was grabbing for his gun. That gives him a right to kill him no? No trial no charges no nothing. Video evidence clearly shows the guy going for his gun.
Sure, let's discuss and compare. Focusing on the incident you just brought up, and using the "reasonable person" standard which is a bedrock of our criminal justice system. The two people in question entering the gas station did so with masks on and removing concealed handguns from their person. Would a reasonable person assume they are there to commit a robbery? If the same two guys walked in open carrying, but not brandishing, in a state that allows for open carry would the same reasonable person assume they are there to rob the store? For anyone not familiar with this particular situation here's the video.
I'll leave it to you all to discern the very marked differences between this incident and the Rittenhouse occurrence.
