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In reply to the discussion: Man fatally shot in Walmart parking lot following dispute over parking space: Authorities [View all]Midnight Writer
(26,055 posts)The fool kept coming after her. Was his intent to hurt her? I don't know why else he would not back off. If this was macho posturing then he went way too far with it. In either case, he was coming after her angrily, even after she pointed a gun at him, and she had no way of knowing his intention. He was clearly out of control.
Tragic, but he had every chance to walk away and go home safe. Over a parking space.
It is easy for us burly men to forget how vulnerable a woman is to an assault by a man. Some men exploit that vulnerability, using their size and strength to intimidate and control. It looked to me like she was afraid and he was angrily aggressive.
If it was me, I would have physically defended myself with my size and strength. She did not have that option.
Judging solely from the video, and not knowing what else was going on, I can't blame the woman for shooting. Perhaps she could have outrun the guy, perhaps not. But it is not her duty to take a beating or worse from a stranger who attacks her.
I'm not a legal scholar. This is just my opinion.