THS214 wrote:trpmb6 wrote:That would be quite the leap.
Psycopaths dont hesitate or feel they just act. And that is just what you accepted in your earlier post.
I'm not sure where you are drawing this conclusion from. Perhaps it is missed in translation?
I will try to simplify what my personal opinion on this is:
I believe the shooter was assaulted based on the immediate engagement by the eventual gunshot victim. He did not try to engage him in discussion - he immediately approached - closed the distance fairly quickly - and made forceful contact.
Five seconds elapses from when the assault happens to when the victim is shot. In those five seconds it appears the victim begins to back away (retreat) from the shooter as he sees him drawing the gun. At this point it is unclear if the shooter has fully committed or if he hesitates slightly before shooting. As someone who has been trained with firearms I am attempting to determine exactly what the shooter's mindset was in what is really a very small window of time.
In general, once you have made the decision to draw your weapon you have already decided to pull the trigger. My guess is this is what the sheriff also believes. If you don't you lose control of the situation and the eventual outcome may not be in your favor. If that was the mindset of the shooter and it can be shown that he drew his weapon and fired all in a fluid motion, unimpeded, he probably has a decent stand your ground case.
However, it appears to me in the video that he hesitated slightly and that also signals to me that he might have reconsidered his action. If he did, then this is no longer a stand your ground case.
This is what a jury would have to decide should this go to trial. I would not wish to be one of those jurors as this would be a very tough decision based on the video evidence we have. There may well be other evidence available that may make this much easier to decide.