cvaldez1975
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Oh I loathe to wade into the quagmire that is 2A related thread but I had to come up from the depths to post.
First and foremost - without naming names - to whomever posted that the men “down there” like to control our women haven’t met many Texan women I take it. Sure there are cretins down here in the same ratio that you find idiots up there so let’s leave out the name calling of those of us who reside “down here’. You may not realize it but it’s not far off from using the “you people” description that is guaranteed to keep us all at odds.
Second, we HARDLY have the facts of this case. I would argue that we don’t know what happened prior to the video (but chads widow stated they record everything due to prior incidents suggesting there is more) or if there was any prior confrontation such as chad being aggressive in the past with Kyle. I was surprised that it took 10 pages of posts before the criminal history (which is possibly influential on Kyle state of mind) was mentioned. We don’t know enough of their situation we just saw a video which everyone sees a bit different as we well know.
Third, as a CCL Texan -I am NOT a lawyer - but I’m licensed, well trained and reasonably intelligent. I have carried a firearm almost every day for a decade but YMMV on what I perceive as my legal rights here in my great state. I don’t condone the use of violence to solve problems but the law and the culture here allow you to defend yourself if you feel in imminent danger. From my personal point of view I see a man tell someone to vacate his property to which the response was something on the order of ‘make me’. I think Kyle legally retrieved his firearm and defended his life and property but again we all see this event differently. I would argue that my point of view is significantly more prevalent throughout the state and more likely to reflect the perceptions of a Texas DA, grand jury or trial jury. The fact they are on acreage - land in Texas is holy and only idiot confronts an armed man on his own property AFTER being asked to leave multiple times is going to be damned hard to prosecute here.
One last last thing, what in the holy hell is up with these people arguing over who’s right or wrong when Chad is dead on the ground. They are all posturing for the video like nothing happened. It’s unsettling on so so many levels…
Just my .02,
BigTex
BBM see, thats what sara morales in florida did as well and here we are with people defending the shooter. i know, different cases, different states. just striking to me.