ifmaz
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ORIGINAL: ifmaz The robber was no longer a threat if he had exited the car, traveling the opposite direction of the driver, and the driver was able to drive "down the block". I have a great idea. Give me a nice handgun, let me exit your car and after you are several tens of meters away, let me change my mind on letting you get away. YOU decide if I'm still a threat. I'm a good enough marksman to make you mess your pants............if you survive. Your hypothetical scenario differs greatly from reality. The robber exited the car and the driver drove in the opposite direction. The driver could have continued driving in the opposite direction but chose to turn his vehicle around and vindictively run over the robber. At no point did the robber turn and fire -- after exiting the vehicle the robber did not display his firearm at all. The driver could have continued driving away, taking himself out of any form of danger, but opted to get even with the robber. It is not the driver's responsibility to punish the robber, it is the driver's responsibility to remove himself from imminent danger. Anyone who has taken a concealed carry course knows this. ETA: If the driver feared for his life why wouldn't he exit the scene as soon as he could? Only an idiot would go back and risk the chance of the robber using his firearm.
< Message edited by ifmaz -- 2/16/2016 6:11:32 PM >
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