Stand your ground case from GA

[copperhead-1911]

Sheriff says Georgia ?stand-your-ground? law may apply to fatal shooting of man suffering Alzheimer?s, report says | Fox News

I did not see this on here and hope its the right place.

Basically a homeowner shot a old man suffering from alzheimers. IN reality it is a tough call either way, but when someone is outside your door at that time of night and they keep advancing when you say stop you have no idea what they will do. I am surprised the anti's are not using this left and right.

 

[kwood]

man, i would hate to be in a situation like that.
I pray that both families of the parties involved are able to get through this tragedy.

 

[HoughMade]

The "Castle Doctrine" or "Stand Your Ground" does not mean you have to shoot someone on your property, but sometimes it's almost like some people think that.

He should have stayed inside.

I don't care that much if I'm locked inside and someone is outside in the yard...at least I don't care enough to go out there and expose myself to greater danger. Regardless of the law, I'm not taking a life unless it's absolutely necessary....nor am I going looking for a confrontation at night, even if it's in my own yard.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Never get out of the boat.

NSFW: Never Get Out of the Boat - YouTube

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I don't know, I wasn't there but I have to tell you, after reading the article, my first sympathies go towards the old man. The sheriff indicated Hendrix had no doubts he felt threatened, so it's probably "a good shoot". But....

"Mr. Hendrix has to live with his actions for the rest of his life."

 

[HoughMade]

....The sheriff indicated Hendrix had no doubts he felt threatened,....

One's subjective feeling of being threatened is only part of the analysis.

 

[copperhead-1911]

In this case it is a real tragedy as the old man was not a threat after we know the facts ( the shooter did not and I think it was a good shoot but very wrong)

If he shot a gangbanger it would be like that is one hillary wont get in 2016

 

[patience0830]

Never get out of the boat.

NSFW: Never Get Out of the Boat - YouTube

What in the world is this, kirk? And why does it apply?


Some of your references just befuddle me.

 

[femurphy77]

What in the world is this, kirk? And why does it apply?


Some of your references just befuddle me.

Uh, stay in your house behind a locked door and you won't shoot an alzheimers patient!!!????

(Don't go LOOKING for trouble)

 

[HoughMade]

What in the world is this, kirk? And why does it apply?


Some of your references just befuddle me.

If you are in a house behind locked doors, don't leave the house and expose yourself to greater danger. Stay in the "boat".

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Befuddle? You are befuddled by the great warrior king, and Chris Costa's great uncle (he even had the ubertactical facial hair), Chef from Apocalypse Now???

Maybe if I was a hot blonde holding a gun it would help? View From The Porch: The nightmare before Christmas.

Don't go running around the yard in your ubertactical Mickey Mouse underwear and prison shower shoes. Bad stuff is going to find you and you may need the shower shoes for real.

Why step in dog s**t when you do not have to?

Stay inside the boat (your house). Lock the doors. Turn on the outside lights. Call the boys dripping in qualified immunity blue or brown.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

One's subjective feeling of being threatened is only part of the analysis.

Right. I'm with you and Kirk on this.

It's not surprising a person might go see what's causing a commotion on his property. I can easily imagine I would be likely to go check out what the ruckus is/was. That seems reasonable. But we don't know lots of the other parts of the Scenerio here like, how scary was a 72 year old Alzheimer's patient, were the circumstances such that the homeowner felt he had to do this to prevent grave bodily harm, etc.

ETA...it's not until you've stepped in the dog poop though that you realize you would have been safer in the boat.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

The gun culture has such endless frickin' discussions ad naseum about which gun and which ammo and which mag when the obvious answer is the gun of no gun.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Maybe if I was a hot blonde holding a gun it would help?

I'll need to see pics before I can decide.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I'll need to see pics before I can decide.

Sigh, did you click on the link or was your wife behind you?

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Sigh, did you click on the link or was your wife behind you?

That itty bitty picture on the right? That's clearly insufficient for any determination to be made on either level of hotness or if you are now worthy of more consideration.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

That itty bitty picture on the right? That's clearly insufficient for any determination to be made on either level of hotness or if you are now worthy of more consideration.

Try this one.
View From The Porch: The old bikini picture inside joke...

 

[Mark 1911]

I understand that the circumstances may put the shooter on legal footing, but I have a lot of questions in my mind. 72 y.o. versus 34 y.o. Was the older man visibly handicapped? Was lethal force really necessary? Things would probably have been much different in the light of day. Then again, maybe all the shooter could see in the dark was a faceless, silent silhouette advancing toward him. But then, why did he go outside? Very tough call. How tragic for everyone.

 

[Kutnupe14]

I understand that the circumstances may put the shooter on legal footing, but I have a lot of questions in my mind. 72 y.o. versus 34 y.o. Was the older man visibly handicapped? Was lethal force really necessary? Things would probably have been much different in the light of day. Then again, maybe all the shooter could see in the dark was a faceless, silent silhouette advancing toward him. But then, why did he go outside? Very tough call. How tragic for everyone.

Yeah, 72 vs 34... I wonder how sympathetic people would be if the shooter was one of the boys in blue?

 

[EdC]

One's subjective feeling of being threatened is only part of the analysis.

Yes. There's the all important "reasonable person" standard, also known as the objective standard. Generally stated, would a reasonable person in those same circumstances believe that he was in imminent danger of death or severe bodily injury? It's a hard question to answer, and based on what little I know, and in my humble opinion, I could see this going to a jury.