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48. I certainly didn't see anything in the video that justified a shooting. NT

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Man fatally shot in Walmart parking lot following dispute over parking space: Authorities [View all] groundloop Jul 3 OP

Good news for her. Now, she'll have her own, permanent parking space. 3Hotdogs Jul 3 #1

His parking spot will be in an urn over the fireplace wolfie001 Jul 3 #16

Oofff Hassin Bin Sober Jul 3 #87

Ah, America. Where the answer to every problem is a gun. sinkingfeeling Jul 3 #2

It was a middle aged Black woman angrychair Jul 3 #35

it would SEEM you are correct but.... democratsruletheday Jul 3 #38

Why didn't she get in her car or walk into the store? I don't accept killing a person when there were other solutions. sinkingfeeling Jul 3 #39

What I saw was him closing the distance to her Kaleva Jul 3 #42

She initially got out of the car with a gun in her hand. That might be a problem for her. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 3 #94

Time will tell Kaleva Jul 3 #107

She tried angrychair Jul 3 #45

White Privilege Dlpger61 Sunday #126

Retail stores have parking adequate for the holiday shopping season Blumancru Jul 3 #3

There's more to the story than this. flvegan Jul 3 #4

"Around the parking lot?" ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 3 #5

Testosterone poisoning? Miguelito Loveless Jul 3 #7

From the video, she appears to be a Woman of Color, that wish is going to be hard to get in Fla irisblue Jul 3 #18

Yes, she warned him several times, backed away from him again and again, tried to put cars between them. Midnight Writer Jul 3 #22

100%. and Thank You! (for putting some realistic perspective on this incident) stopdiggin Jul 3 #29

Wow what a nasty take. Wiz Imp Jul 3 #23

nah. asshat really brought this on himself. stopdiggin Jul 3 #30

She did more than most would angrychair Jul 3 #36

It looked like a clear case of self defense to me Kaleva Jul 3 #43

Wow. Unbelievable. Wiz Imp Jul 3 #44

If the guy was rational, he would have retreated the moment he saw the Gun Kaleva Jul 3 #50

and called for cops to arrest her for threatening him muriel_volestrangler Jul 3 #62

No one in their right mind would approach someone with a gun Kaleva Jul 3 #104

It's a stand your ground state. NutmegYankee Jul 3 #54

SOmething was also seriously wrong with that woman. Wiz Imp Jul 3 #56

A jury will have to consider what he said prior, if anything, to advancing toward her. LudwigPastorius Jul 3 #57

100% agree bluestarone Jul 3 #74

As a whole, we ARE a disappointing species. There good people among us but I fear we are in societal collapse. OrlandoDem2 Jul 3 #11

Listen to the news story. Wiz Imp Jul 3 #26

That isn't the whole story angrychair Jul 3 #37

stop making sense.... democratsruletheday Jul 3 #40

People should be nicer to one another. twodogsbarking Jul 3 #6

Don't wanna make it about me but as a 66 yo white male..... wolfie001 Jul 3 #15

It looks like he was stalking her but she should have retreated to her car and not brandished the gun. Ritabert Jul 3 #8

Stop shopping at Walmart. So many People of Walmart suck! OrlandoDem2 Jul 3 #9

He seemed intent on a physical confrontation, despite her pointing a gun 70sEraVet Jul 3 #10

+1. dalton99a Jul 3 #19

maybe it's the "Exception that Proves the Rule" Hieronymus Phact Jul 3 #28

Plus 2 bluestarone Jul 3 #75

I'm Sorry, But She Had Ample Opportunities to Return to the Store, Drive Off, Whatever DrFunkenstein Jul 3 #12

She tried angrychair Jul 3 #41

I didn't see in the video where he was preventing her from driving off MichMan Jul 3 #46

In Florida that's legal angrychair Jul 3 #51

I noticed MorbidButterflyTat Jul 3 #67

Old loser white guy kept on wolfie001 Jul 3 #13

I am guessing that there is a backstory here, and not a pretty one. niyad Jul 3 #14

If This Was a Black Man and a White Woman, Imagine the Fox News Coverage and Campaign Ads DrFunkenstein Jul 3 #17

This could go either way NewEnglandAutumn Jul 3 #20

It was an argument over a parking spot. sop Jul 3 #21

If the guy was rational, he would have backed off as soon as he saw the gun Kaleva Jul 3 #47

Those are a lot of assumptions to justify shooting a man to death in a parking lot. sop Jul 3 #55

I certainly didn't see anything in the video that justified a shooting. NT Midwestern Democrat Jul 3 #48

Floriduh. SergeStorms Jul 3 #24

She didn't have to kill him, that's how the jury would see it FakeNoose Jul 3 #25

People are touchy these days. ananda Jul 3 #27

This is the Supreme Court's America J_William_Ryan Jul 3 #31

Had he the brains to back up & call the police saying a woman was threatening him with a gun, Wonder Why Jul 3 #32

I'm Pretty Sure Everyone Here Was Operating From The Amygdala, Except One Had a Handgun DrFunkenstein Jul 3 #34

Clearly angrychair Jul 3 #53

Why did she exit her car brandishing the gun instead of just driving away? MichMan Jul 3 #33

By law, she isn't required to drive away Kaleva Jul 3 #49

She isn't required to shoot and kill either MichMan Jul 3 #60

larger male repeatedly physically advancing on female that is (repeatedly) stopdiggin Jul 3 #71

Based on what I saw, I'd say her actions were resonable Kaleva Jul 3 #105

Some of these responses are disturbing angrychair Jul 3 #52

Why does race have to be a factor? MichMan Jul 3 #58

Why does gender have to be a factor? MorbidButterflyTat Jul 3 #69

Why should race be ignored? Torchlight Jul 3 #70

Because, it always about skin color angrychair Jul 3 #72

"People haven't even seen the video" MichMan Jul 3 #95

I'm not assuming anything angrychair Jul 3 #96

We have video; he was not in a position to physically threaten her muriel_volestrangler Jul 3 #61

Interesting angrychair Jul 3 #73

I might put it as "the unarmed person didn't do anything wrong or threatening" muriel_volestrangler Jul 3 #76

Then the unarmed man angrychair Jul 3 #79

I don't see "might is right" as a good guiding principle muriel_volestrangler Jul 3 #81

No angrychair Jul 3 #86

'Malice'? No. Recklessness, yes. muriel_volestrangler Jul 3 #88

We are done angrychair Jul 3 #90

"Victim blaming"? I'm not blaming the victim. The victim is the dead guy. muriel_volestrangler Jul 3 #91

But his behavior was irrational Kaleva Saturday #111

Being irrational is not a reason to be shot. muriel_volestrangler Saturday #113

Approaching someone armed with a gun is highly irrational behavior Kaleva Saturday #114

No: we must be absolutely clear: her behaviour was extremely irrational, and she killed him as a result muriel_volestrangler Saturday #115

She was retreating from him Kaleva Monday #128

She killed him; he never threatened her. He is the victim. muriel_volestrangler Monday #129

Should she have waited until he started beating her ass? sarisataka Monday #130

She should have waited until he threatened significant injury. muriel_volestrangler Monday #131

What was he shouting? was he making threats? sarisataka Monday #132

Except he was walking slowly, so it would have been physically impossible to cover it "in a fraction of a second" muriel_volestrangler Monday #133

A man can change his speed instantly sarisataka Monday #134

Again, not physically possible. That's not how the human body works. muriel_volestrangler Monday #135

That is exactly how the body works sarisataka Monday #136

You can begin running. You can't suddenly cover 15 feet in a fraction of a second. muriel_volestrangler Monday #137

I must admit to an error and the time to close a gap sarisataka Monday #138

That 21 foot "rule" is for someone already running muriel_volestrangler Monday #139

Incorrect sarisataka Monday #140

OK, I see that tests from a standing start were done muriel_volestrangler Monday #141

I believe it is relevant sarisataka Monday #142

Your post is irrational muriel_volestrangler Monday #143

It is completely rational sarisataka Monday #144

No, it does not beg the question "what is a physical threat?" muriel_volestrangler Monday #145

I look forward to you one day sarisataka Monday #146

sorry, I see her as a gun humper Skittles Jul 3 #102

Sorry angrychair Jul 3 #103

SHE could have driven away too Skittles Jul 3 #106

He was the aggressor angrychair Jul 3 #108

That's just stupid. I can't imagine shooting someone over a parking space. Vinca Jul 3 #59

I am not to say this was justified or not, but I have a question sarisataka Jul 3 #63

He should have MichMan Jul 3 #64

So she is just supposed to stand there angrychair Jul 3 #77

You see an "attack"; I see an argument muriel_volestrangler Jul 3 #78

I see centerists angrychair Jul 3 #82

As I said, I really don't understand where "centrists" come into this muriel_volestrangler Jul 3 #83

No angrychair Jul 3 #89

Very few people deserve to be killed sarisataka Jul 3 #84

Another thing to keep in mind is that... LudwigPastorius Saturday #110

I agree Kaleva Saturday #112

Bottom line, stupidity got him killed. Buddyzbuddy Jul 3 #65

"That's an entitled man that was used to scaring other people into doing what he wanted." MorbidButterflyTat Jul 3 #68

Leave it to judge and jury. Sneederbunk Jul 3 #66

Black woman, white older man csusan Jul 3 #80

Did you pull out a gun and shoot your SIL brother? MichMan Saturday #123

No csusan Saturday #125

Having been right is poor consolation when you're dead or in prison. RockRaven Jul 3 #85

In MN, she'd be incarcerated, whatever her story, because she didn't physically run away first. OC375 Jul 3 #92

MN has castle doctrine sarisataka Jul 3 #93

Castle doctrine in name only. OC375 Jul 3 #97

Can you provide a case sarisataka Jul 3 #98

State vs Blevins 2024 OC375 Jul 3 #99

Not in the home sarisataka Jul 3 #100

We'll have to see... OC375 Jul 3 #101

you have completely misrepresented almost the entirety of what the stopdiggin Saturday #109

We'll see OC375 Saturday #116

But are you retreating if you get out of your car with a gun in your hand? Hassin Bin Sober Saturday #117

Unrelated sarisataka Saturday #118

The man was shouting; the woman was pointing a gun at him. muriel_volestrangler Saturday #119

That is for a grand jury to decide sarisataka Saturday #120

We do see her getting out of her car with the gun; at that time, he's out of the frame muriel_volestrangler Saturday #121

Did he make any threats during their confrontation sarisataka Saturday #122

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Saturday #124

Which one stood the ground best? OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #127