I'm blown away by the amount of people that would be perfectly OK, with the terrifying prospect of a group of drunk people coming on their property, terrorizing and attempting to steal their property, and letting them go on their way.
It wouldn't matter if they were Indigenous, Asian, Black or White. Sometimes you play with the bull, you're gonna get the horns, and this is exactly what happened here. They ran into a tough old farmer, that isn't a limp, spineless noodle like 90% of our population, ready to protect his property and land with lethal force.
Whether he meant to shoot the intruder or it was an accident, the fact he had a firearm certainly suggests he was prepared to use it. I am not a gun guy, and would never want one in my home myself. I'm the spineless noodle that likely has to let this armed group of thugs steal my stuff, and tear up my property. But the fact there is people out there that are perfectly willing to, and have the courage to defend themselves creates a great social proofing mechanism that might make any potential intruder maybe ask him or herself, "What if this guy is armed?" is a good thing in my eyes.
Gerald Stanley never asked anyone to illegally trespass on his property and attempt to burglarize him. He is the victim. He was the one that was terrorized by a group of humans. The skin color means nothing here. I'd support him for standing up for himself against any human that terrorized him and his family.
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