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Originally Posted by GGG
Race became an issue not because of the media but because of the number of white people who legitimately believe it was okay to shoot an Indian.
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Maybe I haven't been reading in the right spots, but I haven't read anyone think its ok to shoot an Indian. I have read a lot of people saying its ok to shoot a criminal though.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/n...rglar-1.666778
Was there a lot of outrage after this? I didn't hear any.
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Originally Posted by speede5
There were options for Stanley, he and his son left the conflict and returned to it. He saw his wife was not under the SUV before the shot, they could have retreated to their home, armed and waited it out. It could have turned out different.
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They left the conflict when the vehicle was thought to be leaving the yard. The vehicle then swerved hard into the area where Stanleys wife was mowing. (look at pictures for how close it was the vehicle was to the mower)
The bolded part is flat out wrong. He was looking for his wife under the vehicle when the shot rang out. He believed her under the vehicle and was trying to remove the keys so he wouldn't get run over as well.
Here's a case where a man was shot to death for using a vehicle as a weapon.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/saskat...ford-1.3643486
All this happened in seconds. I feel for both sides as I know how hard it is to lose a family member. I feel terrible his family has to go through this.
I admit I feel for Stanley too as I can easily put myself in his shoes. I have had stuff stolen out of my yard (live rural) and i have neighbors who have confronted thieves and have been shot at!! As well as other neighbors who have thieves on camera and they are armed as well.
Its being said lots, "Property isn't worth a life". Well I think the criminals need to understand this too, as they are willing to risk theirs and others for "property"