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Originally Posted by Locke
What do you propose? If he'd been out hunting for blood he could have driven to the reserve and started killing people as the bloodthirsty killer you portray him as.
Or, he could have been minding his own business on his own property with his son, doing his own chores.
And then it all went to hell.
Did this bloodthirsty killer go out seeking trouble?
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I think it's pretty obvious he shot a guy in a heat of the moment. At best he pointed a loaded gun at someone and accidentally discharged it, which is still generally considered manslaughter.
And what does it matter that he was minding his own business? No one has accused him of seeking out the victim. But having criminals come onto your property and attempt to steal something doesn't give you license to use lethal force.
I do wonder how this thread would be going if it was a African-American killed by a white farmer in Alabama. We'd probably be hearing a lot about Americans and their guns, racist southerners, etc. It's often a lot easier to see biases and entrenched racism from the outside than it is within your own society.