Stand your ground laws...

[CaptainHaplo]

Originally Posted by garren

He swung at her after she shot him in the leg. I'd swing at her too for that.

Ok - it is indicated that she did in fact fire the rifle (a .22 btw) but he was not shot - he was hit by shrapnel. However, he did have a knife on him and he approached her with it - which is when she initially fired.

Her claim is he brandished the knife - which is when she got the rifle out. He advanced on her (you can see that in the video) and she shot once - he got hit with shrapnel and swung at her - she then shot him dead. A knife was found on the scene and she actually took pictures after he was down to prove he had one. Smart woman, that was.

I will say this - in the video - it looks like she fired on accident that first time - she was as startled as he was I think. Still, if he pulled a knife on her as appears to have happened - I can't fault her for shooting him.

We may have to agree to disagree on this one.