Unnarmed 17 year old shot dead "in self defence"

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by August

But aren't you latching onto a story yourself?

The most plausible one backed by the most evidence, yes.

I mean I share your doubts that it went down like this but what's so implausible about it? A 17 year old athlete is perfectly capable of beating up an out of shape 28 year old and it certainly wouldn't be the first time a teenager got confrontational with his elders.

Well, the most recent thing is that his phone call to his girlfriend came out and he was saying the guy was following him. If that were the case, I'd probably get confrontational with the guy too.

I'd think it'd be wise not prejudge this incident either way until we get all the facts.

You're right, but I honestly can't see any way that any new fact would make this guy justified in shooting the kid given what we know.