Manslaughter or Self Defense?

[Pacioli]

http://www.wbrz.com/news/man-arrested-in-deadly-christmas-day-shooting/

There must be more to this story. Man with a knife who is threatening people is shot to death. Shooter booked on manslaughtrer charges. I'll be interested in knowing the full story.

 

[Guate_shooter]

It all depends, just "wielding a knife" doesnt make him a threat , a 911 call would have been better for all.

Need way more info than what it was provided on that page to fully understand what happened and why this guy thought he had the legal right to make use of DF.

What was the distance, what was said, how many people involved, alcohol involved, drugs involved, etc etc etc???????

 

[Gus McCrae]

Not enough info.

 

[Hitman]

No video?....yawn....

 

[SpeedRacer]

Knife + within 21' = I'm gonna shoot you.

 

[jmcrawf1]

Knife + within 21' = I'm gonna shoot you.

That was what I was thinking....

 

[spanky]

Yeah, unless there is WAY more to this stoy, I don't know how this could not be a good shoot.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Maybe he was 22' away?

 

[sraacke]

Hope he signed up for the Armed Citizens Plan. Looks like he's going to need it.

 

[spanky]

Maybe he was 22' away?

100 yards is the new 21'.

 

[Baldrik78]

He shouldn't have gone back for seconds.

 

[charlie12]

Wonder if he left his holster in the car?

 

[Morgan Allison]

Hope he signed up for the Armed Citizens Plan. Looks like he's going to need it.

Nope. He didn't. He's screwed.

 

[dydog4566]

Sounds like more to story, but just wielding the knife, not necessarly a deadly force threat. Yes 21 feet and knife , you gonna get shot, but was he charging the fella, was he impaired, and who exactly was he threatining? 911 call, and that many folks around probably could have incapacitated the idiot without shooting him? All that is speculation of course........up to the DA and grand jury to sort it out now. Oh, also curious was shooter a CCW holder?

 

[angrycookieman]

100 yards is the new 21'.

LOL!

Yeah, I think we need more info, but can see a reason to shoot for sure if someone is waving a knife around my family making threats. 911 is too slow if he starts cutting.

 

[Jed]

100 yards is the new 21'.

oh coool

 

[posse comatosis]

Investigators say during an argument at a family gathering in Lettsworth, Laneheart threatened to kill several people there while wielding a knife.

Barring the emergence of further facts of a jaw-dropping nature as Spanky says, it will be really, really difficult if not impossible for the prosecution to overcome the presumption of innocence now in Gordon's favor if the above is true.

 

[Yrdawg]

Hope he signed up for the Armed Citizens Plan. Looks like he's going to need it.

I heard he was OC'n which was the sole cause for the confrontation, DA says OC is a good way to start a fight and should never be allowed , ......this will be his poster case

ROFLMAO...please don't shoot the...

TROLL

 

[sraacke]

Nope. He didn't. He's screwed.

Oh Snap!

 

[James Cannon]

Maybe the gun was drawn first, and the knife was all the guy had to defend HIMSELF with...

Or maybe the guy with the gun was the instigator, or at least an escalator in the argument. You can't claim self defense in a situation you helped create.