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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone actually tell who is who and what happens?

It seems like there is an initial altercation between a person in a striped shirt and a person in a reddish / dark shirt. The altercation is very brief and then they both fall to the floor.

A few seconds later while both are still on the floor there is a flurry of activity just behind them and it looks like people knock a few things down or fall down. It is very hard to tell.

Was the cop one of the people on the ground? Did he keep shooting others from the ground?[/quote]

The story is this:  Mentally ill man bumps armed cop in store.  Cop falls to the ground. Cop panics and shoots into a crowded Costco.  Cop gets let off for "self defense."  The end.  [/quote]

No, the story is this.

Large mentally ill man randomly hits another man holding a child violently in the back of his head. That man, hid child, mentally ill man, and his father all fall to the ground. Dad-mode kicks in and he shoots person who attacked him, because holy crap, you and your child have just been violently knocked down hard by a large 6 foot man.

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People who are liable to go into "dad-mode" and start shooting in a CROWDED PUBLIC PLACE when they get knocked should not have guns.  Period.  While it's possibly justified that he doesn't get charged criminally, he absolutely should not have a gun.  [/quote]

Can you honestly say how you'd react if you were suddenly violently attacked without provocation while holding your young child? Be honest now.

I don't own any guns and loathe them, but it's not like he shot random innocents. He shot the person who randomly attacked him. Maybe that's not the best thing one can do, but in the heat of the moment after just being attacked it's kind of understandable.

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First -- if anyone is going to concealed carry a gun, then they have a HIGH duty to keep their wits about them and only use it when actually necessary.  This "shoot first, ask questions later" mentality is extremely bad, and is inappropriate for civilians, and unacceptable for police officers.

Second -- he did not shoot someone who was an imminent threat to him. He shot wildly into the crowd, killed the mentally disabled man, seriously wounded bystanders, caused a stampede that injured others, and could have done much worse damage.[/quote]

I think you’re confused.[/quote]

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