Why did he grab the gun? Even if the white dude said something insulting or provocative, one doesn’t try to disarm an armed man. Seems to me he wasn’t thinking clearly.
Does this make the actions of the white dudes acceptable? Hell no. However if someone runs up to you and physically tries to take your gun, what are you to conclude?
That poor guy. He must have been frightened out of his wits! Of course, he’s a chicken shit wuss. Which is why he felt he needed to have the gun in the first place.
Your post misses the point. Why attack an armed man? Do you have a death wish?
I didn’t miss the point.
You are searching for a way to blame the victim.
No I’m not. What do you expect to happen if you attack an armed man?
What makes you think it was an attack by this jogger? The video is crystal clear, that the jogger was attacking no one, while shots rang out first. That's what you are conveniently not seeing. Shots rang out first, while the Black guy was rounding the truck on the right side.
That’s not what the video shows. It shows the dude trying to take the gun away. Why would he do that?
fight or flight. he probably figured he would be shot in the back by running away - so he fought for his life.
That could be, but it might be dumb on his part. I find it hard to believe they would just murder him in broad daylight. Is there any evidence that these guys were out to murder a black dude?
As far as i can tell, they were just out to threaten his life with guns, to get him to comply with their neighborhood watchboi citizen's arrest.
"Comply or be killed."
This is what guns do. They turn every encounter into a life or death situation. They are toxic. If someone threatens you with a gun, that is a threat to your life. And you are then justified in sticking a fork in their neck, or whatever it takes.
Agreed, but
Why did he grab the gun? Even if the white dude said something insulting or provocative, one doesn’t try to disarm an armed man. Seems to me he wasn’t thinking clearly.
Does this make the actions of the white dudes acceptable? Hell no. However if someone runs up to you and physically tries to take your gun, what are you to conclude?
That poor guy. He must have been frightened out of his wits! Of course, he’s a chicken shit wuss. Which is why he felt he needed to have the gun in the first place.
Your post misses the point. Why attack an armed man? Do you have a death wish?
I didn’t miss the point.
You are searching for a way to blame the victim.
No I’m not. What do you expect to happen if you attack an armed man?
What makes you think it was an attack by this jogger? The video is crystal clear, that the jogger was attacking no one, while shots rang out first. That's what you are conveniently not seeing. Shots rang out first, while the Black guy was rounding the truck on the right side.
That’s not what the video shows. It shows the dude trying to take the gun away. Why would he do that?
fight or flight. he probably figured he would be shot in the back by running away - so he fought for his life.
That could be, but it might be dumb on his part. I find it hard to believe they would just murder him in broad daylight. Is there any evidence that these guys were out to murder a black dude?
As far as i can tell, they were just out to threaten his life with guns, to get him to comply with their neighborhood watchboi citizen's arrest.
"Comply or be killed."
This is what guns do. They turn every encounter into a life or death situation. They are toxic. If someone threatens you with a gun, that is a threat to your life. And you are then justified in sticking a fork in their neck, or whatever it takes.
So the white dudes were out to kill. That might be hard to prove.
I don't think it would be difficult at all.
Look at the facts:
They see a guy running down the street.
They arm themselves.
They get into the pickup truck and, by their own admission, chase him down.
If all they wanted to do was "talk", as they allege, there would've been no need, whatsoever, for them to arm themselves. The fact that they did that and chased him shows intent.
These white boys are gonna' be fucked six ways to Sunday...