Should the 80 year old man be charged in this case?

Joanimaroni

Joanimaroni

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PkrBum wrote:

Floridatexan wrote:
The 80-year-old man should be charged with a minimum of manslaughter, if not 2nd degree murder. He did not have to kill that woman to save his own life. He made a choice to be judge, jury and executioner. When my MIL was 80, she kept a 38 in a cabinet next to her bed. I understand the need to protect oneself. I understand that the man was seriously injured and that his judgement might have been clouded by circumstance. I don't understand his decision to fire...not once, but twice.

He made a choice under duress... that was forced on him. At eighty he may not even be mentally culpable.

I agree. No one knows for sure, given the same circumstances, what they would have done actually. Of course some think they know....