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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 1229462" data-attributes="member: 12570">&quot;Before he had a chance to aim the gun at me I fired.&quot;&nbsp; While it is fairly safe to assume that the robber was indeed getting ready to do just that, the Good Samaritan never gave him a chance to do so.&nbsp; What if the robber would have turned around, saw the GS, and surrendered?&nbsp; What if the GS would have missed and hit the employee instead?&nbsp; What if the robber would have aimed and fired and rather than hit the GS hit an innocent victim?I don&#039;t think the GS should have just left the store and gone back in to his car.&nbsp; That would have turned the robbery in to a hostage situation. I think he should have done exactly what he did up until the point he decided to pull the trigger.&nbsp; I would bet my paycheck that the robber would have assessed the situation and given up.While the police may be right in that the GS broke no laws I disagree that the shooting was justified as the robber did not show any intent to discharge his weapon.&nbsp; I think the GS overreacted and did not need to fire his weapon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 1229462, member: 12570"] "Before he had a chance to aim the gun at me I fired." While it is fairly safe to assume that the robber was indeed getting ready to do just that, the Good Samaritan never gave him a chance to do so. What if the robber would have turned around, saw the GS, and surrendered? What if the GS would have missed and hit the employee instead? What if the robber would have aimed and fired and rather than hit the GS hit an innocent victim? I don't think the GS should have just left the store and gone back in to his car. That would have turned the robbery in to a hostage situation. I think he should have done exactly what he did up until the point he decided to pull the trigger. I would bet my paycheck that the robber would have assessed the situation and given up. While the police may be right in that the GS broke no laws I disagree that the shooting was justified as the robber did not show any intent to discharge his weapon. I think the GS overreacted and did not need to fire his weapon. [/QUOTE]

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