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Disagree, respectfully, but I do disagree. He lost his right to suck her oxygen.

She basically had 2 chances to draw and fire, before he hit her and after he had the purse and was walking away (she said she didnt even realize right away that she was hit, just something was wrong and he grabbed her purse so she didnt have the wits about her to draw as he was taking the purse off of her).

Which of those times would you say she should have fired? Before he did anything that justified deadly force, or as he was fleeing?

If she had pepper spray she can legally use it once she feels threatened, which was as soon as he exited the car and advanced toward her. Problem solved very quickly and without any undue legal process.

LedJedi wrote:Major kudos to her for fighting back, but a controlled and lawful pull of the trigger could have ended that situation quite well.

You've just crossed the Curtis line. ~Dreamcatcher

If she had shot someone who was walking towards her she would have more problems than just a missing purse and some loose teeth at this point. She had no idea that he was a threat until he hit her, and even then it was not a deadly force situation.

She should have had pepper spray, this is a good example of why everyone should.