How about firing that warning shot into his groin?Oldgringo wrote:The last time a similar scenario was posed, I suggested a warning shot into the air and everyone went primate feces (10 year daughter rule). I still think a warning shot is appropriate (if no one gets shot in the process) because:
* it tells the crackheadthat you are armed and dangerous;
* someone will/should hear it and call the police if you're in a metropolitan area; and,
* it will show the LEO's AND the courtthat you tried to stop the assault and asked for assistance,
before you blastedthe worthless scumbag cretin into smithereens.
Sorry. Just kidding. I think that my reaction might be less temperate than others'. I recognize the moral imperative to try to evade the attack first, and I would make an attempt to extricate myself from the situation; but that being said, my own mobility is already restricted. I have enough metal in my spine that getting too physical (more than a couple of pushes or attempted strikes) is out of the question. If I cannot quickly evade, and the attack persists, I'm going to shoot. I'm not going to let it drag out. I can't afford to.