Oops Texas! But she was scared for her life.

[Starboard Tack]

Imagine if the guy was also armed and had a CCW. I guess whichever was left standing would've been standing his/her ground.

http://www.khou.com/news/crime/Assistant-Harris-County-attorney-arrested-on-aggravated-assault-charge-241042031.html?fb_action_ids=10202369103222508&fb_action_types=og.recommends

Maybe she was following the Zimmerman technique of "see someone you don't like the look of and follow them".

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Harris-County-attorney-assault-charges-road-rage-241128821.html

Nice to know we have the right people carrying guns to protect our families.

[NYC_SKP]

1. In most roadrage incidents, both parties behaved as assholes.

In any event, there's enough stupid on both sides of the legislative question to circle the moon 27 times with football fields filled with elephants.

Kevin De Leon has enough stupid for our entire state's stupid needs through the next ice age.

[Adrahil]

8. Holy Crap.... if you don't know WTF you're talking about, STFU!!!!!

Aimed atr the dude int eh video, not you NYC_SKP, just in case anybody misunderstands.

[NYC_SKP]

9. LOL, You are correct!

These people make laws regulating things they know nothing about.

[Ghost in the Machine]

20. Proving the old saying once again! "It's better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool,

than to open your mouth and remove all doubt".

LMAO! What an uninformed jackass! Sadly, he's a Democrat and really makes us look bad.

[lunasun]

2. She was a feared so it is OK now to them to pull a gun out or kill with SYG

! was fearful," Sciacca told KHOU 11 News when asked about the incident.

glad in this case she was arrested

[petronius]

3. Goes to show that "I was fearful" isn't the magic incantation that it's

sometimes made out to be. Taking the news report at face value, it sounds as though this person committed a serious crime and deserves some serious charges...

[lunasun]

4. Good to see as it was starting to look like that 's the "get out of jail "phrase !

Thought her position and declaration of fear was going to get her off
double wrong
Not!

[gejohnston]

5. Her CCW would not be the same as any other CCW

That is to say as a government official, she is one of the "approved ones". Like the New York official who used his laser sighted Glock as a laser pointer. I would be in jail, he might get a chat but will keep the gun and the "deputizing". Like cops, they are above the law. IOW, as a government official she would not have the restrictions and probably not the stringent training requirements Texas requires. Therefore, your comparison is invalid. A better comparison to her would be LAPD using blue pick ups driven by Hispanic women as target practice.

Imagine if the guy was also armed and had a CCW. I guess whichever was left standing would've been standing his/her ground.

based on the surveillance video, he would. Even in a duty to retreat state such as New York, he would still be in the clear because it was reasonable to assume he could not retreat safely given that she had a gun.
There five principles of self defense that applies to SYG or DTR equally in the US:
Innocence
Imminence
Proportionality
Avoidance
Reasonableness
She has none of this. He would.
http://lawofselfdefense.com/the-five-principles-of-the-law-of-self-defense-in-a-nutshell/

[ManiacJoe]

6. It is sad to see that she values her life so poorly.

Had she really been scared, she would not have followed the guy and then attacked him.

[ileus]

7. Rule 1: It's up to you to protect your family....don't depend on others

Personal protection is up to you.

Safety first, and carry on.

[Starboard Tack]

12. Are you suggesting that the victim should've been armed?

What would you have done in this situation? Pulled out your PPD when she pointed hers at you? Would've shot her dead, would you? Or maybe she would've shot you and your family.

No wonder those who carry guns are 4.5 times more likely to be shot than those who don't.

[gejohnston]

13. no, mearly pointing out that

the cops don't have the ability, let alone the legal obligation, to protect you. It is ultimately your own responsibility.
BTW, if criminologists debunked the "study" why buy into it?

[Starboard Tack]

14. Did I miss something there?

My questions were directed to "Family Fun Guy", Ileus. I think he's capable of responding for himself when it comes to explaining the meaning of his post.

Now, your remark about the "study". It was not "debunked" IMO. Secondly, criminologists are not gods, nor was the study about criminology.

[gejohnston]

15. Yes he is,

I can't help but put my big nose in. Besides, public forum and all of that.

Perhaps "debunked" is the wrong word. Found to be "invalid" would be closer. True, criminologists are not gods, neither are crusading ER doctors gods or scientists.

Data recording and sharing: Scientists must record all data very precisely in order to reduce their own bias and aid in replication by others, a requirement first promoted by Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961) and others.[34] They must supply this data to other scientists who wish to replicate any results, extending to the sharing of any experimental samples that may be difficult to obtain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method
The study has never been independently verified. Until it is, it means very little.
Since Kellerman told a couple of criminologists to pound sand when they asked for the data to test his study................. You get the drift.

[Skeeter Barnes]

10. If she has a carry permit, it should immediately be revoked forever.

You can have a temper or you can have a gun. You can't have both.

[Starboard Tack]

11. So, how do we conduct a "temper" test?

Anyone who has ever been shown to have a temper should be banned from owning a gun? Or banned from carrying a gun?
That would leave few very cool-headed individuals with guns, including sociopaths and contract killers.

Wouldn't it be great if handguns, or "Personal Protection Devices", as some like to call them, could be designed not to function when the handler is experiencing certain emotions? But even I don't think that is feasible.

[Skeeter Barnes]

16. It was just a suggestion. Where do you come up with this shit about tests and contract killers?

[Starboard Tack]

17. But you did say one can have either a gun or a temper. Sounds more declarative than suggestive.

I'm neither disagreeing with you, nor agreeing. I just thought your statement warranted further examination and discussion. I was not attacking you, but rather trying to process what you said and seeking clarification of what you meant.
My point was that everyone gets angry at times and the only people I can think of, who kill without anger, are sociopaths and contract killers.

[Skeeter Barnes]

18. I never mentioned killing anything. Nobody in this incident was killed.

My point was that people who carry can't go pointing their guns at people who make them mad. It's the wrong thing to do.

How you jumped to temper tests and nobody having guns but sociopaths and contract killers is beyond me. I thought it would go without saying that I didn't mean someone who stubbed their toe and exclaimed "GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!" or anyone who had ever become irate on the phone with a nasty bill collector. Things like that are understandable and quite different from stalking someone who cut you off and drawing down on them and then trying to claim it was self defense.

Your type of "discussion" seems more like a bizarre encounter to me. I'll keep that in mind and avoid your threads in the future. Have a good weekend.

[Starboard Tack]

19. Oookaaaay!

Sorry if I got you all riled up there. No offense meant, but thanks for explaining. I couldn't agree more. You too, have a great weekend.