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  • 1rightguy

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    Would have scared the sheet out of me. I bet he wouldn't be doing that for very long if he had been doing it in Texas.
     

    Big country

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    I would......................... not know. I have never been in a situation like that armed. I would however have pulled my knife. Hey it's better than a bare knuckles match with a machete.
     

    40Arpent

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    Staged. Like they didn't notice him him standing right there in front of the adjacent elevator. Come on now guys...
     

    SIG_Fiend

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    I think it's most likely all the other guys were friends of his. I kind of doubt he just went into public and randomly did that to people. You could clearly see that any of the guys pressing the button to the elevator would have easily seen him, as in there is no possible way he was hiding behind that 1 foot corner. ;)

    If that situation were real, what I would like to think I would do is the support hand flies up to sacrifice itself unless I'm able to deflect the slash, while simultaneously moving off the line and primary hand drawing the gun. No shots to the body, mag dump to the face. At that range, body shots are too slow to disable, and a head shot is the only thing that can nearly instantaneously stop someone when done correctly. In reality though, I would most likely jump up and scream like a little girl, probably piss myself, and maybe blow a hole through the floor as I try to draw with my finger on the trigger, and the crime scene techs would probably spend a decade trying to figure out how I fired 25 times (single stack), including 2 reloads, without hitting a damn thing even at 3 feet. lol
     

    txinvestigator

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    I would have drawn and shot in fear of my life. How stupid can people be???


    If someone shot this guy dead I can't possibly see any DA in the country prosecuting it. Especially with the video evidence of him chasing people with a freaking machete!!!


    It is staged.

    And in Texas being in fear of your life is NOT a justification for using deadly force. That might describe your feeling when you are justified, but it is not your justification.

    If you ever ride in the car with my sister you will be in fear of your life, but that does not mean you can shoot her. ;)
     

    Hoji

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    It is staged.

    And in Texas being in fear of your life is NOT a justification for using deadly force. That might describe your feeling when you are justified, but it is not your justification.

    If you ever ride in the car with my sister you will be in fear of your life, but that does not mean you can shoot her. ;)

    Well said.
     

    M. Sage

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    If that situation were real, what I would like to think I would do is the support hand flies up to sacrifice itself unless I'm able to deflect the slash, while simultaneously moving off the line and primary hand drawing the gun.

    Nope. Step up nose to nose with him and keep it that way. It's easier to use a gun when you're belly-to-belly than it is to use a machete. Ditto for a baseball bat. If it's gotta be swung to be effective, step inside the swing.
     

    Texas42

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    I think I would have jumped up, yelled, then either
    1. run like I was being chased by a crazy guy with a machete
    2. Grab his machete and start punching for dear life.

    I don't know if it would be a good idea to go for a gun if they guy was two feet from you with a bladed weapon but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't think it through if it happened..
     

    Byaah_19

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    That was stagged. There was bound to be somebody that would have stood and fought out of fear. everyone in the vid just ran.
     

    DCortez

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    I would have drawn and shot in fear of my life. How stupid can people be???

    If someone shot this guy dead I can't possibly see any DA in the country prosecuting it. Especially with the video evidence of him chasing people with a freaking machete!!!


    Think the OP is saying "what if". Not, is this staged, will he win an Oscar, etc..
     

    hoytinak

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    DCortez said:
    Think the OP is saying "what if". Not, is this staged, will he win an Oscar, etc..

    You are correct. ;)

    I know it's staged...any dummy can see that. But the question's still a good one IMO...what would you do?
     
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