Yeah, his reaction is strange... I mean, I guess he felt like he was “protecting” something but they weren’t doing anything, nor were they on his property or anything. Just a crazy situation altogether.

Yeah, he’s definitely the one in the wrong here.

Yeah, he’s totally in the wrong here. I was just commenting that his version of what happened seems more likely than the kids’.

I totally agree. I was just saying that his version seems more likely than the kids’... he’s still totally in the wrong, here.

I read that the holes were in the rear bumper, so he would have shot at it as they fled... Which means it couldn’t have been self defense and was most likely done in anger.

He is in the wrong. I agree with you.

The most they were doing was acting suspicious and being kind of dumb. Other than that, they are legally innocent.

You’re right. The kids are dumb, yet innocent. They didn’t do anything illegal.

Yeah, he didn’t.

I agree. The man was in the wrong here... he probably perceived his life as being in danger when they tried to escape (driving forward, incidentally towards him) and he fired on the car as it was fleeing. He shouldn’t have done any of the things he did.

Yes. It’s scary.

I doubt their story because it seems a lot less likely. The mysterious voice asking if he caught anything, gunshots then fired that cause the kids to flee... the man’s makes a lot more sense (as I’ve said in other posts where I’ve broken down what I believe happened). Does this mean he’s innocent and did nothing…

You’re right that the man is in the wrong and the kids didn’t do anything illegal.

I believe that he moved out of the way of the car. They weren’t TRYING to hit him, so it wouldn’t be all that hard. That, combined with the fact that the car most likely isn’t anything really powerful, makes it much more likely that he could dodge (i.e. probably move a few steps out of its way) and fire as they left.

And I’ve said multiple times that he was in the wrong here.

Then they need to become more aware of their environment and what they’re doing. They should know that it’s not appropriate to be idling a car in front of anyone’s house at 1:30am. A parking lot or a main road are fine but parking in front of houses like that isn’t smart.

Actually, you DO have a right to ask. Free speech, man. They just don’t have to comply. ;)

I’d say acting suspicious by idling a car in front of a person’s house at 1:30AM. It’s not illegal but it’s stupid and puts them in danger. Legally, I would say they’re in the clear.

Walking up with a gun on someone is different from “trying to kill” someone. Had he just wanted to kill them, he could have simply walked up to the car and started shooting, not tried to detain them. I don’t think he ever just wanted to shoot whoever was in the car but DID after they almost ran him over and he was…

How is it Rambo-esque in the least? He stepped in front of the car with his weapon pointed at the kids, they panicked and hit the accelerator, the guy got out of the way (aided by the fact that the kids weren’t actively trying to hit him, just get away), and he fired on the vehicle as it fled. Yeah man, that’s totally…