None of us know how threatened that guy felt with perhaps a car load of mouthy, aggressive blokes
giving him 'attitude.' It goes both ways
( Jahled Kitab al-Azif, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:15, Reply)

This is true.
But if he felt so threatened that killing them seemed like a reasonable response, it's hard to avoid the conclusions (a) that the error might have been his, and (b) that he probably isn't the kind of person you'd want to be armed. Or alone in public at all.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:20, Reply)

It saddens me ultimately he had a gun on his person in the first place
incidents like this will always be inevitable if this is the case
( Jahled Kitab al-Azif, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:24, Reply)

Well, yes.
But, still, there's no reason to believe that anyone was being mouthy or aggressive except the guy with the gun; and even if the people shot had been mouthy and aggressive, it's really not at all obvious that summary shooting is the best way to deal with the situation.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:29, Reply)

As I grow older I feel more scared of youngsters
I was even scared of them when I was a youngster.
A gun and the power of judge judy and executioner would be good.
Nigerians have an aggressive and expressive culture while the Japanese are quiet and apologetic. Guess who's gettin capped in da ass.
(BertnotErnie, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:37, Reply)

Oh Class
Inadvertent typos that make a crazy sort of sense crack me up...

the power of judge judy and executioner
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:02, Reply)

Go and watch Hot Fuzz again

( evil_andy : devilish rogue, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:13, Reply)

excellent and underrated film

(BertnotErnie, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:16, Reply)

Oh Bugger.
Watched Hot Fuzz at least 3 times and that passed me by..

*shame*
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:18, Reply)

Ha
I'll have you know that all my typos are cunning cultural references
(BertnotErnie, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:23, Reply)

haha you said cunning instead of cunting
( feckler it's only life, darling...., Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:47, Reply)

WHAT!?
He pulls up alongside 'em (why?), argues & then shoots "eight or nine times" =/= "giving him 'attitude'"
...unless you were trolling, in which case well done: I did genuinely say "WHAT!?" at the monitor when I read your comment.
( Tab Hunter You used to call me sadness...., Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:26, Reply)

I get threatened by large crowds
Well, I guess 'ole shooty' will get me through public speaking
(BertnotErnie, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 11:40, Reply)

Perhaps he wanted to ask them to turn the music down or something
it's not entirely unreasonable
( Jahled Kitab al-Azif, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:05, Reply)

Wanting them to turn down the music is completely reasonable.
That's not really the problem here though, is it?
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:43, Reply)

I was just answering Tab's question
Perhaps they were stationary listening to loud music causing disruption to everyone around them, so he pulled up next to them and asked them to turn it down. Perhaps they gave him a load of aggressive, unreasonable bollocks back to him, so he wasted the guy. Just speculation, I wasn't there.
( Jahled Kitab al-Azif, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:01, Reply)

You Calling My Pint A Puff?
I'm in fear of my life. I'll stand my ground and kill you.

It's a crazy law. It gives people who carry guns the right to inflame a situation and then, when things get heated, pull a gun and execute someone.

What's next? A mentally-ill homeless dude spits on the pavement and someone calls him on it. Homeless guy get's defensive, angry, and the you pull a gun and kill him? Is that what you want - 'cos that's what'll happen...

Oh dear. Came all over Enfield again...

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:11, Reply)

Jahled's right though-
there's a helluva lot of speculation, & not much evidence of what actually occurred.
( Tab Hunter You used to call me sadness...., Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:25, Reply)

Uhhh...
...might want to re-phrase that last sentence.

Unless you enjoy engaging in bukkake with aging comedians...
(Megamoss, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 15:33, Reply)

Bet he wouldn't have done that without his gun on him though.

( Wet-chinned bag shanker Cannot parse Wogan, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 12:49, Reply)

Exactly my thoughts
Looks to me like he was trying to play the big man but quickly escalated the situation to something he couldn't handle.

Without the gun on him and a law that basically says "He was coming right for me", would this situation even have occurred?
( wheresthefish This div will be replaced, Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:50, Reply)

I've never walked around with a gun on my person - but I imagine that if I did, then I wouldn't feel very threatened by anything whatsoever.
( feckler it's only life, darling...., Thu 29 Nov 2012, 13:51, Reply)