11-29-2013, 03:45 PM
Sad story and pretty hard not to be pissed off about it, for me anyway.
Hendrix could have just waited inside, knowing cops were en route. No way the 72 year old mute Air Force veteran and Alzheimer's patient could have been making imminent life threats that made Hendrix feel like he had to take his gun and confront the person outside rather than wait for the cops.
Hendrix feels badly. Well, yeah, he damned well should.
"I had no idea who was outside and that made me nervous or scared. So, since I had a gun, I went outside and shot at whoever it was four times". Effin' idiotic.
If this angers me deeply, can only imagine how those who loved Mr. Westbrook and the community must feel.
Hendrix should be charged immediately. Georgia's Stand Your Ground laws should not apply here, IMO. No threats made, no self-defense. Manslaughter, at least.
Hendrix could have just waited inside, knowing cops were en route. No way the 72 year old mute Air Force veteran and Alzheimer's patient could have been making imminent life threats that made Hendrix feel like he had to take his gun and confront the person outside rather than wait for the cops.
Hendrix feels badly. Well, yeah, he damned well should.
"I had no idea who was outside and that made me nervous or scared. So, since I had a gun, I went outside and shot at whoever it was four times". Effin' idiotic.
If this angers me deeply, can only imagine how those who loved Mr. Westbrook and the community must feel.
Hendrix should be charged immediately. Georgia's Stand Your Ground laws should not apply here, IMO. No threats made, no self-defense. Manslaughter, at least.