04-25-2007, 12:50 PM
[quote mattkime]what if it had been a young man that shot the tires out? then would it have been a wise act? or can old women be more trigger happy?
It's really hard to say without knowing more of the specifics of what happened.
If there was a genuine reason to believe that the trespasser's intent was theft, I can understand wanting to detain that person until the cops arrived. I'm not saying it was the brightest choice, but it is understandable.
On the other hand, if she was just shooting out the tires because she was p!ssed off... that's another story.
But as told, I didn't see this as malicious use of a handgun... which is not always the case.
It's really hard to say without knowing more of the specifics of what happened.
If there was a genuine reason to believe that the trespasser's intent was theft, I can understand wanting to detain that person until the cops arrived. I'm not saying it was the brightest choice, but it is understandable.
On the other hand, if she was just shooting out the tires because she was p!ssed off... that's another story.
But as told, I didn't see this as malicious use of a handgun... which is not always the case.