stephen426
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An employee of mine (and his brother) recently got stabbed during an altercation while in a movie theater. A couple of punks (possible gang bangers or gang banger wanna bes) were making a lot of noise and he asked them to be quiet. Even though he denies it, I'm assuming a few words were exchanged before the punks jumped my employee and his brother. He and his brother ended up getting stabbed multiple times and had to be airlifted to the hospital. One kid, who is a minor, is taking all the blame for the stabbings, hoping that he will be tried as a minor.
Here is the dilemma... You are in a crowded theater. Lets assume you are seated somewhere near the center and are surrounded by people. Lets also assume that you have the time and ability to draw your gun before they are on top of you. We should also assume that you see them pull a weapon and that there is little chance of retreat. Remember that you are dealing with multiple assailants.
Do you draw your weapon and shoot the first guy that is closest to you (knowing that a miss will likely hit an innocent)? Do you brandish your gun in hopes of scaring them off? Do you try to go hand to hand to avoid firing a shot in a crowded theater (probably causing a panic and trampling injuries)? Even if you hit your target, a gun shot in a crowded theater is likely to causes a stampede. Hand to hand is most likely a loosing scenario since there are multiple armed attackers.
I hate to say it, but I would probably draw and shoot the closest armed attacker to me. I would continue to shoot anyone that approached me aggressively. What would you guys do?
Edit: Please note that the situation escalated very quickly and that calling the police or even the theater manager was not really an option. This is based on a real situation that occured and is not a hypothetical situation.
Here is the dilemma... You are in a crowded theater. Lets assume you are seated somewhere near the center and are surrounded by people. Lets also assume that you have the time and ability to draw your gun before they are on top of you. We should also assume that you see them pull a weapon and that there is little chance of retreat. Remember that you are dealing with multiple assailants.
Do you draw your weapon and shoot the first guy that is closest to you (knowing that a miss will likely hit an innocent)? Do you brandish your gun in hopes of scaring them off? Do you try to go hand to hand to avoid firing a shot in a crowded theater (probably causing a panic and trampling injuries)? Even if you hit your target, a gun shot in a crowded theater is likely to causes a stampede. Hand to hand is most likely a loosing scenario since there are multiple armed attackers.
I hate to say it, but I would probably draw and shoot the closest armed attacker to me. I would continue to shoot anyone that approached me aggressively. What would you guys do?
Edit: Please note that the situation escalated very quickly and that calling the police or even the theater manager was not really an option. This is based on a real situation that occured and is not a hypothetical situation.
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