Is Shooting the Solution to Stop a Fight?
By Katlynn
@Katlynn (366)
United States
November 8, 2015 1:42pm CST
This morning, in my usually peaceful neighborhood, a fight broke out. A man was seen beating on a woman. Another woman shot the man to stop the fight, although he was not fatally wounded. I don't have all the details.
What would you do in a situation such as this to stop the fight and protect the woman being beat on? Is shooting the best solution?
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
8 Nov 15
No shooting is not the best solution. I know calling the police they might not come too fast. I know she can't break it up in fear she will be hit. In a case like this I feel that some of the men around should not stand and watch but maybe try together to pull the guy off this poor woman and hold him down until the police do come.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
8 Nov 15
That is not the best solution. Maybe she should have shot on the air to scare them but not shooting him,it could have worked
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
9 Nov 15
@Katlynn Exactly but then again maybe she got so scared and without thinking acted
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@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
19 Nov 15
Without more detail there is no way to answer. Perhaps the shooter had every reason to shoot, perhaps not. Either way it would have been a judgement call on her part, rightfully so or not.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
2 Apr 16
That sounds quite horrible to me. I don't think shooting is the best solution, it might make the situation worse. I think there might be a better way to protect the woman being beaten, but sometimes when it's in the critical moment, perhaps this is what the other woman could think of.
Glad that no one was seriously hurt.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
7 Jun 16
I was not there but the first thing I would have done was to call the authorities.
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
2 Apr 16
I am not so sure. I would probably try to physically break it up or call the cops. Although Im not sure what your police folk are like there but here - it seems they often take a while to get to calls. I guess Im glad to see that the shooting is not gang related at least! And not fatal.
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@Cristi_Ichim (3743)
• Bucharest, Romania
9 Nov 15
I would try to immobilize the aggressor. It's easier said than done though but maybe not impossible.
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
9 Nov 15
I think I would have called 911 and asked for help. I don't agree that shooting is the answer
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Nov 15
I'd say it depends on whether the woman's life was at risk. I've seen couples go at it and then be all lovey dovey the next day, presumably after they gotten their "fix." In general, I'd say shooting a perp is only justified if someone's life is in danger.
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