MicroWaveAug 31, 2023

Fatal shooting of University of South Carolina student who tried to enter wrong home 'justifiable,' police say

https://lemmy.world/post/4207159

Fatal shooting of University of South Carolina student who tried to enter wrong home 'justifiable,' police say - Lemmy.world

The homeowner who fatally shot a 20-year-old University of South Carolina student who tried to enter the wrong home on the street he lived on Saturday morning will not face charges because the incident was deemed “a justifiable homicide” under state law, Columbia police announced Wednesday. Police said the identity of the homeowner who fired the gunshot that killed Nicholas Donofrio shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday will not be released because the police department and the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office determined his actions were justified under the state’s controversial “castle doctrine” law, which holds that people can act in self-defense towards “intruders and attackers without fear of prosecution or civil action for acting in defense of themselves and others.”

Show threadblazeraAug 31, 2023
Any other developed country and there wouldnt be a death involved.
Show threadholycrapwtfatheismAug 31, 2023
Genuinely curious if you had someone smashing your window and trying to enter your house forcefully what your response would be.
Show threadrobbotloveAug 31, 2023
probably depends on if guns are involved or not.
Show threadIteriaAug 31, 2023

This is such an annoying answer. I’ve had a strange man enter my home unannounced. I remember standing just behind a wall with intent to stab him with the knife I had because if someone breaks into your house you don’t assume a good time. Even without guns strangers are dangerous. That maintenance guy was seriously lucky I happen to recognize him in that split sec and stopped before stabbing him in the chest.

I’m American and I’ve never worried about guns. They aren’t as common as people think in a lot of areas. Mostly we have a few yahoo’s with a shitton of guns and most people with zero. I’ve still been in several situations where I felt unsafe without guns even being a consideration. If this dude was doing all that at my house, I’d call the police and then wait with a knife like I did with that stupid maintenance guy I almost stabbed who should have known better.

Show threadblazeraAug 31, 2023
this uh...this story just kind of reinforces how bad of an idea guns are, cus you would have killed a guy who also wasnt trying to kill you.
Show threadbi_tux
Depending on the gun they maybe wouldn’t have killded him, even if they hit them. Also if you are already jumping at someone with a knife, it’s not that much easier to stop than a gunshot.
Aug 31, 2023 at 9:26pmWeb
Show threadblazeraAug 31, 2023
Yes it is. Take a look at gun homicides vs knife. Guns are more deadly and we have the deaths to prove it.
Show threadIteriaSep 1, 2023

Gunshot wounds are more survivable than stab wounds, even when someone gets shot multiple times. It’s more than more people get injured with guns versus knives due to how a gun makes it easy to strike from a range versus a knife where your targets have to be close to you

Source: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/…/0003134820949515

Show threadTavarinAug 31, 2023
Stab wounds are far less deadly, and far more treatable compared to gunshot wounds.
Show threadIteriaSep 1, 2023

Incorrect

Source: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/…/0003134820949515

Show threadLaticaudaSep 1, 2023
You’re right, and there are lots of studies backing this up. Even if you compare similar wounds like neck wounds from stabbing vs getting shot, and getting stabbed in the heart vs being shot in the heart. Stab wound victims are much more likely to survive than gunshot wound victims.