He shot him 4 times...talk about self defence.
Yeah I was thinking "Chalk one for the runners". We're usually on the wrong side of these headlines.
Good news. I'm glad that the runner was able to protect himself and I'm glad that he didn't end up getting in trouble for doing so. I wish this was a more common outcome in such situations.
I'm not against self-defense or gun rights, but dude, it's never good news when someone gets shot to death. For all you know, the jogger was itching to use his concealed weapon for years and finally found an opportunity. Maybe the kid yelled "Run Forrest, Run!" and the jogger started talking trash back, and one thing led to another and they started pushing each other, and the teen punched him in the face, and the jogger thought "this is my chance to finally shoot someone!" Now there's a dead teen who was in the wrong but didn't deserve to die.
Don't get me wrong, I love good ol frontier justice, but the article does note "...The teen was hit four times in the chest, back and buttocks...".
If you are shooting someone in the back or the buttocks, I think you have given up the moral high ground of self defense.