photo © 2007 Doug Reilly | more info (via: Wylio)So basically Thomas Baker was out jogging at 1 in the morning with a .45-caliber pistol. He met 2 youths, words were exchanged, Baker felt threatened so he shot them. Killing one.
Okay he did have a concealed carry weapons permit and did stay with his victim till help arrived. But why would you go out and run in an area that you felt so threatened by that you had to carry a gun? Go run in what you consider a safer area or at a different time. Is a jog worth killing someone over? It all seems so senseless.
Sure there are areas of town I don't feel safe in...so I don't go there.
I'm not sure this neighborhood looks like such a scary place. The shooting took place 500 feet from Bakers home. If you look down the street you can see where his house is.
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