MacTheKnife
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So they have the right to follow, obstruct and act in a threatening manner. He does not have a right to see that as a threat and defend himself?First of all the McMichaels blocked no one....in the first contact they made with the suspect they merely pulled up beside the jogger and told him they needed to talk to him......they did not display their weapons at this time.....he took off in a different direction.
The second instance they drove way ahead of the jogger and parked their truck. The father got into the bed of the truck and the son got out and was standing to the left and slightly to the front of the truck with his shotgun visible.
Ahmaud saw the truck, he saw the two men and he at least he saw the son with the shotgun...he also may have seen the father in the bed of the pickup truck with his pistol out.....irregardless he kept on jogging towards the truck....if he were in fear of his life he could have gone in a different direction.
Anyhow to get to your hypothetical question.
First of all it depends on the location....is this on a busy street...on a rural road or in a area with lots of people around and a lot of nearby houses.
Another thing to consider would be the appearance of the
two guys....so a lot of factors to consider but perhaps the most important factor would be the impression made by the questioners.
Also another factor...what area of the country would this be in....down south people are used to seeing people with guns, going hunting or just in racks behind the drivers seats in trucks....so too many factors at play to give you an answer without knowing more details.
You follow me around in your truck brandishing weapons I am not going to brandish one - ill just shoot you and would be well within my rights to do so.
There is no law against following someone...anyone can do it and quite legally.
The MicMichaaels did not obstruct anyone...the suspect had complete freedom of movement at all times.
The McMichaels did not brandish weapons.
To brandish something is to wave it about aggressively which they never did.
The McMichaels never threatened anyone.
Nothing that happened gave the suspect the right to assault Travis McMichael.
Thus in all your points you are in error.
Nor do you have the legal right to shoot anyone for following you around.
You demonstrate ignorance of the law simply that and nothing more.