This from today’s Union Leader: “MANCHESTER — A 76-year-old Korean War veteran was mugged Monday morning in a city alley, losing his wallet to an assailant who ripped it,
Should mugging victims be allowed to shoot their assailants?
literally, from his pants.” With the article is a picture of the victim, Chuck Wiggin, with a bandage on the side of his head.
But the old vet is game: “If I get lucky enough to remember what he looks like, he’s mine,” he said.
Now, here’s my query: In a just society, with just laws, if Mr. Wiggin had had a sidearm when attacked, would he have been justified in shooting the mugger in the back as he ran away?
Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, complaint department, Op-ed editor, gatekeeper (most likely to miss typos because he has no editor), and contributor at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, The Republican Volunteer Coalition, has worked for or with many state and local campaigns and grassroots groups, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.
