Great article, I'm definitely on the same page.
I remember coming to Hawaii in 1996 and the first "violent crime" we first heard of was "Miranda Seal Master hostage situation."
Just been going downhill since then.
As for SD, look at the Darryl Freeman Aiea road rage incident.
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=26836.0 Yes, Freeman may have been an a$$hole, but IF a 31 yr old gets out of his car, approaches a 72 yr old and cold cocks him while he's in the driver's seat, does he not have the right to utilize an "equalizer" in self defense ?
Freeman probably "ran Pahio over" when Pahio fell partially under the vehicle and no, Freeman should not have taken off.
But Pahio should have never left his car (and 2 daughters in the vehicle) to confront Freeman
I put myself in the same situation.
I'm 60 yr olds, out of shape (I'm working on it !) w/ bad back and little to no strength /grip in one hand.
How would I fare to some 25-30 yr old "Hey you fak'n haole, wat, you like beef ?" because I did not l see or expect him to just pull out in front of me when I had right of way, I caught "his wave" or he's just a tweaker ?
And now days, that could happen just walking down the street or at the beach.
And I would go to jail because I defended myself with a fire arm against "A man whose family is in mourning because he was just getting off drugs and getting his life back together as he was a good old boy who was going to go back to school to become a crisis counselor for orphaned children whom I gunned down in cold blood" ?
