Families of Dead People Don't Like Self-defense

And it was self-defense, not a dispute over grass clippings. Self-defense? News 4 Investigates after St. Louis Co man killed over grass clipping dispute.

It is a convoluted story, and you have to get almost to then end of the article - farther than most people will read - to find some truth, and not spin.

Waller's neighbor talked to News 4 Investigates in an exclusive interview. She asked not to be named, saying she's received multiple threats since the shooting. She said the day of the shooting wasn't the first time Waller flashed a gun in their neighborhood.

"It's upsetting to me that everybody is making it out to be this poor man died over grass clippings. That's not why this man died. This man died because he made a poor decision. You cannot pull a gun and point it at someone's head and expect that to be okay," Waller's neighbor said.

You can argue about whether or not they handled the aftermath correctly, but in the end the DA declined to press charges because a grand jury declined to indict. Given that DA's hate self-defense, I have to believe that the DA in this case, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, believed that he could not win against a claim of self-defense. Pointing a gun at someone is a pretty clear indication that you mean to do them harm.