Another Failure of the Victim-selection Process

He tried to rob 3 people in a hotel; it was a bad idea. Fairfield hotel robbery victim: 'I shot him' protecting family members.

An employee of the hotel called 911, stating that "someone tried to rob one of my guests, and they're upstairs on the second floor."

The attempted robbery victim then got on the phone call and told dispatchers that Hipsher-Burton, whom he did not know, displayed a handgun and told the man, his brother, and nephew to get on the floor. The man said he reached for his own firearm and fired at the 18-year-old, striking him in the torso.

The DA will make the determination of any charges in the long run, but the police seem to be treating it like a case of self-defense.

Self-defense is a human-right.