It Isn't Self-Defense Because You Say It Is

The media makes much of the 8 shots, but that isn't (necessarily) the problem. Ex-college wrestler accused of killing Kara Welsh claims he shot her 8 times in self-defense

First up is the general issue of size.

The former college wrestler who competed in 197-pound matches claimed he fatally shot his girlfriend eight times in self-defense because he “feared for his life” in the presence of the 5-foot-6 gymnast, officials said.

Now he claims she grabbed a gun, and he was forced to take it away from her. At that point, the threat has been neutralized.

But there's more.

The complaint, however, alleges that Richards fired some of the eight shots at Welsh while she was in the fetal position.

That is pretty much the opposite of a threat.

Whitewater, Wisconsin is roughly a 50 mile drive west of Milwaukee. It is home to The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater campus, where Kara Welsh, 21, was a student.

It isn't self-defense because you say it is. It is only self-defense is a reasonable person would perceive the imminent threat of death or grave bodily injury. Once he had disarmed her, there was no threat. Once she was on the floor in the fetal position, there was no threat.

Every bullet comes with a lawyer attached.