So i was meeting a friend in the parking lot of the Kroger at 79th and Fall Creek near my home in NE Indy this evening. As we stood outside the car and discussed where we wanted to go eat dinner, i witnessed a woman drag her 3 yr old through the parking lot, throw it in the back seat of her SUV, and proceed to hit it repeatedly very hard about 20-30 times in the face as it was pinned against the door. When my buddy and I approached the car, she got out, told us that the child had hit her in the face first (keep in mind, this child was no older than 3, maybe 4) and that it was her kid and that she could do what she wanted. As she opened As we were both sickened by this, we got her license number and called the IMPD and reported what we saw.
But that brings me to my question, had I been carrying (in the ltch app process atm), at what point, if any would it have been legitimate to use my firearm to gain control of the situation? I know it would have had to get way out of hand for me to end up pulling the trigger in a public parking lot, and part of my gut feels like it would be best to keep it holstered, but part of me also feels like that at least brandishing the weapon would have been an option to protect this child.
I dont want to sound like one of those crazy people that the gun control people love to use in their arguments, pulling my firearm to perform whatever vigilante justice I deem necessary, but I feel like the safety of this little kid is also a big concern.
I'm just a little shaken up right now and its kinda eating at me I didnt do more to stop it earlier...
But that brings me to my question, had I been carrying (in the ltch app process atm), at what point, if any would it have been legitimate to use my firearm to gain control of the situation? I know it would have had to get way out of hand for me to end up pulling the trigger in a public parking lot, and part of my gut feels like it would be best to keep it holstered, but part of me also feels like that at least brandishing the weapon would have been an option to protect this child.
I dont want to sound like one of those crazy people that the gun control people love to use in their arguments, pulling my firearm to perform whatever vigilante justice I deem necessary, but I feel like the safety of this little kid is also a big concern.
I'm just a little shaken up right now and its kinda eating at me I didnt do more to stop it earlier...