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He had no responsibility to attempt to deescalate the situation. Many times attempting to deescalate the situation will, in fact, make things worse. He gave the guy fair warning. He attempted to escape. The guy continued to pursue him and escalated the situation by begininng the use of force. Did Gumm do everything he could to prevent the situation? Probably not. When he was being pursued, he could have called 911, IF he had a cell phone. We don't know if he had a cell phone or not. He could have driven to a police station, if he knew where one was - do you know where all the police stations are in Tulsa?
He could have driving to a convenience store and parked right at the front and ran in - oh wait, no he couldn't because he was carrying a concealed weapon and most C-stores are posted no self defense, so that option is out.
But the fact is, Gumm did not continue to escalate the situation to the use of force, Turney did, and Gumm should have gotten decent lawyers, but he probably could not afford them, so he had to settle for what he could. I know, I have been in that situation as well, where it just plain costs too much money to prove your innocence in court, and that situation just plain sucks. He should never have been prosecuted and should have been found not guilty if he was.
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