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Why did Kramer have Amy shoot Miller's henchman in the back?


Its basic knowledge in the Western film that to shoot a man in the back is a sign of cowardice, the cardinal sin in the Western shoot out. So, why have Amy, the supposedly more virtuous Quaker who champions a pacifist stance, kill the guy from behind? Kane goes so far as to call out Miller's name to make him face him before he shoots; even with Miller, he faces Kane and we don't know if he wasn't going to release Amy before proceeding to fight with Kane or not, we're presuming that even Miller has a sense of honor. What statement was Kramer trying to make, do you think?

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So, why have Amy, the supposedly more virtuous Quaker who champions a pacifist stance, kill the guy from behind?

Being a non-gun toting Quaker, she probably wasn't aware of the "Code of the West." Also his back was all she could get.

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