Question

how did the jio raise or will justify the shooting of the elephant

Answer 1

The narrator himself admits in the end that he was not justified in shooting the elephant. He knew that he only did it to keep from looking like a fool. Others said he was justified because it had killed a man, but the narrator knows the truth. The elephant was no longer harmful - it's attack of must had passed. Before he shoots the elephant, the narrator says he knew he should just leave it...