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it may be cheaper than the er but it that visit can be a whole lot cheaper than legal fees if you are charged with escalating a situation because the action you took or the weapon you used may not be justified
We live in crazy land. One guy told me how in the 90's a guy in a Bronx Building kept getting robbed by someone climbing the fire escape, so he mounted razor blades to the bottom of the window. Perp came around like clockwork and sliced his hands open. They charged the apartment renter with assault
everything in self defense law is based on even steven . he punched you , you can punch him , he had a stick , you can have a stick , etc ,etc . and it makes for a lot of un-fair outcomes for the good guy .
Ugh...
We've gone over this a million times. As someone who ENFORCES these laws, I once again stress that self-defense is not required to be an even application of force. Legal self-defense requires proportionate force, limited in nature, sufficient to overcome assault. If someone swings a bat at you, you are 100% entitled to SHOOT THEM if you are legally in possession of a firearm and can articulate that you had no other option available to overcome the use of force against you.
We agree on a lot of things, but please, please, stop saying that force must be equal.
If someone swings a bat at you, you are 100% entitled to SHOOT THEM if you are legally in possession of a firearm and can articulate that you had no other option available to overcome the use of force against you.
So why did the mayor and police commissioner immediately say the officer was wrong when he shot the emotionally disturbed woman swinging a bat at him? Yeah I know he had a stun gun but if a cop isn't given the benefit of a doubt in that situation you can bet a civilian shooting someone with a bat would be arrested.
it is rare any self defense shooting is going to be black and white . you can just about bet your bottom dollar you will be defending yourself in a criminal or civil suite
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