Thread: Mugging assault
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Old January 9, 2012, 12:21 PM   #8
MLeake
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mehavey, I disagree with your last example.

There have been plenty of cases where criminals have used pellet guns or toys, made to look like real guns, and have been shot. Indictments are often not issued, if charges are pressed in the first place.

There have also been plenty of cases of deadly assaults by 13 year olds. Ditto.

I do agree that being able to concisely explain why you thought what you did could be critical. "They came at me and started circling me; two were threatening me with baseball bats and demanding money; the third one reached for something in his pocket and came out with what looked like a gun, saying he was going to kill me."

Obviously, don't describe something that did not happen. Don't give some cliche line you got off the internet, either. Just be able to clearly and concisely say what behaviors you saw that made you fear for life and limb. (Do not try to say what their state of mind was, stick with actions and stated intentions.)
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