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Originally Posted by Detonator
In California you can physically defend yourself from someone who is uttering "Terroristic Threats" at you,...
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Please provide a citation to proper legal authority.
If you are going to make these kinds of claim, you need to be prepared to back them up with evidence.
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Originally Posted by Detonator
...But one guy recently had to fight hard against assult charges after he chased down the street after a burglar he caught in the act, and beat him a few times with a baseball bat. I'm convinced that public opinon kept him out of the cage...
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Again, provide documentation please. And the way you describe it, his use of force would have been unjustified. Assault charges probably would have been appropriate.
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Originally Posted by Detonator
...Remember the "Death Wish" guy in the subway stations?
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If you're referring to Bernard Goetz, he was accosted by a group creating a disparity of force situation. He was tried, and the jury bought his self defense claim. But he was convicted and sent to jail for having an unregistered gun.