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Old November 16, 2008, 07:01 PM   #43
OldMarksman
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Creature, did you read the attorney's explanation in the link I provided?

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...5&postcount=41

"Feeling" is subjective. The case will turn on what you knew at the time and why you concluded what you did from what you knew--an objective standard.

You may feel afraid, but you must believe that you are in imminent danger and have no alternative to the use of deadly force, and that belief must be judged reasonable by the jury after the fact, based on what you knew at the time.

Does this help?
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