Thread: SD vs Combat
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Old May 14, 2012, 12:44 PM   #21
Frank Ettin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Edward429451
...The best defense is a good offense.
Unless of course the jury finds that your "offense" was not in justified response to an immediate threat. Now you were the aggressor, and you will be the one going to jail.

Some folks prefer to think of themselves "in combat." Gosh, that sounds so much more manly and edgy.

But the differences in rules of engagement and objective are critical legally and need to be understood and respected.
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