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Old July 3, 2013, 11:04 AM   #23
Spats McGee
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g.willikers] Isn't there the legal defense of disproportionate of force?
Multiple young criminals vs one disabled victim, whether they are armed or not?
Yes and no. More precisely, I haven't gone looking for "disproportionate force" in SD statutes, but I'm not aware of any that specifically name it. However, most states' SD statutes refer to a "reasonable belief" on the part of the shooter that death or serious bodily injury (or some similar language) could result. Accordingly, disproportionate force can be weighed into the reasonableness of the shooter's belief that he or she was about to suffer death or serious bodily injury.
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