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What if the bad guy is rain-man and he stops when I yell STOP!
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tell him make yourself comfortable the police are on their way, if he wants to leave, let him. Stopping the guy from leaving is no longer self defense. It is hard enough to justify use of force in self defense, I don't want to get charged with assault and kidnapping because I forcably detained a person until the cops arrived. Even if you are 100% in the right it would not be a fun court case.
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Nope, detaining the perp, however hazardous sounds like a good option.
If he moves a muscle, I'll be justified in taking his life because he was
fairly warned.
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NO you can't shoot him in the back if he gets up to leave.
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What if the bad guy comes back with his friends so that I will not be alive
to identify him?
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This is only a factor if the attack happens at your home or work where the guy will be able to find you later. You have a point I wouldn't want to be looking over by shoulder the rest of my life either. If you are worried about retaliation, you may want to consider that a guy you citizens arrested could get out on bail and go after you or get you after serving a short stint in prison. If anything, arresting a person may make retaliation more likely. It's a lose, lose situation. Even if you kill the guy he may have friends.