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Originally Posted by Sparks2112
I would argue that under Ohio law, once I saw the individual backing up in a manner that might cause further injury to the victim, I would be justified in using deadly force. I don't think the intention of the person causing injury to the other person is really the deciding factor there?
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I'm not following you here. If the intention to cause injury isn't there, then you don't have a crime in progress. You can't use deadly force on a person to save another's life if there is no crime. Say you and I are working on a roof, I start to fall, to land on a toddler or something. You can't shoot me to save the toddler's life. If I say, "Hey Sparks, I'm fixin' to swan dive off this roof and kill that toddler", then you possibly have an opportunity to use your CCW.