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January 27, 2007, 06:54 PM | #51 |
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Anything can be used as a defense. What keeps you out of jail and your money in the bank is what counts. Sounds like we agree.
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February 3, 2007, 08:28 PM | #52 |
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"Just FYI, that's not really the case at all. Ignorance of the LAW is no defense, but ignorance of the FACTS is in fact a very good defense. Of course, you would still probably be liable for civil damages and lose your house."
__________________ In most states, that is not necessarily the law. When you are defending yourself, your actions in using self defense only have to be reasonable under the circumstances, but you are not required to be correct in your assessment. In other words, if you reasonably believed someone was trying to kill you, but you turned out to be wrong, it would still be a legitimate use of self defense. But, when it comes to defending someone elses life, in most states (but not all), a private citizen who uses deadly force in defense of someone else's life, must not only be reasonable in his assessment of this threat, but correct as well. That is a huge difference, and mistake of fact is most certainly not a defense when using deadly force to protect a third party, in most jurisdictions. |
February 3, 2007, 10:15 PM | #53 | |
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Beg to differ.
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I hate to disagree with you, however, I would not warn him to drop his weapon but would rather shoot him without warning. Why should I give a warning to a person who has, by his actions, told everyone that he is willing to use deadly force? I have no idea if I would be in trouble for that, but that is what I would do. I was only in one situation where I had to pull my weapon. In that case a guy was screaming and threating to kill a 17 year old girl like he was insane. I pulled my gun and warned him to stop moving towards the young lady - he was unarmed. (actually I found out later he had a knife in his pocket, but I did not know that) If he had continued towards the person he was threating to kill I was fully prepared to shot him. If he had had a gun I would have just shot him. However, he (what an amazing thing in the face of his emminant demise ) regained his sanity and backed down. So, I do agree with a warning in some cases, but not one where the guy is pulling a robbery with a gun. I am going to try and shoot him in the back. Preferably in the back of the head if I am close enough. |
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February 3, 2007, 11:45 PM | #54 |
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Tokamak,
It sounds like we pretty much agree, but come at our conclusion a bit differently. As you mentioned, if it looks like the suspect is going to use lethal force or is aggravated (not thinking clearly so a logical conversation would be impossible), I will probably not give him a warning. However, if the suspect looks like he is using a firearm simply to intimidate and has no intention of firing, I will try to warn him to drop his weapon, and thus not have to shoot him, all along trying to err on the side of safety. The reason for the warning is because I have been in a situations where someone has threatened (as was quite capable of using) lethal force. However, from the mannerisms and the current situation, I believed that the threats were for intimidation purposes only and not a serious threat. I would not want to shoot someone for simply trying to intimidate someone else. However, if the situation looks like the suspect will actually use force, then I will do anything I can to prevent the unlawful use of force. Rmagill |
February 4, 2007, 01:24 PM | #55 |
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Wouldn't it be an irony, if you save the life of an avid antigunner and liberal and he would not even be grateful?
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February 5, 2007, 09:34 AM | #56 |
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I like how some of you seem to think you will know what a persons intent is when holding a gun on someone, I really hope you don't have to figure out the hard way that you never will.
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