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Originally Posted by Aguila Blanca
Secondly, the moment the stranger laid a hand on Mr. Lee he was legally justified, if he genuinely felt he was in potential danger, to use force and even lethal force to defend himself. At that point, he could have drawn his weapon to warn the assailant off. If that had succeeded, of course, he should then immediately call 9-1-1 to report that he had just been assaulted and had drawn but not fired a legally carried sidearm to end the encounter.
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"Feeling" you are in danger does not justify using any level of force, let alone lethal force.
Reasonably believing you are in danger does.
The two are not synonymous.
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