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March 5, 2005, 09:18 AM | #51 | |
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You do not have a duty to apprehend a criminal, you only have a right to use deadly force when faced with an imminent, unavoidable, reasonable fear of great bodily harm, death, or forcible felony. When the robber was driving away, the threat of force was not imminent or unavoidable. The crime victim in this case waited too long to draw his gun.
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March 5, 2005, 06:39 PM | #52 |
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I only posted the disclaimer as part joke, and part hint for the intellectually challenged person, so that they would, if they were smart enough to read the whole post, that I am not a qualified legal professional, and that what I said is only an opinion based on the knowledge I had at the time, so that they would, in fact, do what I said, and READ IT THEMSELVES (Joke, because this is a legal thread, and it is a "legal disclaimer" ) I know I am a dork, so don't ask.
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March 5, 2005, 07:17 PM | #53 |
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When the robber was driving away, the threat of force was not imminent or unavoidable. The crime victim in this case waited too long to draw his gun.
The victim in this case(from what I read) didn't wait too long to pull his weapon--he never had a chance if being robbed by weapon and then the robber retreating with the money. When could he have drawn? |
March 6, 2005, 08:58 PM | #54 |
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He could have drawn to "prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony," namely robbery, and been justified under Florida law.
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March 6, 2005, 10:28 PM | #55 |
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Just remember guys and girls, someone who goes to a "CCW" course is an EXPERT when it comes to firearms useage. And as such, can tell you what he/she knows and your expected to follow it.
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March 7, 2005, 12:08 PM | #56 |
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So someone mind explaining to me why "Duty to Retreat" is a bad thing?
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March 7, 2005, 12:31 PM | #57 |
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While it is incumbent upon everyone to be judicious in the use of defensive force, giving the state the power to hold someone criminally liable for failing to retreat from a violent criminal in what will always be a fluid and fast-moving situation is considered by many to be affront to the right to self-defense.
If you get the bad luck to defend yourself against a violent attack under the jurisdiction of a foaming-at-the-mouth anti-gun prosecutor, then you can bet that he'll second guess your actions six ways from Tuesday in a religious effort to convict you for the so-called "crime" of "failure to retreat." Anyone can come up with a hypothetical scenario in which retreat was possible. New Hampshire law addresses this by demanding that the retreat must be able to be accomplished in "complete safety," so that helps rein in some of the more flagrant prosecutorial abuses committed against armed defenders.
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March 7, 2005, 05:43 PM | #58 |
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Remember to that a good DA can indict a ham sandwich.
Even if you are 100% within the law, you still might loose your freedom, your fortune, your good name, and your ability to see the world as you once did. Knowing the political climate of your area and your DA's opinions is almost as important as knowing the law.
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March 7, 2005, 09:24 PM | #59 | |
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But if he's got the gun on the table and not in his hand and he's talking ****, I'd be hard pressed not to think of a good reason to say why I didn't just walk out the door in court. This being my understanding of right to retreat |
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March 7, 2005, 11:25 PM | #60 |
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Be glad you're not in Georgia. Here you only need to take 47 bucks to the courthouse, fill out some paperwork, go next door to have fingerprints taken, then wait SIX MONTHS for a piece of paper to arrive in the mail, and presto! You're legal to start packing! Luckily, I've already received some good defensive pistol and judgment shooting training, but I'm still responsible for learning all the laws on my own from the oh-so-easy-to-intrepret legal jargon provided by the state government.
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