Well, if you are competent and "take care" of your assailant, there's only one
side of the story to be told. The law here is that you have to "be reasonably
in fear of serious bodily injury or for your life." That's a pretty wide range.
Works for me. :-]
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> But the problem is that that, like 'insane', the legal definition of
> 'justified' is somewhat different and a lot more rigorous and
> objective than the common definition. Or at least I hope that it is
> where you are!
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 12/03/2007, at 12:00 PM, Walt Wayman wrote:
>
> > Maybe there, but not here. The law here is that if you have
> > probable cause to feel your life, or that of another person, is in
> > jeopardy, fire away. What's reasonable for one person might not be
> > for another, but anybody who threatens me will likely see the
> > business end of a Glock. Or, if I'm at home, probably a 12 gauge
> > Mossberg pump. I do know the law of self-defense here. I spent 37
> > years in court.
> >
> > Walt
> >
> > --
> > "Anything more than 500 yards from
> > the car just isn't photogenic." --
> > Edward Weston
> >
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> But there is a very clear definition of what is justified, not just
> >> your own point of view. 'I shot him because I thought he was a
> >> nuisance' is not justifiable, even if you think you were justified.
> >> Andrew Fildes
> >> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 12/03/2007, at 5:43 AM, Walt Wayman wrote:
> >>
> >>> In the law, justification has always been considered a complete
> >>> defense to any act.
> >>
> >
>
>
>
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