A good discussion of a Dallas case where the defender was charged with murder:
There is a lot to think about.....................................
There is a lot to think about.....................................
Yep. Bad. BAD.Poor choice of words on her part when she says: "...you don't get to use deadly force..." Unfortunately, it seems a lot of people talk this way, and maybe think this way too.
Poor choice of words on her part when she says: "...you don't get to use deadly force..." Unfortunately, it seems a lot of people talk this way, and maybe think this way too. As if deadly force is something they want to use and they are hopeful for a situation where they "get to use" it.
I think she was talking directly to the segment of the shooting community that does think that way. Browse through any gun forum and you will see that attitude proudly on display. How much of that is bravado and how much is really the way people think is debatable.
Your good guy halo can cease to exist in less than a second
Police say surveillance video shows the man running toward the door before Jackson fired the gun. Court documents went on to say the women were not near the man when Jackson shot and killed him.
In defense of yourself or an innocent 3rd party from death or serious physical injury or a forcible felony against one's person. It really is that simple.
The 1st thing I tell anybody who decides to carry a gun is don't let the gun make you brave.Sadly, there's no shortage of people who simply can't explain what may constitute 'serious (or grievous) injury', or explain (let alone understand) a 'reasonable fear' versus a 'bare fear' when it comes to fear.
When the average person is selected to serve as a juror on case involving such things, the court explains it for them, so they understand. Too bad many average folks who lawfully carry a handgun for self defense don't make the effort to learn what it means ... before they do something that causes them to hear a judge explain it to jurors.
The 1st thing I tell anybody who decides to carry a gun is don't let the gun make you brave.
If a person notices that their behavior is different when they carry, and the difference isn't in the direction of being MORE careful, then they have a problem.The 1st thing I tell anybody who decides to carry a gun is don't let the gun make you brave.
The problem is when they don't notice the change.If a person notices that their behavior is different when they carry, and the difference isn't in the direction of being MORE careful, then they have a problem.
This is a horrible example of defense of a third person. In fact, I'm pretty sure the armed attorneys didn't even use that term the whole video.
The guy walked in on a shoplifting incident and interjected himself into it.
Do you think that the evidence would disappear in twenty minutes? What would you do with it?If I were one, in Dallas, I’d show up 20-30 minutes later. After they are gone, and take the report….and skip the murder charges.
Do you think that the evidence would disappear in twenty minutes? What would you do with it?
Police officers do not make charging decisions.
I thought you were discussing how you would respond to the shooting if you were a policeman.With them being long gone, I would have no one to engage, kill, and risk any charges against me.
He was talking about how he would respond to a shoplifting call.I thought you were discussing how you would respond to the shooting if you were a policeman.