Okay, and what if you saw a person running away?
At what point do you have a right to shoot someone dead?
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Okay, and what if you saw a person running away?
How is that counselor; I'm not the one fabricating moronic strawmen claiming that waitresses are assaulting me with hot soup.
What would I have done? That depends I suppose; I have had kids do this to me before and merely run out to see who it was.
But, I certainly would not be answering my door with a gun if I am paranoid and fearful living in a dangerous hood: I would turn on my lights and shout out that I am calling the police. If they continued trying to enter my home, I would dial 9-11, gather the family up and huddle with my weapon until police arrive.
IN my opinion, that would be a reasonable reaction. So at what point do you feel its okay to shoot?
No you are not; you're being a dishonest dunce fabricating strawmen claims for no better reason than removing any doubt why you make a crappy lawyer.
SmarterthanYou
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do I see evidence of felonious conduct in my immediate vicinity?
I thought I was pretty clear about that. What part of my statement was not painfully obvious?
No, just someone's back moving away from you.
SmarterthanYou
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then no, I would not shoot
Okay, what if that person had a gun in his hand pointed toward the ground?
I think it was wrong in that case for him to shoot and that he was properly charged for it. How does this tie into your strawman claims?
You make an art out of absurdity.
Do you agree with the sentence of 52 weekends in jail and 5 years probation?
SmarterthanYou
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they get one single chance to drop the weapon, if not then I shoot
okay, so what about a person standing at your door at 3am refusing to drop his weapon gives you the right to shoot. What about that scenario changes things?
SmarterthanYou
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a person knocking on a strangers door at 3am for help wouldn't be holding a weapon in his hand. It would be reasonable then to conclude that there was criminal intent.
Ok, I understand that.
So, am I correct that to you, a reasonable assumption that the other person has criminal intent is the element that makes it okay to shoot?
SmarterthanYou
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not exactly. criminal intent is a factor, but refusal to drop the means of harm is the determining element to shoot.
But what if he is simply retaining the gun to defend himself in case you are going to cause him harm. Say he really needed the help, but because he does not know you wanted the gun in case you turned out to be a bad guy?
Thanks BTW, for being willing to share your thoughts and opinions. I respect that, everyone else here is simply too pussy to discuss this.