ExpressLane
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"That he didn't attack anyone only means he was stopped before he could, given his history of violent crimes."
"Exactly."
Really, TOP?
Is this the level of logic that we're going to accept?
It wouldn't work well on the SAT exams, would it?
Lethal force is justified based on the assumption that the victim was about to commit a crime?
Interesting concept.
You can't imagine the number of people I would have liked to have clocked on the assumption that they were going to annoy me.
My lack of a felony record must mean that I somehow suppressed the urge.
Such wasted frustration, then.
Texas law
Sec. 9.31. SELF-DEFENSE. (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a person is justified in using force against another when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to protect the actor against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful force. The actor's belief that the force was immediately necessary as described by this subsection is presumed to be reasonable if the actor: