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That’s the situation you’re walking down the street and somebody approaches you and pulls out a knife or gun and attempts to rob you saying “give me what you have”. Do you then have a right to shoot that person?
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While they are holding a knife/gun on you? Sure. They are an active threat to your life.That’s the situation you’re walking down the street and somebody approaches you and pulls out a knife or gun and attempts to rob you saying “give me what you have”. Do you then have a right to shoot that person?
but they would first have to put a gun on you or a knife and then demand your money.In the back as they are running away? Not so much.
Within reason, certainly. Self-defense is self defense. But there are definitely cases where it's not warranted or justified. Example: a kid is standing 10 feet away from you, pulls out knife and says "give me your money". You pull out your gun and tell him "no". He takes off running and you shoot him in the back. That's kind of a different story than "he was coming at me with deadly force".That’s the situation you’re walking down the street and somebody approaches you and pulls out a knife or gun and attempts to rob you saying “give me what you have”. Do you then have a right to shoot that person?
I'd say pack your bags and move. Not sure why some people are so afraid. Fear. Simple solution. Move.That’s the situation you’re walking down the street and somebody approaches you and pulls out a knife or gun and attempts to rob you saying “give me what you have”. Do you then have a right to shoot that person?
Yes good pointWithin reason, certainly. Self-defense is self defense. But there are definitely cases where it's not warranted or justified. Example: a kid is standing 10 feet away from you, pulls out knife and says "give me your money". You pull out your gun and tell him "no". He takes off running and you shoot him in the back. That's kind of a different story than "he was coming at me with deadly force".
I think the situation posed in the OP is somewhat more immediate than that.I'd say pack your bags and move. Not sure why some people are so afraid. Fear. Simple solution. Move.
Yeah. That's a tough one. Without sitting in the jury and getting a good understanding of the situation I couldn't say.Yes good point
That reminds me of the situation I saw on video where a robber came into a restaurant and demanded at gunpoint that everybody empty their walls they did so as the robber went to leave the store he was shot. It turned out the robber had a fake gun.
Should the shooter face legal repercussions?
Even though the robber had a fake gun, nobody would’ve known that. Frankly, I think if somebody with a weapon goes into a store or restaurant you name it and demands money, they shd expect they might die doing so in the process.
It is a tough situation. Here’s a video of it.Yeah. That's a tough one. Without sitting in the jury and getting a good understanding of the situation I couldn't say.
Of course. Only an idiot would think otherwise.That’s the situation you’re walking down the street and somebody approaches you and pulls out a knife or gun and attempts to rob you saying “give me what you have”. Do you then have a right to shoot that person?
You would have to hope that after you give them your money, they don't kill you to eliminate the witness, or just for fun.Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
That said, if somebody has to do that, they quite likely will have law troubles in addition to the trauma.
I might would just give them money and let them go away vs. dealing with the alternative.
Yes, that part is a factor.Plus, if someone already has a gun on you, the chances of you being able to draw and fire before
they squeeze the trigger is not good. Really not good.
It is a tough situation. Here’s a video of it.
I'd say pack your bags and move. Not sure why some people are so afraid. Fear. Simple solution. Move.
Jesse Owens impersonation!You would have to hope that after you give them your money, they don't kill you to eliminate the witness, or just for fun.
Yes, that part is a factor.
In that situation, I would act very nervous (which won't be that much of an act) and toss my wallet to them, but over their head. Their eyes will follow the money, at which point I would do my Jesse Owens impression.
When I play poker, I carry a fake wallet. Well, it's a real wallet, but it is full of junk, expired credit cards, library printer cards with no more money, etc, and three dollars cash.
I keep my session bankroll in a zippered pocket where the watch pocket of jeans is.
SHUP fool.
Revenge isn't a legal excuse.but they would first have to put a gun on you or a knife and then demand your money.
All though you bring up another point if you see somebody get robbed at knife or gunpoint and the robber is running away, does somebody have a right to shoot them morally speaking?
Someone pulls a weapon to rob you.
You legally have the right to shoot them.
It's people that chase the robber for 2 blocks down the street and shoot him.
Are the people who end up getting arrested and charged with a crime.