At 3:54 AM -0500 5/29/04, Robert Woolley wrote:
> On 5/29/04 1:57 AM, "C. D. Tavares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> This is the unsinkable "duty to retreat" doctrine. Curiously, the Supreme
>> Court has several times struck down this doctrine on the federal level,
>> most notably in Alberty v. US, 162 US 499, when it struck down a lower
>> court instruction that:
>
> Interesting, though not relevant to my personal decision making. Whether
> statute or case law require it or not, I would rather retreat than shoot
> another person, assuming I can do so safely.
Fair enough, although this response runs directly contrary to your original
instruction:
At 12:15 AM -0500 5/28/04, Robert Woolley wrote:
> PLEASE NOTE: This invitation does not extend to debating the tactical wisdom
> (or lack thereof) of warning shots. The questions here are legal ones, not
> tactical ones.
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