On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Brian Lawson <[email protected]> wrote:
> The article did not mention diminished mental capacities. When someone is > pointing a gun at me and threatening to pull the trigger and being > belligerent you can bet I'm not going to be concerned about their life when > it comes to defending myself. > > It's easy to criticize from the comfort of your home, you weren't there. > so, their use of force, because they were too far away to see/ use teasers is sufficient for you? my gawd.... that's just crazy talk, brian. if someone is 50 yards away, is =>your visual acuity "enough" to make a "use of deadly force" judgement? at best, you could only be guessing, as to the other persons intent[much less see what might be the threat]. guessing is now a reliable defence for such actions? you haven't addressed wounding, instead of murdering....if those deputies were using rifles[they were] and are probably rated for their use, why didn't they wound her? a 6 shot[at least] volley?...jesus christ...that's homicide. law enforcement investigating itself...wow that's a no process situation.... did you not read the whole article?...deputies initially reported that she fired at them...retracted. she was brandishing a gun, as reported...retracted "weapon " was a lighter. they knew her to be unstable from months long incidences...what, are rubber bullets more expensive or something? would you want to have deadly force applied to someone who hasn't actually committed a crime; demanding such action? would you? > > > "doubts are the only certainties i have left." m. feldman -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
