In some states you could get yourself into trouble since you're not obligatedjb2012 wrote:Technically stopping a felony is a defense for lethal force. However I do agree he put too many people in harms way.Countryside wrote:I'm not sure. He was shooting at the robber that was running past him? Was the robber threatening anyone at that point? Chased him into the parking lot...still shooting at him...shot at his car as he fled? It was at that point he became the aggressor. Definitely no issue of self-defense there. How many other people did this well-meaning but careless citizen endanger? He was under no obligation or requirement to stop the robber from fleeing. Even though his intentions may have been good, I'm afraid the customer may have stepped over the line of the law.
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- Thu Nov 12, 2015 4:52 pm
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- Wed Nov 11, 2015 12:40 pm
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Re: bank robber with BB gun stopped by bank customer
I'm not sure. He was shooting at the robber that was running past him? Was the robber threatening anyone at that point? Chased him into the parking lot...still shooting at him...shot at his car as he fled? It was at that point he became the aggressor. Definitely no issue of self-defense there. How many other people did this well-meaning but careless citizen endanger? He was under no obligation or requirement to stop the robber from fleeing. Even though his intentions may have been good, I'm afraid the customer may have stepped over the line of the law.