credible threat that is immediate and imminent of causing crippling bodily injury or death. Bare fear is not an essential element to justifiable deadly force. Highly recommend taking Massad Ayoob's MAG-20 classroom course.AndyC wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 12:04 pm I know that Charles is very familiar with this concept but I'm not sure that a lot of folks here are, so here's an overview from Marc McYoung explaining why it's important:
https://conflictmanagermagazine.com/the ... -macyoung/Claiming self-defense is more than “I was afraid of being attacked.” You will have to explain and provide evidence about why there was a credible threat. That’s normally where the prosecutor will nail you, because most people can’t — even with self-defense training.
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