That is the $64 question and the big 'Gotcha' on whether to draw your weapon or not.HotLeadSolutions wrote:
BUT...to restate, if you are not justified in using deadly force displaying a weapon puts you on a very slippery slope.
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- Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:22 am
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- Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:35 am
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Re: Purse snatch at Wal-Mart. What would you have done?
The threat of deadly force can be deemed the same as use. And, while you may get by with it, I think it could cause you issues if you get an overzealous prosecutor that decides to make an example of you and charges you with Aggravated Assault.- Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:23 pm
- Forum: Never Again!!
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Re: Purse snatch at Wal-Mart. What would you have done?
The difference between you and gigag04 is he has a legal right to pursue and apprehend a purse snatcher if he is in his proper attire (aka LEO uniform.)HotLeadSolutions wrote:gigag04 wrote:Eh depending on my attire and equipment I'd try to hawk him down.
-----------------> (Quoted from a previous post)Some points to consider.
1. Being sued for medical expenses should you use force to stop the dude. Really? Do you think that would happen? In TX we are insulated from civil liability for justified use of force.
2. Having criminal charges filed against you for excessive use of force. Again...Really? Justified use of force is spelled out pretty clearly in TX
3. Having to defend yourself in court for needing to use deadly force in a situation you voluntarily entered, and arguably escalated, despite having no legal duty or necessity to do so. Some people might not feel it necessary, some might. But when I give pursuit I am not escalating anything...When I encounter this fine young man, if he decides to produce a weapon, he has decided what his life is worth. (btw...The SCOTUS has decided that LEO's have no duty to protect citizens either....)
You would NOT have the legal right to pursue and use deadly force once the threat to the woman was gone. It would become a gray area REAL quick for you and the lines of justified pulling your gun would be fuzzy. So, you could end up having to defend yourself against an unjustified use of the gun and trying to scramble to prove what you did was legal.