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petroleumag07 wrote:I would just pray ...
Just ask God for disernment ...

That is definitely the plan.

The Annoyed Man wrote: It sounds pretty complicated, and I understand why you don't want to go into details in public. I wouldn't want to either, given the value I place on my family's privacy.

[just kidding]
It may be counter-intuitive, but maybe telling your brother, "Whatever you do, don't get therapy!" might help?
[/just kidding]

Seriously though, it sounds like a difficult situation for you.

It is a difficult situation, but hopefully it never really materializes. I am just trying to think ahead, just in case.

This is not a situation only involving me, and my brother. but my parents, my children, and my brother's children are also in the potential picture, so my brother's behavior would be all about a misguided protective streak. My brother is 2 years younger than I am and he and I have a long history of making opposite choices. A heart-to-heart from me will not help any. He would do the opposite of what I suggest.

The situation is not quite so simple as I've made it out to be, and trying to read between the lines is not going to help illuminate it. I am not going to go into greater detail on an internet forum!

Trust me every possible effort has been made to avoid such a confrontation. There is only so much you can do in advance.

Well I tried to come up with a distilled hypothetical situation.

A much more complicated, convoluted but essentially similar situation could potentially arise and I'd like to be apprised of the law.

OK, I am trying to find a way to articulate this clearly.

Does the "defense of a third party" justification for the use of deadly force include a situation where the third party has escalated the conflict?

Like for example, let's say you are out with your brother, and some bad guy threatens your brother in some way. Rather than doing the smart thing and walking away, your brother engages the bad guy in the conflict and aids in escalating until the bad guy finally winds up with a gun drawn on your brother. So you, the CHL holder, end up shooting the bad guy in defense of your brother.

Thoughts?