And this seems to be the crux of the issue. JayCee, as I have been listening to you, I get the sense that you want to debate this, and get those on this board to come around to your way of thinking, as if this debate will decide how situations like this are handled. But even if you could convince everyone on this board that you are right, it wouldn't change anything, because our collective will has no real bearing on how things are going to work if you are involved in an incident.JayCee wrote: For the record, I don't advocate shooting at people in traffic, the debate here is whether or not you're allowed to threaten force to dissuade an attacker in the highway.
The responses you have been getting are are an attempt to explain how things are going to work in such a situation - based on their understanding of the penal code, case law, experience, and what has happened to others in similar situations. The posters don't always like or agree with all of those realities, but they recognize that we must still live within them, or face the consequences. They are not debating with you about what is "better", they are trying to explain what is real.