I can think of a couple "Hollywood" scenarios, but none that are really plausible.rp_photo wrote:At what point do you trust a perp enough to re-holster?Dave2 wrote:Personally, I'd re-holster my gun if I was giving a lecture... it'd be a shame for the cops to get there at just the right time to get the wrong impression.
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- Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:34 pm
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Re: A Victim Treats His Mugger Right
- Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:22 pm
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Re: A Victim Treats His Mugger Right
Personally, I'd re-holster my gun if I was giving a lecture... it'd be a shame for the cops to get there at just the right time to get the wrong impression.rp_photo wrote:Or at least in the opinion of National People's Radio:
http://www.npr.org/2008/03/28/89164759/ ... gger-right
It's always best when a situation is dissipated without the use of deadly force, but perhaps the best lesson the mugger could have received would have been a slightly sterner lecture at the point of the victim's weapon. But then again, a kind words are about all you have to legally defend yourself with in NYC.