Also, in this case, as reported by the OP, it sounds like the purse was taken from the shopping cart while the woman was loading groceries into her car and not watching the purse.johnson0317 wrote:Yeah, I see your point. However, if the robbery is basically over, and no one is in danger of losing their life, do you really want to go ahead and change that balance by blowing the BG out of his shoes, just because you can?Griz44 wrote:Purse snatching off the person carrying it is robbery. Robbery is a felony. If it is forcefully taken, it may also be aggravated robbery. Robbery either way qualifies as a deadly force situation.
I understand sometimes people feel a moral obligation to act, even if that action is not required by law, and may even be prohibited by law. In the latter case, it's especially important to know what the law says.