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In reply to the discussion: SAPD: Man defends girlfriend; shoots robbery suspects [View all]Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)34. You are laboring under illusions...
Anyone can pursue, tag along, keep in touch with Violent Lawbreakers. In fact, it might be considered a civic duty in order to have these Thugs removed from the streets. Would I do this if the Thugs were armed? I don't know because the danger posed to me maybe a deterrent. This citizen, however, did pursue the perpetrators lawfully. Only when a Thug turned to confront the citizen did the Thugs receive several examples of self-defense measures.
The lesson here is Not to perpetrate violent crimes and expect citizens not to take some kind of action. Or for others to give goo-goo looks and come-hither eye brow arching as mute rewards for their BadBoy skid mark behavior. The citizen's actions seem not just reasonable, but responsible.
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It is perfectly legal to pursue escaping robbers, with or without possession of a firearm,
branford
Nov 2015
#12
Why, that sounds like the same excuse George Zimmerman used, so it must be OK. nt
procon
Nov 2015
#16
Odd, but when I think about gun violence, humor is not the first thing that comes to mind.
procon
Nov 2015
#18
Are you actually trying to argue it was self defense to run after them and shoot them down?
procon
Nov 2015
#26
What?! And stop a newly-concocted Narrative™ in its tracks? I won't hear of this.
Eleanors38
Nov 2015
#36
So, directly calling someone "racist" is now a package deal with NRA Talking point?
Eleanors38
Nov 2015
#38
But, they take it so seriously. Followed by "no one wants to take your guns©."
Eleanors38
Nov 2015
#41