prob regret this, but how is it that KR was justified in using deadly force against an unarmed man bc he claims to have feared for his life, yet no one else in the area was justified in using force or attempting to disarm KR on the same grounds after watching him kill someone?
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Replying to @realjdburn
if you see one person kill another person you can kill them and then anyone who sees that can kill you and so on. this is very dangerous in crowds where occasionally it leads to a battle royale situation legally and hundreds or thousands can die
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so if i'm in a mall, hear a gunshot, look to my left and see one man standing over another repeatedly shooting him, i have to just assume he had a good reason for it and refrain from trying to disarm him if i see an opportunity? again, i'm not trying to provoke
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Replying to @realjdburn
no no not at all i imagine in that case you could shoot him, defense of another is valid "what if he was defending himself" there are a bunch of things about what a "reasonable" person would think in your shoes
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Replying to @eigenrobot @realjdburn
my guess and it is probably wrong us that you could shoot him if he were actively shooting. but if he had holstered his gun and was running away with his hands in the air probably claiming self defense or defense of others would be very difficult
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Replying to @eigenrobot @realjdburn
you probably want to pitch these to an actual lawyer--self defense law seems very particular and varies from state to state common components include requirements that another has the (1) means, (2) intent, and (3) opportunity to hurt you but then there are a billion other bits
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Replying to @eigenrobot
thanks for the civil response, eigen - i'm well aware how high passions are about this, which is why i've said so little about it fwiw i don't think the guy is obviously guilty - i just don't think it's obvious that he's not
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oh for sure dude. honestly in this case like. i am trying to avoid expressing any opinions at all rn. ppl are losing their shit and I'm worried about tomorrow kind of hope deliberations continue over the weekend because id rather not shit kick off on a friday
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yeah, i should've prob done the same thanks again
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