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DetroitLegalBeagle

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5. No

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Tue Nov 16, 2021, 12:33 PM

Nov 2021

No state, to my knowledge, allows you to claim self defense against a uniformed or identified police officer. Every self defense statute I have seen specifically exempts them. Now unidentified cops, possibly. There have been a couple cases where cops no knocked the wrong house, got shot at, and the shooter was acquitted. Texas had a case of this 4-5 years ago if I remember correctly.

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RE: Rittenhouse, Self Defense, and Provocation. [View all] rgbecker Nov 2021 OP

Some people are arguing "reasonable means to escape death" is firing at unarmed people chasing him uponit7771 Nov 2021 #1

Here's the issue, though. Under WI law, it is still self-defense. Jedi Guy Nov 2021 #6

Rosenbaum grabbed the gun ***AFTER*** KR turned around with it, that's not self defense. Rosenbauim uponit7771 Nov 2021 #7

He tripped nt Chille Nov 2021 #9

I was incorrect, Rittenhouse stumbled and fell prior to the second/third shootings. Jedi Guy Nov 2021 #10

That's why you have to look at it on a case by case basis Hav Nov 2021 #2

I think the parallel fails where there are different expectations for police behavior Amishman Nov 2021 #3

No - not for a uniformed police officer in a marked car FBaggins Nov 2021 #4

No DetroitLegalBeagle Nov 2021 #5

I believe there was one in Arizona a few years ago. Jedi Guy Nov 2021 #11

I'm not sure. But the US Supreme Court held long ago that the police Tomconroy Nov 2021 #8

Is this scenario unlikely in the future? Midnight Writer Nov 2021 #12

Sounds like an unreasonable use of deadly force. Tomconroy Nov 2021 #13

Probably not enough FBaggins Nov 2021 #14

Did Rittenhouse say he warned Rosenbaum he would shoot if Rosenbaum kept coming? rgbecker Nov 2021 #15

Regardless of how any law is written.. BGBD Nov 2021 #16