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Ohioboy

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11. Doesn't self defense go both ways?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Fri Nov 12, 2021, 06:21 PM

Nov 2021

I always wonder about the whole "I feared for my life because he was trying to get my gun" defense. Could it not be argued that grabbing a gun could be the direct result of someone fearing for their life and trying to disarm the person with the gun?

If someone had a gun up to me I could very easily see myself reflexively trying to push it out of the way, especially if that person was not actual law enforcement.

I don't know, but I'm always a little suspect when the armed person who initiated the conflict insists they were the ones fearing for their lives.

I'm talking mostly to the Ahmaud Arbery case.

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Pic Of The Moment: Self-Defense Arguments Then Vs. Now [View all] EarlG Nov 2021 OP

Sad but true Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2021 #1

Oh and wait until you hear the latest BS from the MAGAs! Initech Nov 2021 #2

No, I can't make this shit up... dchill Nov 2021 #8

I'm surprised they weren't pedophiles *and* Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2021 #21

Everyone's a pedophile if you're a member of the cult. Initech Nov 2021 #23

There is an unsettling correlation between this horror show... BobTheSubgenius Nov 2021 #3

adding two words for you YoshidaYui Nov 2021 #4

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2021 #5

Yep. dalton99a Nov 2021 #6

This visual should be the prosecutor's closing argument. sop Nov 2021 #7

I'm still amazed the the police of Kenosha allowed this kid to walk the streets with that gun Ohioboy Nov 2021 #9

Not to nitpick, but wasn't the rifle stored at his friend's house in Wisconsin? NickB79 Nov 2021 #10

Yes. TwilightZone Nov 2021 #12

HE crossed state lines Skittles Nov 2021 #17

Same with the guy who was shot in the arm. The one who had the pistol. Kaleva Nov 2021 #19

he used an illegally purchased weapon? Skittles Nov 2021 #20

He was illegally carrying a concealed weapon. Kaleva Nov 2021 #22

Doesn't self defense go both ways? Ohioboy Nov 2021 #11

I do believe you could have two people argue self defense in the same incident PTWB Nov 2021 #14

Putting yourself in harm's way deliberately so you can claim self defense? Aussie105 Nov 2021 #13

K&R LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #15

there are DUers defending that double-murdering bastard Skittles Nov 2021 #16

We also need to talk about the guy who illegally carried a concealed gun at the riot Kaleva Nov 2021 #18