Posted on 06/15/2015 7:10:11 AM PDT by marktwain
“Would you shoot a suspect who claims to have a gun?”
The hoped-for response to this question is an asshole prosecutor’s wet dream.
Looking for premeditation, in all corners.
Hope no FReepers fall for that bait.
Of course they can. Unless the shooter is right next to you, they will probably miss by a mile though.
Were it not for the very real probability this guy would lose everything by legal action from the perps family, the feds, and local law enforcement, I'd say put a trap door in that drops a robber or unruly customer into a circus canon, and be liberal with it's use.
Those who actually read the article learned that he is the owner of this independent pharmacy. Unfortunately, these businesses are being squeezed out of the market by the big chains and the regional distributors.
One thing’s for sure: my “fleeing” days are over—I can hardly walk, let alone flee!
Saved himself a lawsuit, then.
Tis a shame that the small guys are getting squeezed out.
Keltsch’s Pharmacy (Fort Wayne, IN) was the best. Don’t even know if they are still around, but fond, fond memories abound.
Worse though, pharmacists at big chains with no-gun policies are basically sitting ducks. IMHO, that’s borderline criminal (without naming names, I do know 2 “working-class” chain pharmacists in Iowa who carry daily regardless of corporate policy - “I’d rather be wrong & fired than stupidly dead”
FWIW....
Yes.
Recently, I had to get a prescription filled on a Sunday night. I had to go to five different pharmacies in Kansas City to find the two required drugs, one of which was on a controlled schedule. It was an eye opening experience, I saw a slice of society that I had heard about, but very seldom encountered. I cannot imagine working in one of these places without being armed.
Thats the answer. I was gonna say it depends on how scared they make me.
If your actions make it legal for someone else to resort to firepower. Dont be to surprised if they (I) do.
Telling someone you have a gun while robbing them is a threat of deadly force. Game on.
Shooting is not always the only option. If the criminal seems stable enough that you are willing to bet your life on a thug not shooting, it is reasonable to wait for a more direct threat than just words. If the robber seems erratic, unstable, malicious, or simply believable, I would never blame a clerk who shoots in response to a verbal threat and a claim that the Obama voter is armed. I prefer to read that other people shot in that situation. As for me, I’d decide based on the situation (except in my home, with children at home, I would almost certainly shoot any intruder in any situation where shooting was lawful).
You are exactly right!
People need to know the law.
Otherwise, you’re standing with a defense lawyer.
KR
In my state your are justified to use deadly force to stop a robbery even if the robber isn’t armed. Of course, just showing your weapon would probably stop an unarmed robber.
Not necessarily. In MO, if you are found “justified”, then you are protected with an “affirmative defense” against civil suit. I track such situations and since 2006 when the law went into effect, thee have been zero civil suits filed against persons who were deemed “justified” in using force to protect themselves from a violet crime.
Attorneys apparently know when they are presented a 100% probability of losing and not getting paid....
Other states law may vary.
need to edit better- violet=violent etc.
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