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"The prosecution accepted Friedman's plea to manslaughter on the basis that at the time he was being attacked and while he had no defence of self-defence, he had not intended to kill or do grievous bodily harm."

Apparently, Australia has a different standard for self defense than that in the United States. Quite a number of years ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that "Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the face of an upraised knife."

I think it likely that Mr. Friedman could have sucessfully plead self defense in the United States. He might have ended up serving a similar sentence, because of the drugs, though.

1 posted on 11/24/2011 6:05:22 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Steyr; S-t-e-y-r. Well-made pistol; Austrian, I believe.


2 posted on 11/24/2011 6:37:56 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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Not surprising as a “100 year old” pistol could have been a 1911!


3 posted on 11/24/2011 6:57:21 AM PST by TNoldman (AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA.)
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You can get a good quality 1851 navy cap & ball replica pistol in .44 caliber for under $130 at Cabelas. I learned to shoot with .36 caliber navy nearly 40 years ago. As long as you don’t plan on any speedy reloading, it can work as a viable defense piece if one is strapped for money, or one lives in a no gun zone like Australia.


6 posted on 11/24/2011 7:38:25 AM PST by Dogbert41 (Israel is real:))
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10 posted on 11/24/2011 8:45:07 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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