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To: knarf

That’s my take as well, and why shouldn’t the state have to prove that someone wasn’t in fear of their life?

That’s the rule in every gun shooting instance, saving your own life or the life of another.


50 posted on 07/03/2017 11:29:29 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Fourth estate? Ha! Our media has become the KCOTUS, the Kangaroo Court of the United States.)
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To: DoughtyOne

“That’s the rule in every gun shooting instance, saving your own life or the life of another.”

In the State of Washington (and I believe Texas as well, and no doubt other states) the term “self defense” includes defending against felony property crimes (theft, arson, etc.) However, there is always the gung-ho prosecutor that goes after the people protecting their property, so that takes it off the table for me - it isn’t worth the hassle to try to defend against a theft.

Sometimes the good guy goes free, sometimes the good guy goes to jail for eight years.


81 posted on 07/03/2017 12:21:48 PM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts FDR's New Deal = obama)
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