[John O]

If you shoot an armed attacker, he falls down seriously wounded, his arms spread out on the ground, and his weapon falls beyond his reach, you do not have legal grounds to finish him off. There is a fine line between personal defense and retribution.

Sad but probably true. However, if you think he can reach his gun before you do. Bang!

Now, if we were all guaranteed 12 John O's on the jury, we might act differently.

Don't need 12. Just one. And you have to plan to be one if you ever get called for jury duty. The juror makes the law. There is no authority higher than he.

[Niteranger68]

Don't need 12. Just one. And you have to plan to be one if you ever get called for jury duty. The juror makes the law. There is no authority higher than he.

I'm aware of jury nullification and believe in its purpose, but if only one juror is "on your side" that's a hung jury which is a mistrial and you can absolutely be retried. That one juror doesn't necessarily end it for you. I just believe there is a successful way to defend yourself and avoid legal trouble and the same time. In the process of protecting my life, I don't want to lose my wealth and/or freedom.