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To: SWAMPSNIPER
“Reasonable” is arbitrary and capricious and has no place in American law. It is an invitation to abuse.

"Reasonable" is open for subjective judgment, which is precisely the purpose of a jury. It would be nice if it could be more specific, but that would create unreasonable loopholes for murder, and any specificity you might write into the law, would be up to a DA and jury to apply validity to.

Did the man break into your home with the knife or was he invited in, shot, and a knife placed in his hand?

21 posted on 11/21/2011 11:43:53 AM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: SampleMan
"Reasonable" is open for subjective judgment, which is precisely the purpose of a jury.

Great in theory. In reality, the victims/suspects are put through hell and lawyers get rich.

30 posted on 11/21/2011 12:30:30 PM PST by eccentric (a.k.a. baldwidow)
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