06-06-2016, 01:33 AM
(06-06-2016, 01:31 AM)rfaulk34 Wrote: That's a slippery slope. If someone is standing in front of you with a knife and they claim they are going to harm you, legally, where is the self-defense if they never actually start to commit an act for you to respond to?
"Reason to believe". Is the belief based on a previous action of the original perpetrator or just in the belief that anyone with a knife and a claim is dangerous? (the latter being more and more applicable in this day and age)
Kind of silly, but depending on a jury, it almost comes down to what they had for dinner the night before.
It certainly isn't always legally justified. The jury will determine, but we can both concede that there are times when it is and times when it is not justified. I made no claims at any absolutes in the someone's words justifying assault, just that there are times when they do.
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