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To: Pentagon Leatherneck
It seems to me that if you punch a cop, you should reasonably expect to be dead in 3, 2, 1...

I just have to ask, does that include the rest of us as well? Let's say someone punches me. Can I just blow his head off?

10 posted on 07/13/2015 5:55:52 PM PDT by zeugma (The best defense against a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun)
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To: zeugma

In Florida...yes, as a general matter of fact, you can!

Should you?
Well that depends on the specific situation, doesn’t it?

The severely autistic young man who obviously freaked out and hit me in my throat a few years back (when his very stupid relative/guardian took him into a crowded, loud restaurant)did not intentionally set out to assault me.
I didn’t kill him, or even call the cops to press charges.

If a criminal tries to rob or physically assault me...the results would be wildly different.


11 posted on 07/13/2015 7:39:09 PM PDT by sarasmom ( I did not sacrifice the most productive years of my life to make it easy for idiots to live.)
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To: zeugma

Being assaulted puts one in the “reasonably in fear for their life/well being” category and many States say it’s OK to use deadly force. Cops get a quicker ride through the process but you would likely be OK if you had to kill someone under those circumstances.


12 posted on 07/14/2015 2:37:31 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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