maestro pistolero
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The defendant warned the attacker that he might be shot. Now If someone attacked me after I issued such a warning, i would fully expect his intentions to be to do me serious bodily harm.
Is shooting someone who is trying to beat you up self defense?
I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the physics of this and how the weight of the gloves actually compounds the injuries to the person getting hit.one shot to the right place, especially barehanded, could be fatal. 'Boom Boom' Mancini delivered a fatal blow in the ring, sanctioned fight, against another pro fighter wearing gloves. There's been more than a few fighters that have had their brain scrambled with knockout shots and they were wearing gloves.
And that they are out to get you.Joe Demko said:I find that the best way to ride is to go out with the assumption that everybody on four wheels is both mentally retarded and homicidal.
Seriously. I used to ride. I sold my last bike several years ago because I just got fed up with motorists who quite literallyseemed to bewere TRYING to hit me and wipe me out.
Is shooting someone who is trying to beat you up self defense?
Boxing gloves(heavyweights use 16oz. gloves) may appear to "cushion" the blow, but in actuality, over the repeated strikes made by professional boxers over the course of a long match, compound the injury by adding weight (ie force) to the blow. The actual reason a boxer wears gloves in the ring isn't to protect the unlucky soul receiving the blows....
...............I was able to pull into a gas station and they went on. Had they pulled into the station, hopefully the law would have got there before these assailants had a chance to do me harm.
Just how close are you supposed to let someone get to you in an altercation?
Given a choice, I'll back off, retreat or flee if there's a reasonable chance I can get away. Driving away is by far the best "win" because you can report the guy and let the police do their job.OR, if the man had continued to approach you with a gun visible in your hand, would you have had a reasonable expectation that his continued approach meant he intended to arm himself with your gun and murder you. I believe that Ayoob has, in the past, made a good case to the affirmative.
Would you have shot to avoid a beating...