Neither one of these engaged in self-defense. They were both attackers at separate points. 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭.
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Saturday, November 21, 2020
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
.22 Shorts - Don't let their "cuteness" fool you
The .22 Short Super X had 74 foot pounds of force. That is equal to a 149 gram baseball being thrown at 82 mph. A 650 grain arrow delivers 54.9 ft./lbs from a 70 pound bow. Far less has been used to kill 500 pound bears. Bella Twin was a Cree woman who used a .22 long in a .22 caliber single shot Cooey Ace 1 with a 17 inch barrel - a full 1.5 inches shorter than your Ruger 10/22.
Deadly Force in Self-Defense: What You Need to Know - Critical Mas(s) Ep...
In this episode of Critical Mas(s), Massad Ayoob discusses the three legs that hold up the table that defines the set of circumstances in which the use of deadly force in self-defense is legally justifiable in court.
Violent Rioter or Peaceful Protestor? - Critical Mas(s) Ep. 02 with Mass...
A rifle is NOT better than a shotgun. It has a far higher chance of passing a projectile and killing an innocent bystander behind the aggressor. The effective kill distance can be up to a mile with a rifle while a shotgun using shot is limited to less than 50 yards. A shotgun can use a far greater selection of projectiles from slugs to rubber slugs. At self-defense ranges, even birdshot only spreads a few inches. Even a handgun can have less accuracy and effectiveness, given the length of the sight radius of only a few inches.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
DOJ/FBI Duty to police Pattern and Practice of Police Misconduct, Title 42, U.S.C., Section 14141
Title 42, U.S.C., Section 14141
Pattern and Practice
Pattern and Practice
Types of misconduct covered include, among other things:
1. Excessive Force
2. Discriminatory Harassment
3. False Arrest
4. Coercive Sexual Conduct
5. Unlawful Stops, Searches, or Arrests
This civil statute was a provision within the Crime Control Act of 1994 and makes it unlawful for any governmental authority, or agent thereof, or any person acting on behalf of a governmental authority, to engage in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers or by officials or employees of any governmental agency with responsibility for the administration of juvenile justice or the incarceration of juveniles that deprives persons of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a violation has occurred, the Attorney General, for or in the name of the United States, may in a civil action obtain appropriate equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice.
(a) Unlawful conduct
It shall be unlawful for any governmental authority, or any agent thereof, or any person acting on behalf of a governmental authority, to engage in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers or by officials or employees of any governmental agency with responsibility for the administration of juvenile justice or the incarceration of juveniles that deprives persons of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
(b) Civil action by Attorney General
Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of paragraph (1) has occurred, the Attorney General, for or in the name of the United States, may in a civil action obtain appropriate equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice.
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