I really would not want any indication that I had ever said that to be among the incomplete evidence after a shooting incident.What's the quote? Be polite, be professional, and have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
I really would not want any indication that I had ever said that to be among the incomplete evidence after a shooting incident.What's the quote? Be polite, be professional, and have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
Very well put.Posted by Fed Fuller: That quote is attributed to a USMC general officer* who has something of a reputation for fire-breathing. What might be an appropriate philosophy in a genuine combat zone is probably not what you'd want to be known to endorse in what passes for normal society in the US...
Very well put.
That quote proved troublesome when used out of context by the prosecution in the trials of Larry Hickey in Arizona after what should have been a relatively clear case of self defense involving disparity of force.
Not sure what that is supposed to mean.Posted by Skribs: [In response to "That quote proved troublesome when used out of context by the prosecution in the trials of Larry Hickey in Arizona after what should have been a relatively clear case of self defense involving disparity of force."] Yeah but anything can be troublesome if used by the prosecution against a legitimate self defense shooting...
Not everything, and certainly not with damaging effect.Posted by Skribs: My point is that anything you do, or don't do, can be construed as a desire to use your weapon to kill.
That has happened, and it is easily countered by expert testimony.If you use JHPs, a prosecutor can say you're using cop-killer bullets that even the Army doesn't allow.
More likely to happen in a civil trial, but if you do injure someone in a manner in which evidence of reckless disregard indicates criminal negligence, it could come up.If you use FMJs, a prosecutor can say you're negligent because you obviously don't care if anyone behind your target gets hit.
Never underestimate the importance of not creating evidence that you do not want to have used against you.So yeah, I worry primarily about what's legal and what's right when I approach self defense, not about what could potentially be used subjectively against me.