Why I killed the robber (have to read this to believe it)

[Kevlarman]

Not really meaning to revive this thread, but how come nobody told me there was a rifle range right outside of the CBD? I spent 3 weeks in Oz in December without a gun fix!

 

[scurtis_34471]

I don't know about other states, but citizens in Florida can use deadly force to stop a felony in progress. The guy was still on the scene with the money. That makes it a robbery in progress. If that happened here, I seriously doubt there would have been a prosecution. Add to that the fact that he beat her senseless and though she was down for the count and you have a situation where she had a legitimate concern he would try to run her down on the way out. Either way, I don't see a Florida prosecuter going after her. If this happened in a Blue state, all bets are off.

 

[AJAX22]

"They're saying he's a rotten dangerous criminal and he's not. He's lovable," he said.

A rabid dog can still be 'lovable' but that doesn't mean you can't take ol yeller out behind the barn and inject lead into his cranium.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

One, knuckle duster is a prohibited weapon under Tennessee's
going armed statute and would not gain you any brownie points
against a victim defending herself with a pistol with a legal permit.
That said, the victim-defender would still probably be charged with
voluntary manslaughter, which would usually not be adjudicated
until at least the grand jury level.

How the heck the FBI shows ~170 justifiable homicides per year
from uniform crine reports (which do not reflect adjudication) is
a mystery. Gary Kleck estimated under 3,000 justifiable homicides
by shooting after adjudication. Marvin Wolfgang wrote that when
where such statistics were kept, 20 to 30 percent were eventually
adjudicated justifiable.

Most US justifiable homicides appear to be charged initially as
voluntary manslaughter.

 

[PILMAN]

This is really sad that the womans being brought up on murder charges, disgusts me.

 

[PinoyInFL]

The lady was found not guilty!

http://www.peterclack.com.au/view_article.php?id=18&PHPSESSID=ddec31d353d032072e525e57cce889bb

- oops, should've checked in the previous pages. Sorry.