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From: bwm@ccice2.UUCP (Brad Miller)
Newsgroups: net.legal,net.politics
Subject: Re: NYC subway hero
Message-ID: <550@ccice2.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 13:50:31 EST
Article-I.D.: ccice2.550
Posted: Thu Jan 10 13:50:31 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 07:36:21 EST
References: <4850@utzoo.UUCP> <242@looking.UUCP> <568@tty3b.UUCP>
Reply-To: bwm@ccice2.UUCP (Bradford W. Miller)
Organization: CCI Central Engineering, Rochester, NY
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Xref: watmath net.legal:1285 net.politics:6757
Summary: 

In article <568@tty3b.UUCP> mjk@tty3b.UUCP (Mike Kelly) writes:
>
> >From: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
> >different light on the matter.  If somebody actually pulls a knife or gun,
> >any reasonable available means of self-defense can be considered.  If they
> >just come up to you and demand money, it's ok to pull the gun and say back
> >off, but not to shoot first, ask questions later.
> >-- 
>
>The real point here is the difficult question of when to use deadly force.
>Police are trained for years in when deadly force is justified and when it
>isn't.  Their actions are closely scrutinized when they do shoot someone.
>The average person simply has not considered these questions nearly enough.
>And besides, they've seen too many cowboy movies.
>

That's it. Just ask yourself -- what would "Dirty Harry" do in this situation,
and act accordingly!

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