Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ccice2.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!rochester!ritcv!ccice5!ccice2!bwm 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 Lines: 21 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! -- ...[rochester, cbrma, rlgvax, ritcv]!ccice5!ccice2!bwm