17 yo Trayvon Martin Shot to Death by Neighborhood Watch Captain #10

[Wise Old Owl]

And then you could potentially go to jail for assault with a deadly weapon, because you obviously didn't fear for your life enough to escalate to deadly force. Otherwise you would have shot him. JMO

huh? I don't get what you're saying. First, in this example the dude was in the process of committing a crime and depending on which example he chose to take would depend on if I ever pulled the trigger.

If he had a gun and pulled and fired - welp, he's in even bigger deeper doo-doo (down here in Florida - the gun changes everything and escalates charges).

Catching a criminal in the process of commiting a crime and holding that guy at gunpoint until cops get there is not assault with a dealy weapon. Now, if it turns out I didn't have a CWP or the gun was legitimately registered to me - there could be poitential for minor charges. Even without the CWP if I was at my house and the robber was going into the house across the sctreet - as long as I stayed on my property - then no need for a CWP.

No way would the person holding that robber at gunpoint until cops arrive be charged with assault. No way. Not here in Florida.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you're saying.



JMHO

 

[Bottle Cap]

You don't have to defend them.

I'm just asking a question.

Why a civil rights attorney? On day 2.

That just seems odd to me.

It's pretty apparent that there are a number of folks on this thread who do indeedy feel the need to defend not just TM's integrity but that of his parents as well.

Any guesses as to why that is?

 

[Etilema]

And then you could potentially go to jail for assault with a deadly weapon, because you obviously didn't fear for your life enough to escalate to deadly force. Otherwise you would have shot him. JMO

When I said earlier that I have heard discussions about how to bolster a self-defense claim, this is the type of concern people have. They could even get sued by the criminal if they don't make sure to kill him, they say. The logic is, don't take a chance of being charged with assault or being sued. You're better off to kill him and say it was self-defense. Stage the scene, if necessary.