Comments on: Police and prosecution roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/12/police-prosecution-roundup-27/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 05 Dec 2014 05:27:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: gitarcarver https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/12/police-prosecution-roundup-27/comment-page-1/#comment-314283 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 05:27:07 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=49323#comment-314283 Never say “He was attacking me, and I was in fear of my life, so I fired a warning shot to dissuade him from his attack.”

I would agree with that except for the fact that Alexander left the immediate area, went out and got a gun, and then returned to shoot at her ex.

If you can walk away, get away, and the threat is not coming after you, how much of a threat is there to your life?

]]> By: En Passant https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/12/police-prosecution-roundup-27/comment-page-1/#comment-314273 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 03:06:00 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=49323#comment-314273 From the Marissa Alexander case, I think there is a clear message to anyone who finds it necessary to use a gun in self defense in Florida.

Never say “He was attacking me, and I was in fear of my life, so I fired a warning shot to dissuade him from his attack.”

Instead, say “He was attacking me, and I was in fear of my life, so I fired to stop him from killing me. If I hadn’t been shaking from fear, I wouldn’t have missed.”

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