Reasonable is the legal term, I said "real" because you can't just say "I was scared" you have to have a real reason to be reasonable.
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Do I need a less-than-lethal weapon in my home?
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I do. Granted it is the last option I'd use but it's there. I rarely let people in my house . If I do we chat in the dining room. Only the girlfriend has access to the bedroom portion of my house .
The bean bag would just be for a lost crack head . Just a reminder that crack wears off quickly . Walk it off :
The bean bag would just be for a lost crack head . Just a reminder that crack wears off quickly . Walk it off :
Agreed. It's just that often I hear people talk about being "In fear for my life" as supposed justification for the use of deadly force. What they don't understand is that the legal system doesn't give a rat's ass what their emotional state was. All it cares about is whether their actions were reasonable or not.
I agree. Emotion is a horrible defense strategy.
You bring emotions into it then they discover that one time you couldn't get it up so you spoke to your doctor about viagra and anti depressants. Now your screwed and viewed in court as a limp noodle wacko. No thanks.
To get reasonable doubt you need to make sure your actions are always reasonable
There is an axe in every room
Good plan. I keep an axe in my car too. Might need to chop your way out !
An axe is always going to be a deadly weapon, just like a gun, even if you can choose to spare the intruder's life by not using it at all, or just chopping off one leg (just like you could shoot to wound in his leg).
This thread is about non lethal weapons, right?
So pick something that you can use when you aren't facing a burglar who intends to steal stuff from your home, and you're NOT dealing with an intruder who intends to attack you, and this guy is also NOT going to commit any other felony in your home. He's just crazy, or drunk, or an elderly dementia patient, or has a bad urinary tract infection and is hallucinating, or has taken some mind altering drugs and thinks your home is a motel and you're the desk clerk...
Pick something that is not a deadly weapon, and is considered just regular force, not deadly force.
Something on par with using your own hands and feet to repel the intruder, or bodily pick him up and throw him out of your house.
P.S. When I was a prosecutor, we had one of these cases. We ended up doing a plea bargain to a misdemeanor, rather than burglary, because the guy was too drunk (and crazy; he had lots of mental issues) for us to prove intent to steal, fight, or do anything other than lie down on the couch and sleep it off.
This thread is about non lethal weapons, right?
So pick something that you can use when you aren't facing a burglar who intends to steal stuff from your home, and you're NOT dealing with an intruder who intends to attack you, and this guy is also NOT going to commit any other felony in your home. He's just crazy, or drunk, or an elderly dementia patient, or has a bad urinary tract infection and is hallucinating, or has taken some mind altering drugs and thinks your home is a motel and you're the desk clerk...
Pick something that is not a deadly weapon, and is considered just regular force, not deadly force.
Something on par with using your own hands and feet to repel the intruder, or bodily pick him up and throw him out of your house.
P.S. When I was a prosecutor, we had one of these cases. We ended up doing a plea bargain to a misdemeanor, rather than burglary, because the guy was too drunk (and crazy; he had lots of mental issues) for us to prove intent to steal, fight, or do anything other than lie down on the couch and sleep it off.
It's so fun to live in a world where the victim has to be more concerned with the law than the person committing the crime against the victim.
I use my axe in my car . Knifes ain't my thing. If someone actually makes it into my house then they are highly skilled. That means I'm taking them down right there.
My lawyer will easily prove over lunch that a drunk transient did not just so happen to make it past all my security just to catch a nap on my couch
I use my axe in my car . Knifes ain't my thing. If someone actually makes it into my house then they are highly skilled. That means I'm taking them down right there.
My lawyer will easily prove over lunch that a drunk transient did not just so happen to make it past all my security just to catch a nap on my couch
they make bayonets for a reason mate
