When is Deadly Force justified during a riot?

[T-Roy]

Shoot em in the street the second they look at your house, run a file down the barrel of your rifle so ballistics don't match.

 

[Byte Stryke]

I'm in for that!

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[GeauxLSU]

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While that it certainly true whenever I offer to host a crawfish boil it's amazing how many wannabe's line up.

 

[Badger]

Same as it is any other time and place......read the Georgia Code......don't even think about going by what you read on public forum!!!!!!

 

[Patronus]

Nowhere in the law is it stipulated that an aggressor must be armed. You have the right to protect yourself and family from

O.C.G.A. § 16-3-21
Use of force in defense of self or others; evidence of belief that force was necessary in murder or manslaughter prosecution


(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force; however, except as provided in Code Section 16-3-23, a person is justified in using force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily injury to himself or herself or a third person or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

(b) A person is not justified in using force under the circumstances specified in subsection (a) of this Code section if he:

(1) Initially provokes the use of force against himself with the intent to use such force as an excuse to inflict bodily harm upon the assailant;

(2) Is attempting to commit, committing, or fleeing after the commission or attempted commission of a felony; or

(3) Was the aggressor or was engaged in a combat by agreement unless he withdraws from the encounter and effectively communicates to such other person his intent to do so and the other, notwithstanding, continues or threatens to continue the use of unlawful force.

(c) Any rule, regulation, or policy of any agency of the state or any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, or policy of any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state which is in conflict with this Code section shall be null, void, and of no force and effect.

(d) In a prosecution for murder or manslaughter, if a defendant raises as a defense a justification provided by subsection (a) of this Code section, the defendant, in order to establish the defendant's reasonable belief that the use of force or deadly force was immediately necessary, may be permitted to offer:

(1) Relevant evidence that the defendant had been the victim of acts of family violence or child abuse committed by the deceased, as such acts are described in Code Sections 19-13-1 and 19-15-1, respectively; and

(2) Relevant expert testimony regarding the condition of the mind of the defendant at the time of the offense, including those relevant facts and circumstances relating to the family violence or child abuse that are the bases of the expert's opinion.

http://www.georgiapacking.org/GaCode/?title=16&chapter=3&section=21

And:

O.C.G.A. § 16-3-23
Use of force in defense of habitation


A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to prevent or terminate such other's unlawful entry into or attack upon a habitation; however, such person is justified in the use of force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if:

(1) The entry is made or attempted in a violent and tumultuous manner and he or she reasonably believes that the entry is attempted or made for the purpose of assaulting or offering personal violence to any person dwelling or being therein and that such force is necessary to prevent the assault or offer of personal violence;

(2) That force is used against another person who is not a member of the family or household and who unlawfully and forcibly enters or has unlawfully and forcibly entered the residence and the person using such force knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry occurred; or

(3) The person using such force reasonably believes that the entry is made or attempted for the purpose of committing a felony therein and that such force is necessary to prevent the commission of the felony.

I mean, I REALLY don't understand the whole question. Riot all you want, but unlawfully enter my house and I WILL exercise whatever force I feel I need to to prevent the commission of a felony upon myself, my family and my home. PERIOD. Have a nice day, thanks for playing.

 

[GeauxLSU]

Riot all you want, but unlawfully enter my house and I WILL exercise whatever force I feel I need to to prevent the commission of a felony upon myself, my family and my home. PERIOD. Have a nice day, thanks for playing.

Per the code, you don't have to wait until they gain entry. You can PREVENT the entry.

 

[Patronus]

Per the code, you don't have to wait until they gain entry. You can PREVENT the entry.

LOL! True enough.

 

[Bulldawg165]

Per the code, you don't have to wait until they gain entry. You can PREVENT the entry.

Yep. Only suckers play the waiting game

 

[Patronus]

I do think that if you are in court it pours ice cold piss on the prosecutions case against you when your defense attorney asks the LEO on the stand: "Officer Friendly, exactly how many bullet holes did you actually count IN the door? Zero? Why is that? OH, that's right, the deceased had BATTERED the door down and THEN my client, in fear for his life uses that force he had to to protect himself and his family".

God I love clear, concise testamony. LOL!

 

[Bypass]

I'm in for that!

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Man that looks good.