Questions tagged [self-defense]
Legal allowance to use force to protect one's self. May encompass rights to use force to protect one's property or the person or property of others.
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Litmus test for justifying deadly force by law enforcement
A USAF Airman answers the Okaloosa Sheriff's deputy knocks on the door. The Airman has a pistol in his hand and did raise the pistol. Does having a pistol in the hand justify the use of deadly ...
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How do US self defence law apply to protest camps?
In the US self defence laws appear somewhat on the side of the defender, particularly when ones home is attacked, compared to the UK for example.
These has been an example where third parties, ie. not ...
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Is it legal to remove a phone from a driver's hand?
Alice and Bob are in a car together; Alice is driving. While on the road, she picks up her phone and begins texting. Is it legal for Bob to take the phone from her until she parks? Normally this would ...
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Is it legal to lie to someone that you have a concealed weapon?
Suppose someone threatens me and I tell them that I have a concealed weapon and I'm willing to use it to defend myself (when I in fact do not, because that's illegal under section 89 of the Criminal ...
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Is throwing a cup of sewage considered lethal force?
Warning for disgusting content 37s long surveillance video of Man walking up to someone and emptying a cup of contents from toilet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjDfJlsyXj4
Are you allowed to use ...
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Is it legal to take an attacker's illegal gun?
Suppose that Bob, with no justification, draws a gun¹ and aims it at Bill. This gun is illegal to possess in their jurisdiction. Bill, who was unarmed initially, manages to overpower Bob and take the ...
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Can you ever be certain that you will not be tried for an alleged crime?
Suppose someone is involved in a self-defense altercation where the other party ends up dead. As far as I understand this could result in one of the following outcomes:
The police investigate and a ...
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Can one legally use force to stop someone from damaging their property? [duplicate]
Alice is throwing rocks through Bob's house's windows. Bob asks Alice to stop, but she ignores him, and continues.
Is Bob legally allowed to use force to make Alice stop damaging his property?
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What is the threshold for reasonable force when one is being mugged or assaulted?
Bob was mugged and assaulted by a gang of three youths, and when later standing on the side of the street chatting with a stranger about the incident they said that what they would have done if faced ...
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Minnesota 'duty to retreat'?
Many sources online say that Minnesota imposes a 'duty to retreat' in all self defense situations. None of these sources online, whether they support the concept or not, cite any specific legislation ...
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Is a future threat a defense for murder?
Consider this scenario: you and a known enemy, with which you have had violent altercations in the past, have been in a fight and you have been badly wounded. The enemy tells you that once he leaves ...
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Is knowingly driving my car while people are on it to escape a dangerous situation valid self-defense?
Suppose I accidentally drove into an area where protests are heating up. As I get out of my car, mobs spiral out of control and start damaging public and private property. I sense immediate danger and ...
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Is deliberate radio interference justified in self-defense or defense of others?
Deliberate radio interference is normally, if not always, illegal. Is self-defense or defense of others a valid justification? If Alice hears Bob and Bill using radio to plan a violent crime, is it ...
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On the legality of booby traps in a far future united states [closed]
So there are a few famous cases in the united states wherein booby traps were ruled to be illegal, as they're indiscriminate in their application.
Let's say we have material X. Material X is special, ...
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What would you be charged with for covering up a rightful death?
I'm referring to a specific situation that occurred in the TV show 24.
Due to previous complex circumstances, a man (call him "Bob") destroys a van that is the scene of a murder and hides 2 ...
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