• Xanis@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Okay, so, if someone fires a weapon in situations such as a no-knock raid, how many shots leading to lethality create a questionable defense?

    That is: If I shoot once and hit, great! Twice? Three times? What if I double-tap? If I have the aim of some of these police officers, could I empty a full clip, reload, and empty another one?

    Are their points involved? 10 points for a dismissal. 9 for a favorable jury. 8 for a good lawyer. 2 and your case is handled in Texas. 1 you shot at and missed a white guy.

    We need more information!

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      2 months ago

      Not a lawyer, non of this is legal advice.

      As I understand it, you can mag dump as long as you manage to do it before the subject falls down, drops their weapon or otherwise clearly ceases to be a threat.

      You as a civilian can’t really shoot at a target you don’t see, just in a general direction. This is endangerment of other potential people that may be in the area.

      Cops shouldn’t do it either but they are not punished in anyway for it.

      As for how many point is Texas jury worth, and how many negative point does a Californian jury give you is outside the scope of my theoretical knowledge.