A question of self-defence - Fire extinguishers & self defence

Sandy Sandfort sandfort at mindspring.com
Mon Jul 23 16:33:19 PDT 2001


Wannabe lawyer Jimbo wrote:

> Does throwing a fire extenguisher
> at a auto window constitution [sic]
> probable cause for lethal force in
> self-defence?
>
> No. Because the fire extenguisher
> won't go through the safety glass.

Oh really?  Try that experiment on your own car.  Side windows shatter into
a thousand pieces at the touch of a center punch.  A fire extinguisher is
decidedly overkill for the job.

In any event, the test--at least in the US--for the use of deadly force
includes the concepts of reasonable fear of death OR GREAT BODILY INJURY.
Believe it or not, being blinded by a swarm of glass shards is considered
great bodily injury.

Please, Jimbo, take the LSAT so we can see how much smarter you are than
your posts otherwise indicate.


 S a n d y

P.S.  Any Austin Cypherpunks have a fire extinguisher and know where
Inchoate parks his car?





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