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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