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

[Declan McCullagh]

On Mon, Jul 23, 2001 at 06:18:47PM -0500, Jim Choate wrote:
> Does throwing a fire extenguisher at a auto window constitution probable
> cause for lethal force in self-defence?
> 
> No. Because the fire extenguisher won't go through the safety glass.

I second the call for Jim to volunteer his car for projectile testing.

Besides, wasn't the window open?

-Declan