Two years ago my blog featured a surveillance video of an armed robbery taking place in a pharmacy. I titled the blog, \u201cHow to Get Charged With Murder\u201d and asked you to decide if the pharmacist acted legally or not.<\/p>\n
For those who missed the videos two years ago, I have included the original blog post followed by the recent verdict in the case.<\/p>\n
In a gunfight, there is a very well defined line between justifiable use of deadly force and murder.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, in the heat of the gun battle you are only going to be half as good and half as smart as you are on your best training day, simply from the stress of a lethal encounter.<\/p>\n
As a result, the well-defined line between legal use of deadly force and murder can become quite blurry.<\/p>\n
Here is real surveillance video that shows how quickly you can go from justifiably using deadly force to being charged with murder.<\/p>\n
Understand that – universally – you are only justified to use deadly force when your opponent shows the ability<\/strong>, opportunity<\/strong>, and intent <\/strong>to immediately <\/strong>inflict serious bodily injury to you or those around you.<\/p>\n However, you are only justified to use deadly force to stop the threat.<\/p>\n Once the immediate threat of serious bodily injury or death ends, additional use of force is no longer justified.<\/p>\n Watch this very revealing surveillance video that shows a textbook case of justified use of deadly force that turns into a murder charge when shots are fired AFTER the threat has ended. <\/p>\n Then read my comments following these videos and email me your verdict<\/a>, guilty or innocent?<\/p>\n