Home owner: "Officer I did not shoot to kill, I shot to stop".
Officer: "But you killed him"
Home owner: "But he did stop"
Officer: "Fair point"
Criminal(assumed): "Well, I will never do that again".
Yeah don't say something like the old IPSC motto
two in the body, one in the head, makes sure the bastard's really dead.
You keep shooting until the threat is stopped
Detective to Turtle: why did you shoot the mugger only once?
Turtle to detective-because after the first shot he no longer was an imminent threat to me
Detective-good answer son, tell that to the DA, and you have nothing to worry about
DA to Turtle-you shot the mugger?
Turtle-Yes sir, he was hitting me in the face and his confederate was trying to choke me out. I figured if I didn't shoot, I would be seriously injured or worse
DA-what happened after the shot?
Turtle-the one hitting me ceased hitting me and fell face down on the pavement. the guy choking me jumped back and I covered him with my weapon. He put his hands up and said "don't shoot" at that point neither was a threat so there was no need to shoot anymore
DA-then what happened?
Turtle-the one who was not shot sort of grabbed the wounded one and they exited out of the alley
DA-why didn't you shoot them as they escaped?
Turtle-neither was a threat to me so I went into my apartment and called the Police
DA-ten minutes later after conferring with the detective
You did what was proper, I am ruling that you acted in self defense. Furthermore the witnesses who saw this confirm what you said. I am going to ask Sgt______to give you a ride home. I request you appear before Judge_____ when he sets the preliminary hearing concerning the two we arrested
