Regardless of the law, when is deadly force ethically appropriate?
Regardless of the law, when is deadly force ethically appropriate?
In Florida, you could probably get by with shooting them.I agree. If someone is in my house, I dont know them and I cannot tell if they are armed or not, shoot them. How bout if they are standing on my front porch looking mean?
I agree. If someone is in my house, I dont know them and I cannot tell if they are armed or not, shoot them. How bout if they are standing on my front porch looking mean?
Only when no other option is available.
Ever been to Florida? On my porch, on my lawn, in my back yard if you threaten me and I feel fear for my life or the life of my family. You are a soon to be ventilated. Hope you said all your good byes before you left home.Illegal to shoot them while on your porch!
If you do make sure you drag them into the house,
or else you'll be arrested.
Regardless of the law, when is deadly force ethically appropriate?
Illegal to shoot them while on your porch!
If you do make sure you drag them into the house,
or else you'll be arrested.
Ever been to Florida? On my porch, on my lawn, in my back yard if you threaten me and I feel fear for my life or the life of my family. You are a soon to be ventilated. Hope you said all your good byes before you left home.
I agree. If someone is in my house, I dont know them and I cannot tell if they are armed or not, shoot them. How bout if they are standing on my front porch looking mean?
I'm not a gun owner and never used a gun before, so pardon me if this sounds stupid, but using a gun to stop a crime does not necessarily mean using deadly force. It's an argument made against police on a regular basis, and they usually are able to defend against it, but with a private citizen I'm not sure. Since we're not talking about legal rights here, I'd say it would haunt me forever if I killed someone and simply wounding them or scaring them would have sufficed.
I'm not a gun owner and never used a gun before, so pardon me if this sounds stupid, but using a gun to stop a crime does not necessarily mean using deadly force. It's an argument made against police on a regular basis, and they usually are able to defend against it, but with a private citizen I'm not sure. Since we're not talking about legal rights here, I'd say it would haunt me forever if I killed someone and simply wounding them or scaring them would have sufficed.
Double tap to center mass. If that third shot happens to clean out the brain pan, all the better.I'm not a gun owner and never used a gun before, so pardon me if this sounds stupid, but using a gun to stop a crime does not necessarily mean using deadly force. It's an argument made against police on a regular basis, and they usually are able to defend against it, but with a private citizen I'm not sure. Since we're not talking about legal rights here, I'd say it would haunt me forever if I killed someone and simply wounding them or scaring them would have sufficed.
Ever been to Florida? On my porch, on my lawn, in my back yard if you threaten me and I feel fear for my life or the life of my family. You are a soon to be ventilated. Hope you said all your good byes before you left home.
I respect all these opinions and circumstances and the level of reaction each of you may take - it's not me, however, so it's probably a very good thing I don't own a gun and I have no interest in owning a gun, and I'm very thankful that in my lifetime and where I live I've never ever felt I needed a gun.
Do you really think it is appropriate to shoot someone in your backyard?
At least in Indiana, if someone is on your porch and poses a reasonable threat, for example has a firearm and is yelling and banging on the door, a reasonable person could make the argument he was in fear of his life. Dont drag them in in any case, it just make it look like you were covering something and they can tell where you shot him anyway. If the guys car broke down and he was just knocking on the door it could be a bit more of a problem. And it should be.
Good man, I hope none of us ever really need one.