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what do you propose a person would do to subdue two or more people that are a foot taller than you and have more muscle?
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what do you propose a person would do to subdue two or more people that are a foot taller than you and have more muscle?
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and somehow a marine was incapable of stopping this imminent death with appropriate physical resistance.
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“ As long as there are bars in Bryan-College Station, there will be bar fights,” prosecutor Jarvis Parsons told the jury during closing arguments. “But just because somebody punches you in the face, you don’t have the right to stab them in the chest.”
...While it’s not easy to hold a 24-year-old accountable for such a serious crime, it is necessary, Phelps said, explaining that he would much rather be prosecuting Davidson for misdemeanor assault rather than Russell for murder.
“ James Davidson Jr. may have had something coming to him, but it wasn’t a 3 1/2-inch knife blade that was plunged into his chest,” he said.
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“ It’s awful easy for the state to tell you that Roger Russell should have run,” Barron told the jurors during closing arguments. “But you have to view it from his standpoint. Do you have to take a kicking and a beating? No. You just don’t.”
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quotees Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, 10/15/04
State: IA
American Rifleman Issue: 11/1/2004
When his wife's ex-husband forced his way into their Fort Dodge, Iowa, home, and assaulted him, Dr. Daniel Cole, a medical examiner, retrieved a gun and fired a shot, fatally wounding his assailant. A Webster County grand jury declined to file charges.
quote:Austin American-Statesman, Austin, TX, 02/14/04
State: TX
American Rifleman Issue: 5/1/2004
Perry Tatsch and his wife were sleeping when a man drove his truck through a gate on their property and kicked in the front door around 2 a.m. The intruder, later identified as Steven Ray Foster, then assaulted Mr. Tatsch. Coming to her husband's aid, Tatsch's wife managed to push Foster into the kitchen. When Tatsch then ran into his bathroom, Foster followed him and continued beating him. Tatsch's wife intervened a second time, giving Tatsch enough time to secure a handgun. Tatsch then ordered Foster to leave. The two men struggled and Tatsch shot Foster in the chest, killing him. The Tatsches had separated for a while and Foster reportedly had been interested in dating Mrs. Tatsch, who told authorities she did not share Foster's interest.
quote: The Post and Courier, Charleston, S C., 10/7/01
State: SC
American Rifleman Issue: 1/1/2002
An elderly man shot an intruder after the man forced his way into a house and assaulted the homeowner and his wife. The couple had heard noises from the back of their house, then they saw a stranger walking from the back yard to the front yard. When they went to their front door to see what was going on, the stranger forced his way into the home and a brief struggle ensued, with the intruder pushing and grabbing at the homeowners. When the interloper then bolted toward the back of the house, the homeowner grabbed his gun from a bedroom and shot his attacker when he again tried to assault him.
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Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Tex., 7/30/04
State: TX
American Rifleman Issue: 8/1/2004
Awakened at 4 AM by the sounds of banging on the door of his Dallas, Tex., home, Karl Julius decided to check it out. While his wife called 911, Julius retrieved a handgun. When Julius opened the front door, an intruder rushed at him. Julius fired one shot, killing the assailant. Police said the shooting "apparently was justified."
There are plenty more.
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This is going to be a real mess for a local jury to sort out because all testimony will be hazy recollections of drunken fools.
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and somehow a Marine was incapable of stopping this imminent death with appropriate physical resistance.
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I would hope that if you, Baron, were to get jumped that your friends, or surrounding civilians, would be kind enough to use any force they deem necessary to save your life.
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Phillips then said he and Roy argued and he pushed Roy. When Roy pushed back, Phillips said he punched Roy in the face, causing him to fall back and hit his head on the concrete...
Phillips said he did not know Roy had been pronounced dead from blunt force trauma to the head, until he was later contacted by detectives.
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If there were no weapons involved I'd be man enough to throw myself into the fight to protect my friend without being cowardly enough to resort to using a knife in a fist fight.