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"In any altercation, however minor, the best way to avoid criminal liability is to kill the counter party"
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RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)Shoot Your Gun and you win the fight, law. What a concept.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)Not exactly a hallmark of civilization.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)who draws first? Sounds like the wild west to me.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)The old gunfighter quick draw was based on avoiding a murder charge by letting the other guy draw first but still being quick enough to draw and shoot first.
rustydog
(9,186 posts)All you gotta do in Texas and Florida is say you were skeered and you can kill a car prowler, a repo man or an unarmed 16 year old walking home.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)It helps to be white and the person who frightened you to be otherwise.