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- From: ke4zv!gary@gatech.edu (Gary Coffman)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Bad tactical position ( was Psychology in Defense)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.055131.15226@ke4zv.uucp>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 15:15:15 GMT
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- Organization: Gannett Technologies Group
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- In article <viking.721891549@vincent2.iastate.edu> viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson) writes:
- #
- # I remember a thing known as "Turkish Revenge." Basically, if
- #you shot somebody below the waist it wasn't considered attempted murder
- #but only assault with a deadly weapon. While I strongly discourage
- #aiming for a knee or something like that, in these situations it might
- #bear discussing whether a DA would consider it attempted murder or if
- #it could be considered a method of stopping a perp and ending the threat.
- #
- # [MODERATOR: Let's underscore right away what said jury would
- # hear, then you be the judge about sympathy: "So, Mr. Sorenson,
- # you DECIDED to shoot my poor client in the kneecap, rendering
- # unto him a permanently disabling wound with extensive pain and
- # suffering. If you had time to decide this, then did you really
- # feel you were under threat of immediate bodily harm? In fact,
- # sir, your own action demonstrates that at that moment you did
- # not feel that deadly force was warranted, contrary to what you
- # claimed earlier. Which is it REALLY, Mr. Sorenson?" Let's not
-
- IMHO the best scenario is BLAM BLAM BLAM.....BLAM BLAM click click click.
- Insert the appropriate number of BLAMs for your weapon. This will almost
- always be considered the terror reaction of a citizen confronted with a
- deadly threat. And there's only going to be one side to this story. My
- local Chief privately advises to never stop shooting until you're sure
- the perp is dead, even if that means reloading. *Then* call the police.
- When the officer arrives to scrape up the body, say only "He had a crazed
- look in his eyes and advanced toward me screaming, "I'm going to kill you!""
-
- Gary
-
- [MODERATOR: Hmmmm. "Even if reloading." Maybe we should modify the
- overall advice slightly ... if said Bad Guy happens by when my wife has
- the Glock 21 out, then probably she doesn't want to run through all three
- spare mags in the drawer. There is a fine line between defense and
- recreation. But your point is well taken....]
-