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- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Get Out vs. Freeze ( was: Re: Bad tactical position)
- Message-ID: <01GR9IIX22GG0065TO@VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 15:07:14 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: Mankato State University
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- In article <199211170051.AA12286@cherokee.advtech.uswest.com>, kdlin@advtech.uswest.com (David Lin) writes:
- # In article <1992Nov16.112309.1032@email.tuwien.ac.at> holger@vmars.tuwien.ac.at (Holger Reusch (Dipl. Gerhard + Joe)) writes:
- # #....
- # #IMHO, the best course of action is to leave a suspect a clear
- # #possibility to escape. If I found somebody inside my flat, I'd
- # #yell "GET OUT HERE OR I SHOOT YOU! OUT NOW!", instead of
- # #"FREEZE!" or something similar.
- #
- # This looks like a very good idea to me. How come I'd never thought
- # of that? ;) I've never seen/heard people using that either.
- # Are there any drawbacks of using this method?
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- Yeah, actually there is (isn't there always a drawback?). What if the suspect
- doesn't leave? Now what are you going to do? Shoot him? Not if he doesn't
- present a threat of death or great bodily harm. It's bad policy to make
- threats that you can't/won't follow through with.
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- (This varies from state to state, of course, some state laws are pretty loose
- when it comes to deadly force when you are in your home. (which isn't a bad
- thing, don't get me wrong))
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- Eric Huber
- Mankato State University
- Law Enforcement Program
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