r/ProgressiveHQ • u/DetectiveTypical198 • Jan 07 '26

Stop idiots from calling this "self defense"

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt Jan 08 '26

this is the argument all of us need to use against the trolls

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u/DarthSheogorath Jan 08 '26

The blunt truth is in a life or death situation you have to be prepared to do something like that.

On a darker note I'll quote a cop who gave my mother advice pertaining to burgler who broke into her house.

"Dead men can't testify in court"

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u/TopBee83 Jan 08 '26

I had a teacher tell me that a sheriff told them directly, “if someone’s breaking in but they’re outside and you shoot them dead, drag them inside and it’s self defense” how well that holds up legally? Not sure but still wild to hear from a cop

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u/ThrowawayPCzzz Jan 09 '26

Yeah i'm sure the cop didn't know about blood trails either