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<blockquote data-quote="JR777" data-source="post: 4391174" data-attributes="member: 45725">That&#039;s the old &quot;your honor I wouldn&#039;t have had to push her down the stairs if she hadn&#039;t disrespected me&quot; defense.NOBODY, leastwise cops, are permitted under the law to &quot;overreact.&quot; Self defense pleas are uniform throughout the entire western world, and have been longer than anyone can remember. You&#039;re allowed to use a reasonable amount of force based on the knowledge you had at the time.When you say the officer &quot;went overboard&quot; you are saying he&#039;s guilty. What you don&#039;t get is you&#039;re admitting he&#039;s guilty, and then saying you don&#039;t think he should be held accountable despite having broken the law (and a man&#039;s neck).Lethal force is not a legal response to a &quot;clown acting like an azzhat.&quot; In fact, acting like an azzhat is a longstanding, constitutionally protected right in this country.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JR777, post: 4391174, member: 45725"] That's the old "your honor I wouldn't have had to push her down the stairs if she hadn't disrespected me" defense. NOBODY, leastwise cops, are permitted under the law to "overreact." Self defense pleas are uniform throughout the entire western world, and have been longer than anyone can remember. You're allowed to use a reasonable amount of force based on the knowledge you had at the time. When you say the officer "went overboard" you are saying he's guilty. What you don't get is you're admitting he's guilty, and then saying you don't think he should be held accountable despite having broken the law (and a man's neck). Lethal force is not a legal response to a "clown acting like an azzhat." In fact, acting like an azzhat is a longstanding, constitutionally protected right in this country. [/QUOTE]

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