Defending Yourself Against an Imminent Physical Attack

Go ahead and google "self defense laws" for New York and New Jersey. You'll get your answers there and save us the trouble of looking it up for you.

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Quoting anal

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1. Some very funny answers
2. I am not looking for a blanket permission on anything
3. I am asking what kind of offensive action would be ok legally if you were threatened. A few instances and potential outcome, lets say a group of people corner you and do not let you escape (maybe your 6th sense tells you they might harm you with a GUN) , then can you use gun / physical force to get out ?

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1. Thanks, we do what we can.
2. Good.
3. Google is your friend.

Anything else?

Wow, what an odd world we live in.

Police only have to say they believe there might be a threat and they can blow your brains out.

Civilians have to literally be punched 1st then "maybe" we can fight back. That's nuts.

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Quoting QuestionAuthority

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Wow, what an odd world we live in.

Police only have to say they believe there might be a threat and they can blow your brains out.

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That IS an odd world ... in the world I live and work in we cannot simply shoot someone because they "might be a threat" ... it's more involved than that. But, don't you worry, officers are getting assaulted more right now because they are becoming afraid to resort to necessary force to protect themselves - I'm sure you are glad to see that.

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Civilians have to literally be punched 1st then "maybe" we can fight back. That's nuts.

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Well, I suppose we could resort to vigilante justice where we are able to attack anyone we feel like because they look at us funny ... that's not a civilized society I'd like to live in.

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Quoting QuestionAuthority

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Wow, what an odd world we live in.

Police only have to say they believe there might be a threat and they can blow your brains out.

Civilians have to literally be punched 1st then "maybe" we can fight back. That's nuts.

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I'm asking this seriously, so don't take offense. The question is not meant to offend you.

Have you graduated high-school?

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Quoting Dogmatique

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I'm asking this seriously, so don't take offense. The question is not meant to offend you.

Have you graduated high-school?

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Sure I have but what difference does it make?

Why ridicule a statement instead of trying maybe to inform me why it may be wrong. Try helping people and not bashing them for having different opinions.

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That IS an odd world ... in the world I live and work in we cannot simply shoot someone because they "might be a threat" ... it's more involved than that. But, don't you worry, officers are getting assaulted more right now because they are becoming afraid to resort to necessary force to protect themselves - I'm sure you are glad to see that.

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I do not support violence from either side. Crazy that you go straight to worse case scenario. I always assumed being a police officer carried some risk. It wasn't like they were conscripted into the police force, they signed up. What I am glad about is that some of the most blatant excessive uses of force are getting charged. Although it remains to be seen whether they get convicted of anything.