Jon Low published a new Defensive Pistolcraft Newsletter on May 1 (link here). Lots of good stuff, but one that you might find interesting is a link to a video from Active Self Protection and Jon's comments. The video shows two guys attack their victim in a store, quickly taking the victim down to the ground. But the victim is able to get his pistol out and shoot the attacker on top of him. The other attacker looks like he had been knocked to the ground, but when the victim hastily leaves the store, he shoots the other attacker as well. Neither attacker was killed, however.
While most would think it horrible what the victim did, Jon Low explains why it might be reasonable, even if it was not legal:
The "good guy" only has to deal with the legal system if he gets caught. No reason to believe he will get caught. Statistically speaking, there is a 50% probability of being identified. And that's in murder cases. This is not a murder case. Neither of the robbers died. So how much effort are the police going to put into closing the case? (Are the police going to expend any time or effort to find a guy who shot two robbers?) If the good guy leaves the city / county / state (to take a vacation) he's not going to be around for a line up (to be identified by witnesses). He's not going to be around to be questioned. Fuzzy photos are not going to make an extradition, much less a conviction.
Leaving the scene for safety is not "an indication of a depraved mind." Two bad guys attacked the good guy. The bad guy's gang banger buddies were coming to exact revenge. Leaving the scene is the smart / reasonable thing to do.
The good guy doesn't call the police because the police will identify him and turn all of his contact information (home address, where his family lives) over to the bad guys (it's called discovery, it's required by law). The buy guys will use that information to kill the good guy and his family.
Even if the good guy defends his family from the gang attack, the scum bag attorneys working for the families of the bad guys that he shot will sue the good guy. How do you avoid being sued? Don't give anyone your identifying information.
The final shot, as the good guy is walking out, is to prevent the gang member from identifying the good guy to the gang. Having a gang gunning for you is bad. You think the police will protect you and your family? Then you are criminally naïve. There are a few police officers taking money from the gang to provide the gang with information. That's how gangs work. That's how police departments work. The Nashville Police leaked the Covenant shooter's journals free of charge. What would such police officers do when offered $10,000. The Mafia used to be able to buy the location of witnesses in the Witness Protection Program for $5000. And that was from FBI Special Agents. Nashville cops are paid much less than FBI agents. The gangs have lots of money for such expenses, because the drug users keep giving the gangs money. Yes, the blame lies squarely on drug users. They are the demand that drives the criminal economy.
I would note that the effort the police put into tracking the victim down probably will depend on the jurisdiction. As we have seen--particularly during the height of the George Floyd/BLM riots--some jurisdictions are very motivated to go after anyone that dares defend themselves. I would also point out that the victim generally has more to lose than the attackers by going to jail for stepping outside the bounds of lawful self-defense--home, job, marriage, are all on the line.
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