Re: Redheaded Heroines

Adam Canning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Assuming you are thinking of the Tony Martin case. The man he shot clearly 
> did not provide a reasonable threat to life and limb, which you say is a 
> requirement under US law.

Murder isn't a matter of *US* law; it's a matter of state law in 50
different states, plus the District of Columbia. 

In Minnesota you must reasonably be in immediate fear of death or
great bodily injuy.  Unless you're at home, in which case you may also
use deadly force to prevent the commission of a felony (but there's
not a lot of case law on what that really means in Minnesota; I'd
strongly recommend against shooting a guy in the back when he's in the
process of carrying your widescreen TV out, even though that theft
would be a felony).
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