Steve Campbell
Elite Veteran
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
| Basically, in the US the only situation that justifies the use of lethal force (and using a Hummer as a ram certainly qualifies as lethal force ) is to prevent the death or serious bodily injury of an innocent person. Of course, in the UK even this is not allowed. You are supposed to stand there and turn both cheeks at once while they carve you up; but I digress.
So, his pursuit of the miscreants after they had left his business foils the litmus test. They did the deed and were trying to make their escape, therefore they were no longer a threat to "Peter".
Now, a VERY creative grand jury (who will decide whether or not "Peter" is formally charged) might reason that their haste to escape posed a threat to innocent motorists, and therefore "Peter" did the public a service by taking them out. I've seen "street justice" covered for on thinner premises; we can only hope such prevails here. In Arizona, he's got a chance on skating out of this. In Kalifornia, or most northeastern parts of the US, he would be toast.
Steve |
. Something to do with a three hundred year old law about beating your wife!
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