Comment Re:Missing their point (Score 1) 909
A person is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
That is correct when talking about the US justice system. The prosecutor has to prove the guilt of a criminal rather than the criminal having to prove his innocence.
However, your argument is a red herring. During the commission of a crime, I have the right to defend myself. I suppose you are suggesting that I let the criminal harm or kill me because he hasn't been arrested, tried, and convicted for a crime he has not committed yet? That's kind of twisted, because by the time I am given the opportunity to be judge, jury, and executioner, I am most likely physically unable to perform all of those duties.
Never fear, though. All shootings in these situations are investigated. Rarely (and I don't remember ever reading about a single case) is the shooter found to have committed a crime while protecting himself.
So you are basially saying that you have the right to be the judge, juri and executor
While I would love to be the executor of a criminal's estate, I don't think I have the right. That's an interesting idea though.
That is correct when talking about the US justice system. The prosecutor has to prove the guilt of a criminal rather than the criminal having to prove his innocence.
However, your argument is a red herring. During the commission of a crime, I have the right to defend myself. I suppose you are suggesting that I let the criminal harm or kill me because he hasn't been arrested, tried, and convicted for a crime he has not committed yet? That's kind of twisted, because by the time I am given the opportunity to be judge, jury, and executioner, I am most likely physically unable to perform all of those duties.
Never fear, though. All shootings in these situations are investigated. Rarely (and I don't remember ever reading about a single case) is the shooter found to have committed a crime while protecting himself.
So you are basially saying that you have the right to be the judge, juri and executor
While I would love to be the executor of a criminal's estate, I don't think I have the right. That's an interesting idea though.
