Don't know for sure. Was there a time when I could have got away from the bikers? That would have been the best outcome
When To Pull and or Shoot
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Don't know for sure. Was there a time when I could have got away from the bikers? That would have been the best outcome
I did not say anything about shooting the biker walking up. Showing the gun lets him know what he is getting into. Once the biker smashed the window, he was a serious threat. You keep attempting to escalate showing the gun as equal to shooting the gun.
I'm talking about the point where the car is cornered. The driver made every attempt to flee the bikers beforehand.
Here is another scenario that I question what I would do if found in. Now, this scenario is not the same for every CC. I'm 5/10 195lbs. I'm also not a spring chicken, but I do feel the need to intervene in some capacity. Without a gun, I would just go after the guy. But, I question what might be the wise thing to do while armed. Just looking for input.
Flip 'em the bird and die like a Viking
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/kobayashi-maru-the-no-win-scenario/
bofh
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I didn't say anything about shooting the biker walking up either. I just said that you clearly do not understand the law then. This post demonstrates it clearly.
In the eye of the law, showing your weapon in a threatening manner and shooting it are both considered use of lethal force. Once you show someone your weapon in a threatening manner, you need to be able to justify it with the argument that you were in imminent danger of death or seriously bodily harm. That's why your concept of brandishing is considered stupid by all firearms trainers and by all criminal lawyers.
Here is the corresponding criminal codes from my state, Tennessee, TCA 39-13-102 and 39-13-101. I put your stupidity in bold and underlined the show vs. shoot clause:
Listen and learn:
HKS
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I saw the video on the TV news shortly after it actually occurred. I believe it happened in NJ or some such other non-carry no-issue (effectively) state.
In the case of the video, the only smart thing that the driver of the car could have done is drive to a police station without stopping even if a biker got in his way.
A car cannot run over a bike, so he would have had to swerve away from any biker right in front of him and even though knocking over the biker avoid running over him but still not stopping.
And I suspect that even if he had a CFP and was armed with a firearm, he still would have had to drive to the police station in the same manner, simply because he was outnumbered.
A pack of bikers like this is did-affectionately called "a rat pack" and for whatever reason the motorist angered this rat pack in a case of road rage.
This is a case where your cell phone is going to be more valuable than your gun, simply because you would be severely outnumbered.
So much for the video.
When I saw this on TV I thought it was sickening.
All the more reason to avoid a rat pack on motorcycles. The other thing on the road which is good to avoid is semi trucks.
In the case of the video, the only smart thing that the driver of the car could have done is drive to a police station without stopping even if a biker got in his way.
A car cannot run over a bike, so he would have had to swerve away from any biker right in front of him and even though knocking over the biker avoid running over him but still not stopping.
And I suspect that even if he had a CFP and was armed with a firearm, he still would have had to drive to the police station in the same manner, simply because he was outnumbered.
A pack of bikers like this is did-affectionately called "a rat pack" and for whatever reason the motorist angered this rat pack in a case of road rage.
This is a case where your cell phone is going to be more valuable than your gun, simply because you would be severely outnumbered.
So much for the video.
When I saw this on TV I thought it was sickening.
All the more reason to avoid a rat pack on motorcycles. The other thing on the road which is good to avoid is semi trucks.
HKS
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A car or truck or SUV cannot outrun a motorcycle. And it certainly cannot outrun a rat pack of them.
The rat pack bikers are going to play chicken by getting in front of the car and braking.
The car driver needs to clip the rear tire of the biker in a steep turn, knock him over, avoid running over his bike, and keep going to the nearest police station.
HKS
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Regarding the question about the justified defensive display, I have my own rules about that.
My first premise is that I really don't want to shoot anybody IF I have a choice in the matter.
So as a confrontation develops, you always should try to de-escalate it IF POSSIBLE.
The first de-escalation step is to STOP TALKING. Let the other person talk.
When he/she is finished talking, as long as they are just talking, I would then apologize.
It is a lot easier apologizing even when you don't mean it than it is to fill out the paperwork at the police station explaining why you shot somebody.
In one of two hostile encounters that I have been in, apologizing calmed the other person down, who happened to be quite drunk.
In the second of two hostile encounters that I have been in, the opponent rushed at me (3 different times).
Bruce Lee teaches that you should always maintain your fighting interval, and so when someone rushes you it means you should withdraw backwards. Now a lot of would-be gunfighters don't like this answer, but that's what I did.
Normally after the first rush I would not draw, although drawing would be justified.
In this case with this second opponent, he figured out after his 3 failed rushes that (1) I was not easy to catch, (2) I was probably a trained fighter, and (3) I was probably holding an ace that he was not holding.
I think if he had rushed me a 4th time then I would finally have drawn, and kept my pistol close at my side, pointed upwards towards the sky, in a two handed grip. But I did not need to. He gave up his aggression and walked away after his 3rd attempt to close the gap on me failed.
In states where there is stand your ground, I still like to follow Bruce Lee's advice and retreat to preserve my interval. I think this is critical even if your plan is to draw and shoot. Keeping your interval is a very successful defense against a knife (if there is one) or a lucky swing (if the other guys can swing fast).
Are you one that believes there is no justification for pulling as a deterrent?
bofh
Banned
Please explain what the imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm is! Did you watch the video, I posted? It is your behind that will sit in the chair in the court room, not mine. If you can't even defend your actions on an Internet forum, then you clearly can't defend them in court.
HKS
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Like I said, even if the driver was armed, which he was not, he was outnumbered.
So his only hope was to get to a place where he could get support.
The nearest police station would have been the best place like that.
However in reality he never made it.
The bikers stopped him and beat the crap out of him.
I would agree with you if the biker was just trying to dent his car. Yet, the biker was showing full intent to penetrate the car, which is imminent threat. When my family is in the car I going to take extra measures to defend them. I would think this would be easily justified.
I'm riding my opinion on that the bikers showed plenty of imminent threat. You sound like you think there was a possibility the bikers were going to offer driving advice.
The bikers clearly threatened the driver before he fled the first time. If I had just driven over a biker, I would expect they were chasing me to do harm. The biker getting off his bike clearly has a weapon in hand and does use it. The bikers were clearly the initiators and showing plenty of hostility at the point of the attack. How you don't see imminent threat is puzzling.
I'm curious, at what point did the bikers become an imminent threat? Maybe after half his face was smashed? Under your thinking, the only right scenario is shooting the biker. Mine at least attempts to deesculate before entre of the car.
bofh
Banned
Showing full intent to penetrate the car is different from actually penetrating the car. When someone shows full intent to penetrate the car, then you are not in imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm. Any criminal defense attorney will tell you that once you have been charged. Good luck with your approach. :girl_wacko:
Watch the video I posted, specifically the part starting at 8:12. It specifically refers to people like you.
leasantry:
HKS
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If you "drive over" a biker then you will stall your car.
Cars were not made to run over hunks of metal like motorcycles.
The engine block of the cycle would teeter you car. Then you would really be in a jam.
You cannot give up mobility.
In a car trying to evade a rat pack of bikers you would need to keep moving -- like I said -- to the police station.
And you cannot stop to "shoot" them either because you can bet several of them are already armed and then you would be outnumbered and gunned down.
bofh
Banned
This isn't how it works. This isn't how any of it works It is imminent danger of death or seriously bodily harm. You have to prove that the danger was imminent, meaning now and not in 5 minutes. You need to prove that the threat was deadly or would cause you bodily harm. You also need to show that your decision was reasonable. As I said, good luck with your approach. :no:
