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Ok, thanks for that Gray. I understand.
So would the friend of Maurice Clemmons, who was told that he was going to go kill a bunch of cops (had he taken him seriously) been able to use deadly force in a pre-emptive strike? It wouldn't appear not, since that doesn't constitute a special relationship. It seems to be a very fine line. From what I know from past incidents that a friend of mine had, you could basically say anything you want to someone , including threats and saying that you are going to kill them without reprimand if you are in their presence. Amusingly, you can't do this over a phone line without being brought up on federal charges. This might be different if you are carrying a weapon. From what I remember, he had a baseball bat... but was free from prosecution.
Ok, thanks for that Gray. I understand.
So would the friend of Maurice Clemmons, who was told that he was going to go kill a bunch of cops (had he taken him seriously) been able to use deadly force in a pre-emptive strike? It wouldn't appear not, since that doesn't constitute a special relationship. It seems to be a very fine line. From what I know from past incidents that a friend of mine had, you could basically say anything you want to someone , including threats and saying that you are going to kill them without reprimand if you are in their presence. Amusingly, you can't do this over a phone line without being brought up on federal charges. This might be different if you are carrying a weapon. From what I remember, he had a baseball bat... but was free from prosecution.