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  • Re: if you shoot and wound somebody in self-defense, are you responsibl

    From Barry Gold@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Jul 27 14:29:55 2024
    On 10/6/2020 2:28 PM, [email protected] wrote:
    if you shoot somebody in self-defense and they are rendered immobile -
    is it then your responsibility to check if they are dead and if they are
    alive, arrange for medical help?

    I would say yes, just as you are required to render assistance if you
    are involved in a traffic accident, even if you are not at fault. You
    should summon police and paramedics, then stay around until they arrive.

    This is assuming that you are not at further risk of being killed or
    harmed. If you are, then you are entitled to take appropriate steps for
    your own safety, *then* summon police and medical help. Acting in
    self-defense does not excuse you from that requirement.

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  • From Roy@21:1/5 to Barry Gold on Sat Jul 27 15:47:14 2024
    On 7/27/2024 2:29 PM, Barry Gold wrote:
    On 10/6/2020 2:28 PM, [email protected] wrote:
    if you shoot somebody in self-defense and they are rendered immobile -
    is it then your responsibility to check if they are dead and if they are
      alive, arrange for medical help?

    I would say yes, just as you are required to render assistance if you
    are involved in a traffic accident, even if you are not at fault. You
    should summon police and paramedics, then stay around until they arrive.

    This is assuming that you are not at further risk of being killed or
    harmed. If you are, then you are entitled to take appropriate steps for
    your own safety, *then* summon police and medical help. Acting in self-defense does not excuse you from that requirement.



    That post is almost 4 years old.

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