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Ethical & Moral Question

Posted by DFM on July 10, 2026, 3:22 pm

In each case below, an armed citizen killed an armed robber during commission of a felony. In most, but not all, cases, the Law supported the citizen.

What is YOUR opinion of this kind of event? Should the citizen EVER be charged?

One viedo said the robber was shot "several times".

Posted by Ken C on July 11, 2026, 8:47 am, in reply to "Ethical & Moral Question"

People should only be allowed to shoot in self defense or defense of others or to defend their property. If the robber gets shot and drops the gun and falls onto the ground then it should be illegal to keep shooting the robber who is no longer a threat.

Agreed.

Posted by 7:77 on July 11, 2026, 9:46 am, in reply to "One viedo said the robber was shot "several times". "

To the best of my knowledge, in most US jurisdictions, continuing to apply deadly force after the threat has been neutralized (by any reasonable assessment) is illegal...and that's as it should be. Deadly force is ethically justified in self-defense, but that justification evaporates when the threat no longer applies.

I've been trained to shoot until the attacker drops. That is, is no longer standing. I'm small (and an attacker is statistically likely to be a larger, much stronger male). Them dropping any weapon they're carrying doesn't negate the threat: they could kill or severely injure me with their bare hands. I'm shooting until they drop.

Adrenaline be damned?

Posted by GOG on July 11, 2026, 5:48 pm, in reply to "Agreed."

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