After the situation occurs, you can't chase them down and hurt them. What happens if this idiot mows down the piece of garbage armed robber but also hits other people in his rage?

Vigilantiasm sounds great until you have poorly trained people getting involved in avoidable life/death struggles in the middle of the populace. You have the right to defend yourself against lethal force or the real threat of lethal force, but untrained civy's just retaliating after the situation will result in more loss of life.

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Posted by ShortyRob

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Posted on 8/19/16 at 7:09 am to Jcorye1

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After the situation occurs, you can't chase them down and hurt them. What happens if this idiot mows down the piece of garbage armed robber but also hits other people in his rage?

Then he could be charged with that. Simple.

But. As I said. In my view, if you go commit a felony against another person then all foreseeable consequences of that act, INCLUDING the fact the other guy might kill you, are YOUR FAULT.

I know that's not what the law says. The law in this is stupid.

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Posted by Nuts4LSU

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Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:53 am to Jcorye1

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After the situation occurs, you can't chase them down and hurt them.

I'd be a little broader with my definition of when the situation occurs. He would have unquestionably been within his rights to pull out a gun and shoot them while they had the gun pointed at him, so the use of potentially deadly force is not the issue here, but the timing. In a situation like this, I would consider (although I know the law does not) the immediate aftermath part of the situation and any attempt to resist the robbery or recover his stolen property would be justified. Under a strict interpretation of the law as you suggest, if you get robbed and then see the person a few minutes (or at any time) later, you would not even be allowed to walk up to them and threaten to kick their arse if they didn't give your money back. You should be able to do that, IMO.

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