re: Off-duty cop shot and killed a non-verbal, intellectually disabled man in a Cali Costco

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If my 5 year old has autism, and pushes your five year old into the swimming pool, can you shoot him?It could cause death (by your kid drowning).

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Probably not because it would be unreasonable to believe that a five year old could harm me or that shooting him would be necessary to save my child’s life.

Again, it’s what’s “reasonable” based on the circumstances as perceived by the actor.