Often, circumstances can be described as 'Defense of a Third Person/Party,' rather than Self Defense, per se.
"A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force" --Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 16-3-21
Defenders need to be aware of the fact that innocent parties may be downrange in addition to the assailant. Whether that was the case in this incident is unclear but it is a possibility.
I’d love to flee New York, but I’m here for family reasons for a while yet. More likely to move to Ohio than Georgia, but my friends in GA tell me it’s really nice.
Often, circumstances can be described as 'Defense of a Third Person/Party,' rather than Self Defense, per se.
"A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force" --Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 16-3-21
Defenders need to be aware of the fact that innocent parties may be downrange in addition to the assailant. Whether that was the case in this incident is unclear but it is a possibility.
All of that's true, of course.
Do you live in Georgia, Claude, or did you just look up the code?
Yes, I live in Georgia after fleeing from Chicargo.
I’d love to flee New York, but I’m here for family reasons for a while yet. More likely to move to Ohio than Georgia, but my friends in GA tell me it’s really nice.