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C-dub wrote:

dicion wrote: You are authorized to use deadly force to prevent a suicide attempt.

Ironic, isn't it? I've never understood this one.

I think it's due to the fact that, while it's "Lethal Force", you will try your best to apply it to do the least damage possible to save their life, where their suicide attempt is almost guaranteed to take it.

That's the best I could come up with at least.

KD5NRH wrote:

fastscooby01 wrote:(why would she call a friend instead of calling 911 if she was in fear for her life?).

Easy; which one got there quicker?

Sad... but true.

Even quicker than either her friend OR 911 would have been for her to have added an extra digit to prefix the latter of the two ;)

Ironically, if her story was 100% true, she may have had TWO justifications to use deadly force in this situation.

The obvious one is him threatening to cut her with the knife...

The not so obvious one is him threatening to commit suicide, If he actually started to attempt it.
You are authorized to use deadly force to prevent a suicide attempt.