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Ruark wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:26 am Here's an interesting article that relates specifically to this topic:

https://www.sensibleselfdefenseblog.com ... rs-of.html

He makes some valid points and might even be a decent attorney but he's ignoring some basic, fundamental facts.

Some of us simply are not wired to see someone else in distress and turn away if we have the ability to help.

Most of us have the sound state of mind and good judgement to carefully pick our battles and decide when intervening is a good/bad idea.

The last thing I want in such an emergency is a lawyer in my head going through every possible way in which intervening could come back to bite me.

I pay two very good services to ensure that should I ever find myself in such a fix and on the wrong end of either a civil or criminal suit I'm am covered.

Lastly we're back to the old adage, I"d rather be judged bit 12... . even if it's not my life on the line when I intervene.

Thanks to the various crowd funding sites out there today if you're in the right, you're not going to go broke defending yourself and will probably come out ahead.

Mostly I would hel and give a hand, but there are some departments I would not go out of my way for. such as Hitchcock, Diboll, or Harris county Constables, To me they aren't real LEO anyway, just revenue enhancers and I will show them respect they have shown myself or other fellow travelers.

WildRose wrote: Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:29 pm

Ruark wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:26 am Here's an interesting article that relates specifically to this topic:

https://www.sensibleselfdefenseblog.com ... rs-of.html

He makes some valid points and might even be a decent attorney but he's ignoring some basic, fundamental facts.

He is not listed as an attorney in Texas.

Chas.

Would perhaps a better question be, “Should you draw your weapon to help?”