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Robber wielding an air pistol is killed by customer with real gun in Houston taqueria, Yahoo! News.
Jan 8, 2023 Law of Self Defense
This past Thursday night, Jan. 5, 2023, an armed and masked armed robber was plying his trade in Ranchito #4 Taqueria in Houston TX, when one of the customers decided to express his objections--in the form of nine rounds fired into the robber, unsurprisingly with fatal results. The shooter fled the scene and has not yet been identified, although authorities are looking--though they state that they have not yet decided whether to charge the shooter.
Although the initial shots fired by the shooter appear to be legally justified as defense of self, defense of others, and (uniquely under Texas law) perhaps even defense of property, the last shot fired looks more difficult to justify. At the moment that ninth shot was fired the robber was apparently unconscious on the floor and had been disarmed of the only weapon he was known to possess, when the shooter fired one last shot, apparently into the robber's head.
Fortunately for all of us, this event was captured on video, and today I conduct legal analysis and commentary on this video, in the context of Texas use-of-force law--and with special guest Attorney Steve Gosney!
(likely) un-practiced PIQUAN with the LONG WEAPON sneaking up from behind > short knife wielded by guy who knows nothing?
can we just end all arguments about xingyiquan and taijiquan with this video as a gif from now on? did he do the piquan correctly, etc., etc.
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