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Article #622Re: Meijer - Shop at your own risk.
From: Bill Stoll
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 15:57
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 15:57
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dysart@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mitchell D Dysart) writes: >So, the moral of the story is, do not ever attempt to enforce a citizens >arrest. Do not use force to stop somebody for a property violation. >And if this happens to you, promptly swear out a complaint with the >police department. As we understood the judges instructions, use of force >(particularly deadly force which, by the way, can be just about anything) >to stop a crimminal (felony or misdemeanor) for a non-life threatening >situation, by a private citizen (that is, somebody not possessing a >peace officer's commission issued by the State), *is itself a felony*. >I have no question that our jury would have found those Meijer security >guards gulity of felonious assault. Does this mean that people can't use handguns to defend their home from unarmed burglars? -- Bill Stoll wws@cblpd.att.com
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