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The same goes for the invasion of Iraq. No one who has served believes that they are or were part of an imperial and criminal enterprise.
Originally posted by jackinthebox
A perceived threat makes the use of deadly force legal, as does the perceived intent of someone to commit a felony.
There has to be intent and ability before you can use deadly force. I can perceive that someone has a weapon all I want. I can't shoot them until they brandish the weapon and show hostile intent.
E2.1.2.3.5. Protect Public Health or Safety. When deadly force
reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the destruction of public utilities or similar critical infrastructure vital to public health or safety, the damage to which, would create an imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm.
Originally posted by qxlb52
"Someone had taken the clerk hostage in the licqour store next to the alert aircraft parking ramp. Respond.!" We three did just that. We formed a perimeter around the back door, between us and the parked aircraft, with my position being the lead. (I'd get first shot in other words.)
Because there were nukes on board the alert aircraft, my orders were to stop ALL personnel from reaching the aircraft by using deadly force!
Originally posted by morthn1waytoskinacat
Are you prepared to assult, arrest, or kill any citizen of your own country under orders from your government during a situation of martial law? To be more exact, would you do this under circumstances that if it were not martial law, you would never do because it would be illegal, immoral, or just plain inhuman? If so, please explain and or justify these actions to us, your peers, fellow humans, how you could do any of these things. (I was just following, or will be following orders will not be accepted as a qualifying answer). This question is not only posed to American service people but Canadian as well. Military and Police alike........heres your big chance to dispel all of our fears. I'm not being sarcastic or trying to bait you. If you have an opinion, lets hear it......