Nothing Says “Castle Doctrine” Like Shooting Your Own Kid And Claiming Self-Defense

aaaaah, Montana:
“When he called 911 and said, ‘I shot my son,’ that took care of a lot of the investigation,” Nixon said.
Jones said he would review the new law, and he noted that the state Supreme Court has yet to offer any guidance because the issue has not been considered on appeal. But it is [...]

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upside down

calculated risk says 23% of borrowers are underwater. His commenters note, correctly, that it’s more like 10% of the roughly 100,000,000 “homeowners,” because that 23% ignores the people who have actually paid off their mortgages or otherwise own their homes outright.
But still: 10% of households underwater is a big problem!
There [...]

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It was probably food poisoning or something like that

Because everyone knows that Tasers are SAFE and NONLETHAL.
Police say three officers heard a struggle inside and entered the house and fought with Bain, who was temporarily stunned after being shot with a Taser.
Police tell the Newsday newspaper he continued to struggle as they handcuffed him and he was Tasered again before dying.
The medical examiner’s [...]

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Castle Doctrine in Tarrant County, TX?

Aaaaah, Tarrant County. Where men are men, cops are cops, and dogs are property that you occasionally need to wipe off the walls after the cops get done shooting at them.
But it’s probably safe to assume that this little vignette has nothing to do with that other case:
FORT WORTH — A grand jury will [...]

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UO Student Taser Police Report Released To Eugene Press

That’s some fine police work, Lou:
After Warden confronted the 19-year-old University of Oregon student in an upstairs bedroom and tried to pull the blanket off him, the officer was somehow knocked to the ground, according to the report.
“I was now tangled in the blanket and (the student’s) legs,” Warden wrote. “While I was on the [...]

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A short post on Michigan’s Castle Doctrine law

The Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners published this short article summarizing the features of Michigan’s castle doctrine law. This is not legal advice.

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bar exam results

I passed!

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