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I think we have a communication breakdown here. Some State officals would call presenting a weapon with threat of force assault unless there is cause. My brother is WPD and often times he draws his weapons to be
prepared.To dothis as a threat without cause is assault. I think we would agree that it depends on the situation. I reread your post and if someone had a weapon and cop told them to drop it, this is most likely a proper threat of force. If someone threatens to slap a cop and he pulls out his gun and threatens force, this might be deemed unnecessary and considered assault. Although, there was a fork stabbing in the face at my highschool by a girl who
first threatened to slapanother kid for a smart remark. I bet he wished he was better prepared before that went down...
Per the definition of scared/afraid, (frightened: made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move" afraid(p): filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head";
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn) I also think we have a communication problem. I once was threaten by a homeless drug addict on the street when I did not give him money. I used John Farnam's (DTI)approach , "I am sorry sir I can't help you", and kept moving; this pissed the guy off and he said he was going to stick me with a knife as he followed me within 20 ft down the street. Did I cower in the corner, becomed filled with fear unable to turn my heador become too shocked to move? No, I kept a cool pulse on the situation and tried not to engage with a gun, knife and/or Krav Maga. I was able to get away and I went home safe without having to escalate the situation. Legally, I could have lit this guy up, because this would be considered a life-threatening situation. So, no, I don't think I am crazy when I don't exhibit the defintion of afraid/scared.
BTW, I respect and appreciate your service to the country...