deepdiver
Campaign Veteran
In MO, castle doctrine extends to your car (if you are in it) so an attempted car jacking (as opposed to auto theft) justifies lethal force just as if the BG was breaking into your home. But that obviously gets murky if you are not in the car and moreso if it is someone else's car being jacked. You can't shoot a guy breaking into your neighbor's house, but if you are in your neighbor's house invited you can shoot the BG as soon as he comes through the door. But in this case there appears to have been an assault occurring as well, now we are into imminent harm to another and defending that person and ... Whew.
I don't bring up MO to conflate things with Utah, but since I am familiar it was easier for me to construct a brief potentially problematic circle of defense, especially of others. While this appears to have been a good shoot in UT from what I have read, certainly coming to the aid of others is fraught with even more potential legal pitfalls than just defending yourself and family. I write that not as a discouragement or incitement, just stating the facts.
I'm glad this guy helped the lady. If it were my mother or wife I would be extremely grateful. It is also another good example for us to use as a mental scenario as to what we would do and how, if anything.
I don't bring up MO to conflate things with Utah, but since I am familiar it was easier for me to construct a brief potentially problematic circle of defense, especially of others. While this appears to have been a good shoot in UT from what I have read, certainly coming to the aid of others is fraught with even more potential legal pitfalls than just defending yourself and family. I write that not as a discouragement or incitement, just stating the facts.
I'm glad this guy helped the lady. If it were my mother or wife I would be extremely grateful. It is also another good example for us to use as a mental scenario as to what we would do and how, if anything.