Good Pew: Bad Pew

The body worn camera for two police shootings were just brought to my attention, and I thought they provided good examples of how police shootings can be straightforward GOOD shoots, as well as how they can be straightforward BAD shoots. In today’s show we break down the legal elements that make each of these shooting […]

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Baldwin Judge is on FIRE!

Today’s ~5 hour pre-trial hearing for upcoming Alec Baldwin manslaughter trial was largely a snooze-fest–but the last ~35 minutes was ABSOLUTE FIRE. So I’ve carved out that last bit so you can enjoy it without first having to slog through 4.5 hours of defense bloviating. Enjoy! #AlecBaldwin #HalynaHutchins #Rust THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE “INSURANCE”

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Will Judge DISMISS the Baldwin Manslaughter Indictment?

On October 21, 2021, actor Alec Baldwin, on the set of low-budget Western movie “Rust,” pointed what he knew to be a real gun directly at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, cocked the hammer, depressed the trigger, and fired a fatal bullet into her body. Baldwin is now approaching trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Last

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Frying Pan Home Defense!

A Chicago man walks into his home and finds a burglar already present. The homeowner grabs a frying pan, and chases the burglar from the home, whacking away at the burglar’s noggin. The chase continues outside of the home, into the yard, and ultimately down the sidewalk–at this point accompanied by Chicago PD. Join me

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All Day Alec Baldwin Hearings! (Part 2 of 2)

New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, presiding in the manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin, over his shooting dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget western “Rust,” has scheduled a FULL DAY of pre-trial hearings to cover the following arguments between the state prosecutors and the defense team. These hearings are scheduled to

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All Day Alec Baldwin Hearings! (Part 1 of 2)

New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, presiding in the manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin, over his shooting dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget western “Rust,” has scheduled a FULL DAY of pre-trial hearings to cover the following arguments between the state prosecutors and the defense team. These hearings are scheduled to

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State to Expose Baldwin’s Reckless Conduct!

New Mexico has charged actor Alec Baldwin with reckless manslaughter over his shooting dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget western movie “Rust.” Baldwin’s immediate conduct that results in the firing of the bullet that killed Hutchins ought to be enough, on the legal merits, to support his conviction beyond any reasonable

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In California Shooting a Burglar = Murder?

A 77-year-old Oakland CA homeowner is confronted by multiple burglars in a stolen vehicle, armed with a crowbar, a fake gun, and disparity of numbers. He manages to fatally shoot one burglar, and holds another at gunpoint for police. Result? The HOMEOWNER is arrested on charges of murder. Can this REALLY be the use-of-force law

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Can You Legally Shoot THROUGH Your Door?

Car thieves wave an apparently full-auto Glock with a drum magazine at the door camera of the victim’s home, obviously threatening overwhelming deadly force if the victim attempts to thwart their theft of his vehicle. Would the owner have been legally justified in simply shooting THROUGH his door at the thieves in defense of himself?

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