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“Go Ahead, Make My Day” Is NOT Lawful Self-Defense

Today we’re going to take a look at a video of a fatal shooting out of Cincinnati OH that many on the internets are characterizing as obvious self-defense, but where state prosecutors have charged as murder—and the prosecutors here are probably right, on the legal merits. The reason this killing is likely unlawful rests on […]

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Cop Shoots Family Dog in Iowa! Lawful? Like It or Not, Yes!

A Davenport, Iowa police officer shoots dead a 2-year-old Labrador in front of the dog’s family—including the mother, young child, and a young cousin. The officer was never bit, or even so much as scratched, by the dog. Did the officer simply EXECUTE this poor dog? Could there be ANY legal justification for this officer’s

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Police Shoot Fleeing Malachi Williams in the BACK! Lawful? YES!

A white police officer shoots a fleeing black suspect—Malachi Williams–in the back, at a moment where the suspect presents no immediate threat to the officer. Worse, the officer’s body worn camera footage shows no apparent indication that the suspect was armed. Is this police shooting of a fleeing, apparently unarmed, black suspect in the back

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You Choose: Actual Lawyering Lawyer or Internet Popular Lawyer?

Today’s LIVE show is in response to the video posted on August 25 by the channel “Washington Gun Law” (Attorney William Kirk) regarding the shooting death of Roger Fortson by a Florida deputy back in May. The deputy was responding to reports of an apparently violent domestic violence complaint when Fortson responded to the door

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