Podcasts

Debunking “Never Talk to the Police” (from 2017!):  Part 1

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today we have a blast from the past, that was requested by one of our Platinum-level members, and that’s an old video/podcast episode I did way back in August 2017 in which I debunked the very popular YouTube video “Never Talk to the Police,” by Law

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STUPID: CO Supreme Court Mangles Concepts of Initial Aggressor & Provocation with Intent: Part 2

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today we we do Part 2 of taking a look at a recently issued four-to-three decision out of the Colorado Supreme Court, Galvan v. People, 2020 CO 82, in which the majority manages to catastrophically mangle and conflate the distinct legal concepts of “initial aggressor” on

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STUPID: CO Supreme Court Mangles Concepts of Initial Aggressor & Provocation with Intent

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today we take a look at a recently issued four-to-three decision out of the Colorado Supreme Court, Galvan v. People, 2020 CO 82, in which the majority manages to catastrophically mangle and conflate the distinct legal concepts of “initial aggressor” on the one hand and “provocation

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Extravagant Breathing: Assault in the Era of COVID

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today’s content is prompted by a story in the news this week in which a mask-less man decided to exhale extravagantly at two women, in apparent response to their stated concerns about COVID infection, and now finds himself facing charges of simple assault. Researching this case

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Self-Defense Immunity: Georgia Case of Eurie Martin (Part 2)

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today we take a look at a very recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court touching upon the legal doctrine of self-defense immunity, and how that legal doctrine was applied to three officers involved in the controversial arrest—and death, during arrest—of one Eurie Martin. This is

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Self-Defense Immunity: Georgia Case of Eurie Martin (Part 1)

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today we take a look at a very recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court touching upon the legal doctrine of self-defense immunity, and how that legal doctrine was applied to three officers involved in the controversial arrest—and death, during arrest—of one Eurie Martin. If you’re

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“Imperfect Self-Defense” ≠ “Self-Defense As You’d Prefer It to Be”

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content!  Today we take a look at a recent court of appeal decision handed down in California just a few days ago, on November 10, 2020, that gives us an opportunity to follow up on yesterday’s discussion of imperfect self-defense with another look at that same legal

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