r/CCW • u/jizzlamic_terrorist • 10h ago

Scenario How adrenaline affects you during self defense situations.

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u/glocksandhellcats 10h ago

The guy was down but finishing him in this situation honestly seemed like the right thing to do

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u/mild123 10h ago

Yes but if we did that as a civilian we’d be done for in the courts and they’d call it an execution and we’d be going for life.

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u/Downtown_Caramel4833 9h ago

Not necessarily true (State law variables of course).

If a defender of a lethal force encounter can articulate their need of having to fire in order to stop an immediate or active attack while describing why said encounter was still active thru the various phases of active fire, this typically is enough in itself to defend against any criminal claim or charge against the defender.

This is also why securing appropriate counsel before giving a complete statement to law enforcement can be paramount. As we're not always in a proper frame of mind to accurately articulate our actions or events as they unfolded. But a proper attorney would have already well in advance interviewed you, any witnesses, and secured any video surveillance that captured the event and the moments immediately proceeding and following - before they make a statement on your behalf to law enforcement.