So many things went wrong here.
In the 21st Century, Part of being a Responsible ARMED citizen is knowing the law and also having good legal representation to start with. The reality however is decent lawyers cost money and the everyday joe cannot afford one typically. If this poor guy would have had a decent lawyer at the beginning he would have never had to spend 5 years of his life wrongfully imprisoned.
via Court upholds Right of Armed Citizen to Shoot a Police Officer in Defense
U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- On 20 August 2015, in Brevard County, Florida, John DeRossett, 55, shot and severely wounded a Brevard County sheriff’s deputy.…
Police claimed they told the niece they were police officers as they grabbed her. She called 911 during or immediately after the firefight, and told the dispatcher she did not know who the men who grabbed her were.
The deputies had no warrant to arrest Mary Ellis.
Criminals often claim to be police to attempt to get compliance. The deputies never told DeRossett they were police.
Why would he be under obligation to believe them, unless they presented credentials or other convincing proof they were operating under lawful authority?
DeRossett was held in jail for nearly five years.
In August of 2018, at trial, his lawyer presented the defense that he was…
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The agents of the government are not supposed to be our masters. They are supposed to be our servants.
When agents of the government act as criminals, they should not be surprised when citizens treat them as criminals. When they disregard due process, they should lose immunity for their actions.
The case shows why the Stand Your Ground law was needed. Warrants are not only to protect the accused. Properly used, they also protect police. If the officer had a warrant, had knocked on the door and presented it, it is highly likely he would not have been shot.
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A great topic to cover seeing how race riots may be visiting towns and cities across this Nation very soon.
Bottom line, if possible, get the incident on video. Cops, judges and juries LOVE video.
I had a friend who went through a similar situation a while back.
Drunk college kids were celebrating downtown after a Basketball game. The celebration turned into a full-scale looting riot and the Police were caught off-guard. My friend was just trying to get back home after going to the market to get pampers for his new baby. Several kids blocked the road and refused to move and then some started throwing beer bottles against his car. My friend started filming the whole thing with his cell phone. After a couple of minutes he started being in fear for his life when a larger crowd appeared and started rocking his car back and forth trying to tip it over.
At that moment, self-preservation kicked into high gear. He accelerated through the crowd blocking his path, running over a total of 4 to 5 people. Of course the idiots got his plate number and called the cops. My fiend in turn also filed charges.
Long story short, with a good lawyer armed with that cell phone footage, charges against my friend were dismissed by a judge. The judge said “That any reasonable person would do the same to protect their life when surrounded by inebriated hooligans…these idiots got off easy with JUST broken bones.”
From my friend’s cell phone video combined with Street CCTV, they were able to Prosecute around 15 people. They went after the four that were attacking my friend’s car with Felony Assault Charges and last I heard from my friend, they all got convicted.
My buddy’s lawyer later said that without the cell phone footage the case may not have went as well… but him recording it showed responsibility and rational thinking to the judge.
Food for thought gents.
Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
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Some interesting information here, especially about the 5th Amendment and the Supreme Court ruling Salinas v Texas.
Know the law, Know your Rights Folks.
Again, this is not Anti-Police, it is about being Smart in a world turned upside down.
Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
The Tactical Hermit 
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