Comments on: 6 Year Old Girl Killed – Self-Defense? http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/2006/10/27/6-year-old-girl-killed-self-defense/ I use this blog to provide safety, self-defense, and security information, addressing topics such as domestic abuse, teen violence, and violent crime prevention. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:55:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: smashingstars http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/2006/10/27/6-year-old-girl-killed-self-defense/#comment-49 smashingstars Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:21:31 +0000 http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/?p=76#comment-49 they are guilty of causing the death of another human being, even if it may not have been deliberate or intentional, and they should be punished accordingly. they are guilty of causing the death of another human being, even if it may not have been deliberate or intentional, and they should be punished accordingly.

]]> By: Matt http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/2006/10/27/6-year-old-girl-killed-self-defense/#comment-48 Matt Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:56:39 +0000 http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/?p=76#comment-48 Why is the family is a rush to blame this law? The person who shot the Jenkin's daughter was a felon looking to score some drugs. It was illegal for him to even have a handgun, something he will probably get 10 years in prison for by itself. In addition he has been charged and is being tried for murder, a case that is still in the courts. Why not wait to see if he is actually convicted before slamming a new law? As a police officer, if someone attacks me on the street with a firearm, I will not try to run, I will not try to reason with the person, I will use deadly force in self defense as quickly as possible to save my own life. I will do so because I have a right to defend myself, and I do not have that right as a police officer, I have it as a human being. Nor are police immune to accidents, many police shooting involve stray bullets that hit innocent persons. These persons were killed by the attacker, irreguardless of who fired the shot. Why is the family is a rush to blame this law? The person who shot the Jenkin’s daughter was a felon looking to score some drugs. It was illegal for him to even have a handgun, something he will probably get 10 years in prison for by itself. In addition he has been charged and is being tried for murder, a case that is still in the courts. Why not wait to see if he is actually convicted before slamming a new law?

As a police officer, if someone attacks me on the street with a firearm, I will not try to run, I will not try to reason with the person, I will use deadly force in self defense as quickly as possible to save my own life. I will do so because I have a right to defend myself, and I do not have that right as a police officer, I have it as a human being. Nor are police immune to accidents, many police shooting involve stray bullets that hit innocent persons. These persons were killed by the attacker, irreguardless of who fired the shot.

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