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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (865725)	6/17/2015 6:58:30 AM
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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (865725)	6/17/2015 11:07:42 AM
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BREAKING: Local Media Stunned That Good Guy Could Legally Shoot Bad Guy Posted by Bob Owens on June 16, 2015 at 6:08 pm A female Knoxville convenience store clerk is very lucky that her male friend was at the right place at the right time. The man was sitting in his parked vehicle when he noticed an armed robber force the clerk behind the counter at gunpoint. The male friend retrieved his own handgun from his vehicle and quickly ended the threat: Officers responded to the Breadbox located on the 6200 block of Asheville Highway around 2:35 a.m after receiving a call that shots had been fired. When officials arrived, they found Tamon J. Stapleton, 18, dead with a gunshot wound. Police say Stapleton, armed with a 9mm handgun, had entered the store and was forcing the female clerk behind the counter at gunpoint. A male friend of the clerk, who was outside the store in his parked vehicle, witnessed the attempted robbery, retrieved his handgun, entered the store and fired one shot, hitting Stapleton. The most surprising part of the article? Local news media seemed stunned that it is perfectly legal to defend the life of a third party without being a sworn law enforcement officer. WATE 6 On Your Side wanted to find out if that was legal so we reached out to Knox County’s top prosecutor. “The law in Tennessee as to third party is basically the same as it is to any individual in self defense,” said Knox County District Attorney General Charme P. Allen. “If you walk upon a stranger and you think that stranger is fixing to be hurt, then you can act on behalf of that stranger.” Knoxville police said no other injuries were reported. Officers say the friend will not face any charges because he was acting to protect another citizen. The gun Stapleton used is believed to be stolen and its serial number had been removed. In case you were wondering, no, WATE 6 isn’t the only media outlet that seemed flustered by the lack of charges, and who felt compelled to reach out to an expert to explain self defense law. Here’s more from WBIR: No charges will be filed against the man who shot and killed an armed robber early Monday at an East Knoxville convenience store because he was “protecting another citizen and his own life,” according to the Knoxville Police Department. A Knoxville attorney said because the act was one of defense the law protects the shooter. “You are allowed to defend yourself with both reasonable and necessary force, and the defense of another is appropriate should somebody else that you’re with or acquainted with also be placed in similar danger,” Don Bosch said. Many, many moons ago when we took notes in our college journalism classes by pressing a stylus into clay tablets, we took media law classes that focused on libel and ethics. Since modern journalism schools have clearly given up on the concept of teaching ethics, perhaps they should instead spend some time discussing firearms and self-defense laws so they don’t come across as such clueless rubes. bearingarms

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Reluctance To Fire On Attacker Nearly Costs Officer His Life Posted by Bob Owens on June 16, 2015 at 1:19 pm We analyzed the on-camera shooting death of African immigrant Deng Manyoun yesterday. We showed that Louisville, KY officer Nathan Blanford was clearly justified in shooting Manyoun, as Manyoun attacked and struck Officer Blanford with a flagpole estimated to be 7'-8' long. Where we fell short in our analysis at the time was focusing narrowly on whether or not Bland was justified in firing at Manyoun… and Blanford was clearly justified. We should have gone further, however, and explained that Officer Blanford not only could have fired his sidearm sooner, but that he should have fired his handgun far sooner than he did. We noted yesterday: Blanford stops in his tracks and puts his hand on his sidearm at 44 seconds into the video, the draws his weapon, holding it at the low ready, then quickly raises it to eye level at the 46 second mark. At 48 seconds, Manyoun comes charging back into frame, a metal flag pole in his hangs, and Blanford retreats as quickly as he can, attempting to put a mailbox between himself and the charging Manyoun. In our opinion, Officer Blanford would have been justified in opening fire on his attacker when Manyoun was still out of frame of the camera 10 yards away, and certainly should have been firing a controlled pair as Manyoun closed the distance to five yards as shown above. Instead, Officer Blanford retreated, let Manyoun close to withing striking distance, and swing a blow with his makeshift weapon with all his might. Hindsight is of course 20/20, but instead of retreating at this point behind the mailbox and effectively pinning himself against his patrol vehicle, Officer Blanford should have fired a controlled pair by the time Manyoun closed to five yards, and probably should have fired at an even greater distance. He should have already fired two bullets at the center of exposed mass (Manyoun’s upper chest) and should have been gauging Manyoun’s response (or lack of response) to determine whether or not he needed to conduct a failure drill. Instead—no doubt hesitant to protect himself due to the pressures radical anti-police activists of the “Black Lives Matter” movement are putting on law enforcement nationwide—Blanford didn’t fire his first shot until Manyoun was right on top of him, already swinging the pole in a downward arc with as much force as he could muster towards the officer’s head. ............. bearingarms