There are situations that are screaming for action. Our Border Patrol and citizens are being subjected to law suits for performing their lawful rights. Money grubbing attorneys are seeking out plaintiffs for the filing of actions as they seek to get rich off the government or individuals they themselves (plaintiffs) sought to harm.
Lets look at several examples.
A group of people form a mob. They cross our national borders and begin to cross a field that belongs to a citizen and when that citizen seeks to tell them to, ”Do not cross my land,” the mob begins to throw stones at the citizen. The citizen, in fear for his safety, obtains a firearm and seeks to protect himself. Later an attorney serves a suit filed against the citizen for his actions!
A mob appears at a known border crossing and spots several Border Agents doing their lawful jobs. They begin to throw rocks, bottles, and other objects at the Border Agents. When that does not promote a response they fill some bottles with flammable fluids, make fuses and begin to throw them at the Border Agents. Then some begin to fire guns at the Border Agents and hide among the crowd thereby secreting themselves. A Border Agent returns fire and days later an attorney serves a suit filed against the Border Agevt as well as against the Federal Government.
A citizen obtains a license to carry a concealed weapon. He is armed when a person, later determined to be an Illegal Alien, walks into the store wherein the licensed person is shopping. The Illegal Alien waves a gun at the proprietor and orders him to “Give me the money.” His actions are seen as threatening not only the man behind the counter but the customers as well. The person carrying a gun lawfully draws his gun, and shoots the would be robber. After investigation the police and the DA opt to call the shooting justified. Days later the gun carrier is served with a law suit by the attorney representing the would be robbers brother.
A couple is in bed at 2 AM sleeping. They hear a noise that wakens them. The husband gets his gun and begins to investigate. Out of the darkness a man’s shape appears and shouts, “If you move I will kill you!” With no heistation the freshly awakened home owner shoots the intruder dead. The intruder is later determined to be an Illegal Alien. As in the ‘in strore robbery” police and the DA determine the shooting ti be justified. Days later the homeowner is served by an attorney representing the wife of the dead intruder.
In each case the persons seeking to defend themselves or the lives of others was sued. No matter that the actions were justified they were sued. This is WRONG! Why a lawsuit was allowed is beyond belief. WRONG is WRONG and to allow payment of damages to law breakers or for unlawful acts only serves to promote more unlawful acts! To pay an award or settlement is a reward for ILLEGAL ACTS!
For the first time in my life I am saying, A STATUTE IS NEEDED. A statute that indemnifies and Border Agent or lawful citizen that is threatened with great bodily harm or has reason to believe that others may suffer great bodily harm must be allowed to defend either himself or others with no fear of civil action should his actions be deemed lawful and reasonable.
In the first example, the Illegal Alien rock throwers were unlawful in two counts. They illegally crossed our borders and when they were told to “Get off my land,” *trespassing, not invitees) they replied with an unlawful act!
In the second example, in joining a mob and seeing such mob employ illegal actions they each a “assumed the risk that may befall a mob conducting illegal activities.”
In the third and fourth examples the store robber was guilty of being an Illegal Alien and of unlawful entry or attempted robbery.
In all cited examples by allowing suits and causing the defendants to necessarily secure counsel thereby requiring them tio spend money is not right! By any man’s but a money grubber’s thought, it is wrong!
In each instance investigations were conducted and NO WRONGDOING OR CRIMINAL ACT was found to have occurred .
Legislation is needed that prevents a nation, agent of that nation or citizen of this nation from being subjected to civil litigation resulting from the event found to have caused the exercise of SELF DEFENSE! If a person, in a lawful manner was aware that no civil actios would result in his exercising his RIGHT to DEFEND HIMSELF, maybe the criminals would think twice before performing an illegal act. In particular an Illegal Alien!
Additionally, so as to deter an attorney from filing any such lawsuits, by establishing penalties for bringing a suit when the acts of the ‘offending party’ (the dead guy) are seen as “Acts resulting from ‘UNCLEAN HANDS,’” The attorney that filed such action shall be held liable for ANY DAMAGES sustained by the (now) injured party.
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